🔫 How to Fish Weapons Guide

Knife early (about $45, polished at the Anvil), Shotgun on Island 2 (about $150) as the early-mid workhorse, then the Assault Rifle with upgrade modules before the final Bowhead Whale fight. The developer has not released an exact damage table — everything here is player-tested, and skins are purely cosmetic.

• Buy order: Knife ($45) + Anvil polish → Shotgun ($150) → SMG/Uzi supplement → Assault Rifle + modules.
• Buy by obstacle: melee if close fights drag on, long-range if bosses reach you mid-reload.
• Concentrate attachments on one gun — the "Fully equipped" achievement needs all attachments on the same weapon.

The most important close-range upgrade at the start, about $45 (Brass Knuckles at about $24 is the budget alternative), bought at the Lighthouse Island store. Polish it at the Anvil next to the Lighthouse door to raise damage — guides report about 20 damage after polishing.

• Quickly clears small and medium creatures and handles the first boss, the Spider Crab.
• During the Spider Crab fight, bait its charge, let it stun, then engage in melee.

About $150 at the Island 2 (Forest) store — the strongest investment from early to mid-game that stays useful for most of the run with continued bullet upgrades. High close-range damage against groups and larger targets.

• Buy immediately upon reaching Island 2.
• Effective against the Giant Piranha, Blue Shark, Tuna and similar bosses.
• Weak against long-range aerial targets like the Albatross — switch to the Uzi or a Sniper.

A compact automatic weapon from the mid-level island store, priced in the mid band (guides do not list one exact price). Continuous firepower for medium range and high rate-of-fire situations.

• Performs well against the Pufferfish and other bosses that require shooting while moving (pair with extended magazines and a compensator).
• Used against airborne targets such as the Albatross.
• Also the common practice weapon for skill kills (Killscore).

The late-game core weapon — fully automatic, relatively expensive, and requiring upgrade modules to reach full effect. It is considered necessary before the final boss, the Bowhead Whale / Mutated Whale.

• Buy and upgrade it before challenging the final Whale.
• Combine with attachments (extended magazines) and healing items.
• Keep moving during the fight to avoid the Whale's attacks.

• Knife ($45) + Anvil polish — early melee and the Spider Crab.
• Shotgun ($150) — Island 2 main weapon; keep upgrading ammunition.
• SMG/Uzi — mid-game supplement for mobile shooting and aerial targets.
• Assault Rifle + upgrade modules — the prerequisite before the Whale fight.
• Principle: buy for the current obstacle, focus attachments on a single main weapon, and skip cosmetic spending.

• All weapons can get skins from the Reel of Fortune (using Drip creatures); hold the weapon and press Z / C to switch. Skins are appearance-only.
• The "Fully equipped" achievement requires all attachments on the same weapon.
• In co-op, split roles: one player close-range with the Shotgun, another mid/long-range with the SMG or Assault Rifle.
• There is no official DPS table — judge by feel and by what each boss demands.