“Whoppers” are a subset of aquatic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. Whoppers are actually massive fish that require a (irritating) minigame to reel in. There are (no less than) 4 sorts of fish that qualify as a whopper: gajau, gastronome tuna, nice trevally, and speartuna.
You’ll must fish for them as a part of a facet quest, “Catch of a Lifetime!,” for Kanya on the Scarlet Forest base camp. That is her fourth facet quest after you’ve caught your first fish, a goldenfish, and a gravid bowfin.
Our Monster Hunter Wilds information will let you know the place to search out whoppers and the best way to catch them.
The place to discover a ‘whopper’ in Monster Hunter Wilds
Recognizing a whopper is the straightforward half. They’re much greater than the fish you often see and look much more like small monsters than fish. You’ll be able to often spot their fins breaking the floor of the water.
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Each kind of whopper can solely be discovered within the Scarlet Forest. They (often) solely present up in deep water, so there’s two locations to look — Space 17: Nice Lake Shore and Space 12: Northeast (within the deep water by the waterfall between Areas 12 and 13).
- Gajau could be present in each Space 12 and 17 in the course of the from morning to night
- Nice trevally could be present in each locations, however appear extra widespread in Space 17
- Gastronome tuna are solely present in Space 17 and we’ve solely seen them throughout a a lot
- Speartuna could be present in each areas (however they appear extra widespread in Space 12) and are solely seen throughout a fallow
The way to catch a whopper in Monster Hunter Wilds
In a phrase, reeling in a whopper sucks. It’s important to delicately handle the road’s stress, take note of how the fish is transferring, management the fish when it jumps, and ensure to keep away from obstacles, all whereas nonetheless manually reeling it in. You don’t get any redos and failing at any level will make you lose the fish.
Fishing for a whopper begins out the identical as fishing for anything. Choose your tuff joint bait and forged in out previous and in entrance of them. Begin reeling the lure in slowly by transferring the left thumbstick up and down. Pause periodically and blend in a jerk with down on the thumbstick to catch their consideration.
When the whopper takes the bait, hit R2/RT like regular.
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Now’s when it will get difficult (and annoying). The fish goes to start out swimming backwards and forwards. Don’t reel it in when it’s transferring, simply transfer the left thumbstick within the similar path it’s swimming. The sport calls this “management the drag.” It should swim backwards and forwards — and sometimes change instructions — for some time. Then, it’s going to cease and provides a little bit buck. That’s your cue to begin reeling by transferring the left thumbstick up and down.
As quickly because the fish begins swimming left and proper once more, cease reeling instantly. Return to transferring in the identical path because the fish is swimming.
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If there’s a rock or one thing within the water and the fish approaches it, you’ll get a warning to maintain the fish away from obstacles. When this occurs (and solely when this occurs) it’s okay to maneuver the left thumbstick in the wrong way because the fish is transferring. As quickly because the fish modifications path, return to transferring the identical path.
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Relying on the fish (and its temper), it would bounce. When it does this, hit R2/RT proper on the prime of the fish’s bounce. It will form of slam it again into the water, after which it’s going to begin swimming left or proper once more.
Simply maintain tiring it out and reeling it in till you land it.
To additionally enable you to perceive Monster Hunter Wilds, we clarify the best way to seize monsters, the best way to change weapons, present some Seikret ideas, and train you ways layered armor works.
