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***** REEL FISHING III *****
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Table of contents
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1.Copyright
2.Version History
3.Introduction
4.Review
5.Controls
6.Walktrough
7.Fishing Spots
8.Fish List
9.Tackle List
10.Different
11.FAQs
12.Credits

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--- 1.Copyright ---
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Copyright 2003 Gerold Strauss

This may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,private
use.It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly
without advance written permission.Use of this guide on any other web site or
as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited,and a violation of
copyright.

All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their
respective trademark and copyright holders.

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--- 2.Version History ---
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Version 0.5 (09/27/03): Just began to write down the things I know so far,
                       call it a little brainstorming to get the outline
                       of the FAQ.

Version 0.6 (09/29/03): Spellchecked;began Control-Section;added a question
                       in FAQ-Section

Version 0.7 (10/02/03): Spellchecked;added parts to tackle list,fishing spots
                       and fish list;modified review

Version 0.8 (10/06/03): Spellchecked;added parts to tackle list,fishing spots
                       and fish list;changed fish list to alphabetic order
                       and added sizes;added help to tackle list;modified
                       contents (renamed section 6 and created new section
                       10);added walktrough,puzzle,aqua room and letter tray

Version 0.9 (10/07/03): Added parts to fish list,fishing spots and puzzle

Version 1.0 (10/08/03): Spellchecked;lists are complete now;more of walkthrough;
                       modified controls,added questions;

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--- 3.Introduction ---
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Hello...this is my first ever FAQ.
I'm from Germany,but as most FAQs are written in english,I will do so,too.
Please don't complain about my grammar,just email me and tell me what's wrong.

You can email me at [email protected]

I never played any fishing game before.Perhaps you remember the mini-game of
fishing in the "Breath of Fire" games.I loved that and as Reel Fishing III was
very cheap at the stores,I gave it a try.And...I love it,too...

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--- 4.Review ---
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Platform: PS2
Release: 09/05/03 in Europe,09/11/03 in NorthAmerica (delayed in France)
Player: 1
Memory Card: min369kb

Graphics: 8/10 (sometimes nearly fotorealistic,but sometimes crazy camera
               angles.Sometimes I can't recognize when morning ends and
               afternoon starts,especially when it's foggy)

Background music: 8/10 (nice,not annoying,but I turned it off for real
                       fishing atmosphere)

Sound effects: 10/10 (close your eyes and it's like fishing in nature)

Gameplay: 10/10 (although you always do the same thing,it never gets boring)

Technic: 5/10 (many players report of problems with the vibration function
              and as far as I know,it's not compatible with any rod
              controller)

Controls: 8/10 (easy after you know what to do)

Manual: ?/10 (I'm really upset about this:the german version only had 5
             pages and a web-link,that was incorrect.I got one in the
             web,and it's okay)

Overall: 9/10 (Not perfect,but close to)

Buy or rent??? As it is very cheap all over Europe,I'll give it a clear: BUY!

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--- 5.Controls ---
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I don't want to tell you how to go through the menus of the game,I think you
know that.But some things are important even away from the fishing spots.

Very often you can get help by pressing the "Select"-Button.When you mark a
certain lure,bait,rod etc. it tells you about that.Use this for your advance!
As you can see in the tackle list,there are many items in the game.Take your
time to learn about the different things.

When you are in the Aqua Lodge,you're guy is walking very slow.Just press X
again to make him "beam" to the selected point.

Maybe everybody knows that,but it took me several minutes to learn this:
when you are in the tank room,press "UP" to go back to the living room.
If you were brought to the tank room right from a fishing spot,this will let
you go on to the next day.

While you are in the tank view mode,you can feed a certain fish by pressing
triangle,and tap at the window by pressing square.Some fish will swim towards
you,some will get a higher stress level.

Okay but now about fishing...

