Trolling is a fishing method where the player sets up up to 5 rods with lures attached, then drawn through the water on a set route with the Cruiser. Prior unlocking the Cruiser, the player can choose to go on a Trolling Tour in either Teman Paradise Beach or Pacar Beach, but the player is limited to 3 rods and fixed to a single route. Fishes caught by trolling are all L-XL sized and most yield higher Points than fish caught with usual ways. Unlike normal fishing though, trolling is quite time-consuming and only few fish can be caught in one session.
Mechanics[]
Trolling with 3 rods
When the player start a trolling session (either by interacting with the chair on the Cruiser or taking a Trolling Tour), they are prompted to select a lure that will be attached to a trolling tackle. Depend of how many tackle the player has, the order the placement is middle, middle left, middle right, far left, and far right. When the last tackle is set up, the Cruiser will automatically starts and running along a predetermined route. What route the Cruiser takes is the closest one when the session starts.
When a rod suddenly bends, point the Wiimote to the rod, then press the "A" button to engage the fish in a fight. Unlike normal fishing, fight in trolling has three phases that repeats in same order. First one, the player must shake the Wiimote up and down quickly. After that, the player must turn the Wiimote to the direction shown in the screen. Finally, the player reels in with the Nunchuk. If the line length have reached 0, the player must tap "A" repeatedly until the fish leaps from water.
The trolling tackle has a maximum line length of 332 ft. However, more powerful fish can run all the line out, which will instantly breaks the line. So it's important to do the first and second fight phases quick so the player can reel in faster.
Routes[]
The game features many routes where the Cruiser will automatically enter as the player initiate trolling. The routes sometimes get very close to each other, but they never overlap. The direction where the Cruiser faces on when starts trolling is important to avoid entering into the wrong route.
Some fish such as Oilfish and Mahi-Mahi can be caught on multiple routes, where rarer species tends to only appear on a single route. Some of the rare fish are only appear on a specific part of their route, most infamously the Dunkleosteus that only appear in the area between Sembilan Island and Tidur River area on its route.
West Coast Route[]
This route encompassing the western tropical coast of Penangkapan Island, getting quite close to the Temperate Ocean waters. Swordfish are here, as well as the Ocean Sunfish.
Sepuluh Island Route[]
This route encircles around Sepuluh Island and the area near Pacar Beach. This is the same route that the player goes to when they participates the Trolling Tour from Teman Paradise Beach bulletin board. Here lives the legendary Xiphactinus, as well as Hammerhead Sharks.
Far South Coast Route[]
This route takes places to the southernmost regions from the Penangkapan Island.
East Tidur Route[]
This route runs around the waters near Tidur River area, at times gets pretty close to the northern Pacar Beach area. This is the only area to catch the Great White Shark
North Coast / West Sembilan Route[]
This is the longest route in the game. It starts from the west coast of Sembilan Island, then runs at the northern coast of Penangkapan Island until far east beyond the Tidur River area before looping to start. This is the same route that the player goes to when they participates the Trolling Tour from Pacar Beach bulletin board. This route is the route where the player can catch the Dunkleosteus.
East Sembilan Route[]
This short route start from the east coast of Sembilan Island with the cruiser facing south, then loop around to the east, then north, then west, then south until the starting point. Half of this route is in Temperate Ocean and the other half is in Frigid Ocean. This route is where the player can catch the Helicoprion.
North Sembilan Route[]
This route takes you to the north area from the Sembilan Island, sticking on the Frigid Ocean waters. The player can catch the N. Pacific Giant Octopus in this route.