First, you need an account for the Second Life® World! Not to frown, it's free! Not only will you be able to fish but you can chat, play other games, build houses, go to parties, all with millions of other people from around the world! Click here for more information.

Once you're in the Second Life world, you'll need to visit a Neo-Realms Fishing Camp. You can click any of the links on the left side for any one of a variety of camps.

In order to fish, you'll need a rod and bait. You can get these at the bait shop of your nearest Neo-Realms fishing camp. The main fishing camp is in Hearts Enchanted, but feel free to click on any link on the left sidebar of the site to take you to an affiliate camp.

TIP: The best value is a starter pack. If you're new to fishing and wish to try it out, you can get a beginner's rod start pack for only $16, and comes with a beginner's rod, 50x beginner's bait, and an assortment of goodies. To go straight for the big fish, try an Epic Rod Starter pack for $1050. This includes an Epic Rod, 50x Epic bait, and goodies as well.

 

WEARING THE ROD:
Once you have your rod and bait, go to your inventory. Right click on the rod name and click the wear button. You have now equipped your rod on your avatar.

 

LOADING BAIT:
In order for the rod to work, you will need to load bait. Left click and hold the bait in your inventory menu, and drag it to the ground. You'll need to be in an area where you can rez items, and if you're at a Neo-Realms Fishing Camp then you should have no trouble. This will pop open a blue menu asking you where you would like to load the bait.

There are two options when loading, "The Rod" and "Queue". The bait queue is like your backpack, allowing you to store a seperate amount of bait on your player account. This Queue can be accessed from any rod, allowing you to swap bait back and forth between rods.

There are several different bait types, and the type of bait will grant bonuses to different types of fish. If you load the same bait type on top of an existing bait in your rod, or the queue, it will add to the quantity. Do not overwrite a different type of bait, or the bait already loaded will be overwritten and lost.With your blue menu still up, go ahead and click "The Rod" button. This will directly load the bait into the rod so it is ready for fishing.

 

FISHING:
There are several ways to cast your rod.

 

/1CAST:
To cast by typing, simply type "/1cast" in the chat window. This will cause your rod to cast. The rod will automatically reel itself back in, and when you get a notice of a catch or miss, the rod will be ready to cast again.

 

THE CAST BUTTON:
Another way is to click the cast menu on the popup window. To access the popup window, just click the rod. You can set the popup window to reappear each time a cast is complete by opening the window and clicking the options button, then click "Popups ON".

 

THE CAST GESTURE:
You can also cast simply by setting up a gesture to cast for you. To get a gesture, click the rod to open the menu and select the "gesture" button to get the gesture. You can choose which function key you would like to map it to. Go to your gestures folder and activate it. Once active, you can press F2, F3, F4, or F5 to cast your line instead of typing each time. Once your gesture is activated, you may also cast simply by typing "cast" in the chat window as well.

 

FISHING SUCCESS:
If you catch a fish, and are at a Neo-Realms Fishing Camp, you will be given the notice to receive the fish or item as a prize. Click "Accept" to keep the item, or "Decline" to discard it. You do not need to keep the fish, but keep in mind some fish have special prizes inside of them. You will also want to keep Charms and Quest items as well. For each catch you receive at a Neo-Realms Fishing Camp, you'll also receive 1 reward point. These points, like tickets at an arcade, can be redeemed at the Reward Vendor for special prizes. For each success, your fishing rod also accumulates xp, and it may level up, giving you bonuses to catching fish.

You may fish anywhere in the world, but when you fish at one of our Neo-Realms fishing camps, you actually keep the fish you catch, gain more experience, compete in tournaments, and may participate in quests and receive award points redeemable for prizes. However, all fishing mini-games will still work normally anywhere in the world.

BAIT AND ROD TYPES:
There are several rod and bait types, and each have different bonuses to catch several classes of fish. The fish range in sizes from: small, medium, large, epic and super epic. Each type of rod and bait has a favored category of fish. For example, to catch a medium type fish, one would want a medium rod and medium bait for best results. Epic rods with pro or epic bait are the best at catching the epic sizes and quest items.

Be sure to visit http://fish.neorealms.com/rodsbait.html for more info.

 

EXPERIENCE:
As your fish, your rod continually gains experience (xp). As you accumulate xp, your rod has a chance to gain up to 25 levels. These levels provide different bonuses to fishing. Bonuses include:
levels 1-5: chance of bonus to catching fish
levels 6-10: chance of bonus to catch points
levels 11-15: chance of bonus to catch rarity
levels 16-20: chance of bonus to quest catch
levels 21-25: chance of bonus to quest catch rarity and chance of bonus to catch points

 

MENU COMMANDS:
Your fishing rod comes equipped with a series of menus to aid you in fishing. You can access this menu at any time by clicking on the rod. If you're in mid-cast. Your rod will open the window once the cast is completed.

 

Main Menu:
If you would like to announce your rod stats aloud to your fellow fishers in the
area click the "Brag" button.

 

The "Gesture" button will give you a gesture to set up for casting. By clicking "Manual", you will get the notecard manual for fishing. If you ever have a problem with your rod, you can attempt to click "Restore" to try to fix the problem. If that fails, you can contact Sweegy Manilow in-world for assistance.

 

"Swap Bait" will swap your current bait queue with the rod. Your bait queue is accessible from any rod, so this is a good way to move bait to different rods.

 

Options:
On the main menu, clicking "Options" will take you to several configuration options for your rod. From here you can toggle popup windows of the main menu to appear after each cast or only after a catch, or toggle the casting sound on or off.

 

Help:
Pushing the "Help" button in the main menu will take you to the Help Menu. From here you can get reminders on "How to Fish", Tournament information, Take you to the fish.neorealms.com website, tournament stats pages, and real-time scores of the website.