Cast you're rod by pressing X.Press it short for a short cast and long for a
longer cast.
With a fly rod,press X for the cast.The longer you cast the longer your cast
will be.
If your cast was not good,or you want to get in your line immediatelly,press
circle.
Retrieve your line now by pressing X.Depending on the lure,bait etc you've
choosen,it will come in fast or slow.Some lures sink by their own,some only
when retrieved.Sometimes you have to wait a little until the lure sunk a bit.
Some lures don't sink.
If a fish approaches you're lure,the camera angle will switch.You now have
to pull back the left analog stick or press Xto set the hook.But the time you
have to do this may vary from fish to fish.A Pale Chub for example is fast and
needs a fast hook-setting,while you will loose the bigger Largemouth Bass if
you pull to soon.Try to vary the timing if you have problems to set hook on a
special fish.You normally hear a sound like "tsching",when you set the hook
correctly.
Now you have to retrieve the fish.Pull back the left analog stick and press
X.Do both whenever the fish is calm.If you hear a sound like a sonar beeping
in an u-boat,that's the sound of your line.The sound will get higher and
faster and at the end your line will break.Just let it break at least once.So
you know how far you can go.
If the fish begins to fight,you should release pressure of the line.You can
do that by stop pressing X,stop pulling back left analog stick and pressing
it forwards or doing both.Once more it depends on the fish.With a little Pale
Chub I normally stop pulling back the stick,but don't press it forwards,
still pressing X.With a big Florida Bass,I immediately release X and press
the stick forward.The fish will swim away some metres,but when he is calm
again you can pull him back and gain more metres.
If you have retrieved him,you will pick him up automatically.
Now you can choose if you want to keep him in the Livewell to put him in the
tank at Aqua Lodge,or if you want to release him.

If you loose the fish without breaking the line,you normally pulled on him too
much.Remember:if you don't pull,and he swims away a bit,and afterwards you
can pull him back even more,you gained the metres.Sometimes one step back
means two steps forward.This is a realisitic game,you can't pull the fish in
with one stroke.You have to fight him down.


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As you can think,I can't give you THE ONE AND ONLY advice to catch a certain
fish you need.I will tell you what you have to do at each stage and give you
advices how you can do that.
You will hear a sound jingle when you did the expected at a stage.Don't mistake
it for the biggest fish sound jingle which is a bit shorter.

It's easier to catch fishes on a foggy day,as they are closer to the surface
than on a sunny day.But some fishes only show up on a sunny day as the water is
warmer then...Read the help screens for a certain fish to get him.

If you use a bait and the fish only steals the bait and swims away you have to
vary the size of the hook.

PIER: Catch at least 10 fishes
     You need help with this?Then you should not play this game...Very easy!

YAMAME MT.STREAM: Catch a Splake
     Use a spoon,step as far to the right as you can and cast infront or
     to the right of the waterfall.It seems to be easier when it is a foggy
     afternoon.

SHALLOWS: Catch a D.B.C.Carp with at least 12 inches size
     Well,the only thing I can tell you is that I caught all the big ones in
     the evening hours.

CHAR MT.STREAM: Catch at least 10 Chars
     It is important to set the hook quickly to get a Char.

WATERFALL BASIN: Catch 3 Chars with at least 12 inches size each
     Nothing to be said...Just don't think the first three fishes you catch
     will be at least 1ft size.Just catch and catch and catch...

WOODS: Catch a Florida Bass with at least 18 inches size
     I was going mad on this one.If you have a Spinner Bait,use it.If you
     catch a Florida with 15-17 inches you can keep it in the Aqua Room
     until he grows to 18 inches and release him to habitat.You will surely
     not catch him the next day,but you can be sure that there is at least
     one fish of that size...

MISTY COVE: Catch a Brown Trout
     Very easy,too...You can choose to catch it with the fly rod or the lure
     rod for trouts.

OLD BRIDGE: Catch 2 B.C.Roach and 2 Silver Carp
     For those who don't have vibrations...good night... The B.C.Roach takes
     the lure and swims away.The vibe takes 3-4 seconds to come.Without vibe
     you have to try a bit.It's like gambling for you...

SALMON RIVER: Catch a Salmon
     After fishing the whole day here,you should have at least one salmon.

From now on,you will get challenges.You will have to catch a fish of a certain
size or bigger.Read about growing fishes of bigger sizes in the Aqua room
section.Something strange happened to me in the woods.The letter about the
challenge said I should catch a 25 inches Florida.I caught one with 24 inches
and got the "biggest fish" jingle.A little after that,I caught another with 24
inches and got the jingle that tells me that I did the challenge!As I had both
fishes in the Livewell,I compared them and as I toggled between them,I
realized that indeed one was a bit bigger and solved me the challenge!
So maybe you can clear some challenges with a fish that is smaller than I told
you.

