MONSTER FISH! - BIG BLACK SNAKEHEAD

First and foremost, let me introduce myself to everyone. I’m AresOG and I’m currently one of the newer administrators to this immensely prospering guide. I started playing Fishing Superstars almost 2 weeks ago and I've been hooked ever since! (No pun intended) Since then, I've been searching for a comprehensive guide and luckily our great moderators John The Fisherman and Garret Land have started just that! Please, give thanks to two great people who seek only to enhance the gaming experience and make it a fun and enjoyable game we can all play.

(There aren't any pictures or videos of this. Surprisingly, the only thing a iPhone can do that my Droid can’t do is take a simple screen shot) go figure.

Now for the main course!

This is going to be my experience with a “Monster Fish” that accentuates exactly what Garret Land has kindly requested each and every one of you to submit to us so we can all learn!

My gear during the whole ordeal:

Time: All day

Date: Oct. 8^th 2012

Location: My apartment

Clothing In-Game used: I’m currently equipped with the “Star Seeker” package with a minimum +2 on all

Rod used: “Shark the Blood” (+6)

Bait used: S-Minnow

Preparations: I made sure my screen was clean and sticky-free; I didn't want to be restricted to reeling in as fast as I could because of oils or everyday grim that was on it. I also made sure I was in a spot that I wouldn't get disconnected due to poor reception. And finally, make sure you’re in a comfortable spot where ergonomics are a must. You don’t want the fish to be at 12% and then you lose connection. (Twice, twice this has happened to me.)

The Battle

This battle literally took me all day to finally get accomplished. But long story short, I finally caught this fish right before I went to bed.

From what I know, if you are currently hunting down the Big Black Snakehead then you should be aware of this. The fish starts off strong and aggressive. I noticed that it didn't matter how far you casted out as long as you made it a perfect / excellent cast. I recommend you cast to the nearest “circles”. TRY to get a perfect hook-up because it will bring the fish down to 80%. (HELPS A LOT!)

Then, you must be extremely patient. The strategy I used to catch it was just by slightly letting go of the reel for a moment as the fish’s status turned to flashing red or a steady red. The point of letting go for a moment is to not let the reel gain tension as this will make it shoot straight up and the line will break.

Use of the skill bar at the bottom was my main choice of attack. I kept the tension bar 2/3 of the way full because this allowed me to start building my skill bar as soon as the fish’s status turned orange or green.

Personally, I had the fish down to 5% at 23.5m out. I did my final skill attack and it was over with… or was it? I started to reel in feeling excited when 19.4m out he revived himself. The fish revived back to 40% and it started all over. My suggestion is that you make sure you SAVE your last skill use if you can and save it for when he revives and he’s too far out.

My fish revived around 3 times but I finally managed to reel him all the way in after doing exactly what was mentioned above. 

Hopefully this helps everyone out.

The moderators here are looking forward to fan submissions of similar experiences! Feel free to add comments.

From myself and the other admins, Happy Fishing!

AresOG (I’m currently not accepting friends because of an error in my friends list, my apologies.)