SHALLOWS: D.B.C.Carp with 18 inches
     See above for the first D.B.C.Carp to get some help.

YAMAME MT.STREAM: Yamame Trout with 16 inches

PIER: Largemouth Bass with 17 inches
     You will see the fish in the water as he is much bigger than the others.

CHAR MT.STREAM: 3 Chars with 18 inches each

WATERFALL BASIN: Char witch 22 inches

WOODS: Florida Largemouth Bass with 25 inches

MISTY COVE: Brown Trout with 32 inches
     Another big fish that you will see in the water due to its size.Not very
     hard as you can choose te get him with a fly rod or the trout rod.

OLD BRIDGE: Catch the Bighead Carp

WATERFALL BASIN: Catch the Monsterchar
     The Monsterchar swims deeper than it appears so be sure to use a lure
     for medium,deep or bottom.

You will receive an ending-video now.

After that,you have to complete your fish guide.You need every fish in every
size available(means juvenile,normal and lunker).If you go to the fish guide,
orange names tell you that here is something missing.When you caught all the
fishes,he will appear....

SALMON RIVER: Catch the legendary Giant King Salmon

After catching the Giant King Salmon you open up the bonus room...

CARP ROOM: Just a bonus room where you can catch black and red carps.They
          don't appear in any list in the game.

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I will tell you the name and what fish you can catch there.

PIER:                 Bluegill,Largemouth Bass

YAMAME MT.STREAM:     Bullhead,Dace,Splake,Yamame Trout

SHALLOWS:             Bitterling,Bluegill,Deepbodied Crucian Carp,
                     Florida Largemouth Bass,Largemouth Bass,Pale Chub

CHAR MT.STREAM:       Bullhead,Char,Dace,Splake

WATERFALLS:           Char,Monsterchar

WOODS:                Bluegill,Brown Trout,Florida Largemouth Bass,
                     Largemouth Bass,Rainbow Trout

MIST COVE:            Brown Trout,Rainbow Trout

OLD BRIDGE:           Black Chinese Roach,Carp,Cherry Salmon,
                     Grass Carp,Silver Carp,Bighead Carp

SALMON RIVER:         King Salmon,Pink Salmon,Steelhead Trout,Giant King Salmon
(First you only have one day there,after you caught the Monsterchar you can
get there everytime)

CARP ROOM:            Red Carp,Black Carp

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--- 8.Fish List ---
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Behind each fish I tell you which sizes are available: J for Juvenile(Juv),
N for Normal and L for Lunker(Lnkr).

Bighead Carp                N
Bitterling                  N
Black Carp                  N
Black Chinese Roach         N L
Bluegill                  J N
Brown Trout                 N L
Bullhead                    N
Carp                          L
Char                      J N L
Cherry Salmon               N L
Dace                        N
Deepbodied Crucian Carp   J N
Florida Largemouth Bass     N L
Giant King Salmon           N
Grass Carp                    L
King Salmon                   L
Largemouth Bass           J N L
Monsterchar                 N
Pale Chub                   N
Pink Salmon               J N
Rainbow Trout             J N L
Red Carp                    N
Silver Carp                 N
Splake                    J N
Steelhead Trout             N L
Yamame Trout              J N

The cover of the game says that there are more than 30 different fishes,but as
you can see,there are only 26.If you count the different sizes of the fishes
there are 42 fishes.

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New tackle:

If you catch at least 5 fishes a day,you will get new tackles.When you go back
to Aqua Lodge,the statistic screen tells how many new tackles you will get.It
depends on your catch rate.Every yellow star under the catch percentage means
one new tackle:

 less than 70%: 3 tackles that you already obtain
from 70% to 79%: 1 new,2 you already obtain
from 80% to 89%: 2 new,1 you already obtain
 more than 90%: 3 brandnew tackles that you've never seen before

To make it clear:for 5 fishes you will get 3 new tackles,but only if your
catch rate is high enough,you will get tackles that you don't obtain yet.The
catch rate means how many fishes on which you set the hook correctly you
retrieved.Loosing a fish due to a fight or a broken line will lower this rate.


The hearts and the shields:

The hearts tell you how attractive a tackle is for a certain fish.You can
choose different fishes with the R2 and L2 buttons.Don't think that the
highest number is a guarantee to catch the fish.Sometimes I prefer to use a
fly even if it's less attractive.Some fish really are addicted to flies and
can be caught much easier with a fly than with a lure.

The shields tell you how durable the tackle is.Every medal has two sides,
normally attractive tackles are not durable and durable tackles are not
attractive.You have to find a compromise here.


A.FLOATS 6/6

 Long Crucian Float
 Short Crucian Float
 Pepper Float
 Ball Float
 Swinging Float for large fish
 Feather Indicator

B.BAITS 12/12

 Angleworm
 Caster
 Caddis Larva
 Mayfly Nymph
 Salmon Eggs
 Pond Swelt
 Deepbodied Crucian Carp Chum
 Dyed Maggot Chum
 Chum for large fish
 Water Grass
 Mud Snail
 Slug Caterpilar

C.RODS 10/10

 Lure Rod / Bass
 Lure Rod / Trout
 Lure Rod / Salmon
 Fly Rod
 Big Game Fly Rod
 Stream Pole S
 Stream Pole L
 Crucian Carp Rod
 All Purpose Rod L
 Bitterling Rod

D.FLIES 40/40

 a) Dry:

    Adams
    Ant
    Yellow Sally
    Improved
    Elk Hair Caddis
    Mosquito
    Griffith's Gnat
    Gray Fox
    Stone Fly Adult
    CDC Caddis Adult
    CDC Spinner
    Spent
    Bi-Visible
  * Black Bettle
    Fluttering Stone
    Blue Wing Olive
    Light Cahill
    Royal Coachman
  * Small Hopper
    Delta Wing

 b) Nymph:

    Caddis Emerger
    Gold Ribbed Hare's Fox
    Pheasant Tail
    Midge Pupae

 c) Wet:

    Alexandra
    Wooly Worm
    Caddis Pupae
    Caddis Larva
    Partridge & Peacock
    March Brown
    Royal Coachmann Wet
    Salmonn Egg

 d) Streamer:

    Green Aquamarine
    Wooly Bugger
    Black King
    Matuka
    Muddler Minnow
    Rapid Minnow
    Marabou Leech
    Zonker

E.Lures 89/89

 a) Top Waters:

    Terrestrial Grass Hopper
    Terrestrial Cricket 1
    Terrestrial Cricket 2
    Popper PI
    Popper GY
    Popper Red Face
    Popper Gold Face
    Swisher Stripe
    Swisher GY
  * Swisher Brown
    Terrestrial Brown Cidada
    Terrestrial Gold Cidada
  * Terrestrial Higurashi Cidada

 b) Shallow:

    Trout Minnow YW
    Trout Minnow GY
    Trout Minnow PB
    Trout Minnow Real
    Salmon F Minnow G
    Salmon F Minnow PI
    Salmon F Minnow BR
    Floating Minnow PS
    Floating Minnow GS
    Floating Minnow RW
    F Vibration RY
    F Vibration BY
    F Vibration Wine R
    Shallow Runner PY
    Shallow Runner GY
    Shallow Runner OW
    Curly Tail Grub P
    Curly Tail Grub G

 c) Medium:

    Trout Spinner Basic
    Trout Spinner Metal
    Trout Spinner Twin Ball
    Salmon Suspended Minnow GY
    Salmon Suspended Minnow BR
    Salmon Suspended Minnow P
    Suspending Minnow Blue Pearl
    Suspending Minnow Peach
  * Suspending Minnow MBL
    Suspended Vibration G
    Suspended Vibration BR
    Suspended Vibration RW
    Shad Plug G
    Shad Plug Aqua White
    Shad Plug BYW
    Spinner Bait S
    Spinner Bait GD
    Spinner Bait B
    Spinner Bait R
    Soft Stick Bait BW
    Soft Stick Bait GW

 d) Deep:

    Salmon Diving Minnow GY
    Salmon Diving Minnow P
    Salmon Diving Minnow AQ
    Broken Back Diving Minnow
    Diving Minnow AQ
    Diving Minnow Aurora
    Sinking Vibration B
    Sinking Vibration GD
    Sinking Vibration PI
    Deep Diver Trout
    Deep Diver G
    Deep Diver B
    Curly Tail Worm Y
    Curly Tail Worm P
    Straight Worm BR
    Straight Worm P

 e) Bottom:

    Trout Spoon Dimple
    Trout Spoon Soleil
    Trout Spoon Fish
    Trout Spoon Punch
    Salmon Spoon OW
    Salmon Spoon BWO
    Salmon Spoon GD
    Metal Jig PY
    Metal Jig RY
    Metal Jig BY
    Rbr Jig w/ porkrind trailer
    Rbr Jig w/ grub trailer
    Rbr Jig w/ crayfish trailer
    Clay Fish Worm P
    Clay Fish Worm B
    Tube Worm Y
    Tube Worm G
    Puddle Tail Grub Wine R
    Puddle Tail Grub Y
    Lizard Worm P
    Lizard Worm G

 I haven't got the tackle marked by a * yet.I know them due to Lord
 SilverStone,who gets a big credit here.Don't ask me why,but I don't get any
 new tackle right now.Maybe the last 5 are special ones which deserve a
 special act in the game.


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Here I will tell you about different parts of the game that are not worth an
own capital in this FAQ.

A.AQUA ROOM

In the Aqua Room there are two tanks where you can keep and grow fishes.
Every fish you have in the tank lowers the population in its habitat.
You can feed a fish with the triangle button and tap on the window with the
square button.Some fish like it and will swim towards you,others will get a
higher stress level.
If I understood the manual correctly,you WILL HAVE TO grow bigger fishes in
order to catch bigger ones.If you never grow a Florida Bass bigger you will
not be able catch a bigger one.In fact,I never grew a Brown Trout and solved
the challenge on Misty Cove with the first catch!So I'm not sure about this.
But with the Florida:from the day I released two fishes of 25 inches to the
woods,there were many,many lunkers around there.
So,I think it doesn't hurt to keep some fishes and grow them in order to
make the challenges a bit easier.

B.PUZZLE

 23 pieces:
 9 Fishing spots (without Carp Room)
 9 Challenges
 1 Giant King Salmon
 1 Carp Room
 1 Broken Lure
 1 Bottle
 1 Friend's Diary

C.LETTER TRAY

It's always a good idea to read a bit in the letters as they tell you many,
many things about fishing.The letter tray obtains the following (numbers say
how much letters are in there right now):

 Important: about the game,fishing,the aqua lodge etc. (33)
 Fishing Guide: about the fishing spots (10)
 A Challenge: about the challenges you have to do later in the game (9)
 About Fish: about the fishes (22)
 About Fishing: about your tackle (29)
 Others: a little bit of philosophy (15)

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Q: I do not feel any vibrations with my controller.
A: Many people report of that problem,seems to be a big glitch.I don't
  know what to do.

Q: Can I play with my rod controller?
A: As far as I know the game is not compatible with any rod controller.

Q: I'm stuck on spot XXX,what do I have to do?
A: When you watch the puzzle in the tackle room,it tells you what you have to
  do at each spot.

Q: I found a broken lure and an old bottle.What are they good for?
A: All I know is that they appear in the puzzle and on the left side of the
  desk.I don't know more right now.

Q: The fishes always steal my bait and swim away.What can I do?
A: Vary the size of the hook.

Q: How can I go to Misty Cove?
A: First it have to be a foggy day.I don't know why you can't go there
  everytime when it's foggy.

Q: How long did it take you to play the whole game?
A: As I wrote this guide while playing,my save game says more than 51 hours!

Q: I don't know the foot and inch measurement system,what's that in metres?
A: 1 ft (1') are 30,48cm. 1 inch (1'') are 2,54cm. 12 inch are 1 ft.

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--- 12.Credits ---
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GAMEFAQS for the best web site on games.When I'm stuck and need help,
        GameFAQS is here to help me.

NATSUME/UBISOFT for the REEL FISHING series.

The users on the REEL FISHING III board of GameFAQS,who helped me,when I've
been stuck with the game,especially Stormgeist,tnirish200,Lord SilverStone,
Pyro420 and LoLoTuFu.

And of course,to my girlfriend Andrea,for giving me the time to play...

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