You may also say any of these options on channel 1 for the same effect. Such as /1brag, /1cast, or /1gesture.

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FISHING EXTRAS: SPECIAL FISH
Some items have surprises inside them. Keep an eye out for Zebra Mussels, 3-Eyed Springfields, Clown Knifefish, Boris the Bait Dodger, Dead Gyrados, Green Dopeados, Old Boris, Red Gyrados and the ultra rare Kraken! To use items in the fish, rez the fish from your contents folder, and if the fish has an item it will ask you to take them into inventory. Once you have obtained the items, rez them on the ground to use them.

 

FISHING EXTRAS: QUESTS
While fishing, you may have the opportunity to collect rare quest items to trade in for prizes. There are currently two types of quests: Collection Quests, and automatic quests.

 

Collection Quests:
To craft your quest reward, you will need to add the needed quantity of item to your virtual quest collector. This is your crafting forge that is attached to your player account. You can access this virtual quest collector from any quest item. To add an item to the quest collector, wear the item and click on it to display the menu. Then click the add button and the quantity needed (usually 1). Repeat this for all of the quest items in the quest series. Once you have filled your quest collector with each required piece, click DO QUEST! to craft your reward!

 

XP Medallion Quests:
The XP Medallion quest is a special quest that will allow you to transfer rod stats to a new rod. This is handy if you have been leveling a smaller rod such as a beginner's rod, and wish to move on to a bigger rod like the Epic Rod. To start this process, first rez the xp medallion to claim the prizes inside. Then, contact Sweegy Manilow to arrange the rod transfer. Once confirmed, you will send a folder with your name on it with the xp medallion and a notecard with the serial numbers of the rods you wish to transfer. You can find the serial number in the chat history when you equip a rod. Note that the target rod will lose all stats on it, and the rod with stats moving will be wiped to 0.

 

Automatic Quests:
Automatic Quests will happen without you having to do any work. An example of these are the Big Bertha 50, 500 and 5000 quests. Simply by catching 50 big berthas you will be sent a prize the next day. These prizes are usually computed at midnight SL time.

 

Hint: Epic and Pro bait have the highest quest potential, with Quest Bait the best chance of all! Also, be sure to check the fish page of the website to see which quests apply to which class of fish, so you may use the appropriate rod and bait to achieve success.

 

FISHING EXTRAS: CHARMS:
Occasionally while fishing, you will catch items called Charms. Charms are loaded like bait into your rod, and will increase the xp currently on the rod. To use charms, rez the item on the ground while you are wearing your rod. Make sure you are not currently casting. Once the dialog window opens, select "load charm" to begin.

There are two types of charms: Normal and Faded! Beware of faded charms, there's a chance it might be cursed and you will lose xp! However, if it is a good charm, the rewards will be more than a normal one.

 

FISHING EXTRAS: REWARD POINTS AND BOXES:
Each time you catch a fish, you will receive a reward points. You may also receive reward boxes for winning tournaments or other special events or activities. To use a reward box, simply rez the item on the ground. Click the "load reward" button on the popup window, and the reward points will be deposited into your player account.

 

CLAIMING REWARDS:
To buy special prizes with your reward points, click on the Rewards Vendor at any Neo-Realms Fishing Camp. You will receive a popup window asking you to go to the fish.neorealms.net website. Click OK and your web browser will open. From this page you can browse for prizes you would like. Once you have a found a desired prize, click the "Get item!" button. This will prompt you to confirm your purchase. Once made, your item will be delivered to you in-world.

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There are several other options available from the web portal. Next to your name at the top, you can check to see how many reward points you currently have.

 

RODS & BAIT STATS:
Also from the links at the top, you can access your current rods. Click on the "Click here view your rods and swap bait!" link. You will see a listing of your current rods and your current bait queue. You can click the [Swap Queue] button on any rod to transfer the bait queue to that rod. Note that you cannot do this while casting.

 

CONTESTS:
You can click the "Click here to enter weekly and monthly contests!" link to enter contests with your reward points.

 

CATCHES:
Clicking "Click here to see your 4.0 fishing catches!" will take you to your catch history page. From here you can see all of the fish you have currently caught, and which have not. You can also see the count of the number of each fish you have caught.

 

4.0 QUEST INVENTORY:
Clicking "Click here to view your 4.0 Quests Inventory!" will take you to your 4.0 quest page. From here you can see the complete inventory of your quest items, what is in your virtual quest collector, and receive extra quest counters in-world if needed.

 

FISHING CAMP RENTALS:
Anyone can become a Neo-Realms Fishing Camp franchise. Camp owners can click on the Click here to view your Neo-Realms Camp Rentals link to see their current rental information. For more information on renting a Neo-Realms fishing camp. Visit http://fish.neorealms.com/franchise.php

 

Tournaments are a fun way to compete with other fishers. There are several tournaments daily, and you can find the schedule at the fish.neorealms.com.

 

There are two types of fishing tournaments: EVENT ROD, where players may use the free event rod or any of their normal rods which will become event rods for the duration of the tourney, and OPEN ROD, where any rod and bait are allowed. Keep an eye out on the events page for the next tourney. Before event time, visit the fishing camp shown as the host in the event listing, and click on a registration prim to register. From there, you may fish at any Neo-Realms fishing camp to compete. For your catches to count, be sure to be at a Neo-Realms fishing camp. The top 3 total results and best catch will be entitled to trophies, reward points and cash prizes! For more information and to track tour status, please visit our website at http://fish.neorealms.com and for real-time tourney stats visit http://fish.neorealms.net/tourney.php

 

TOURNAMENT TYPES:

 

Event Rod Beginner Mode: All rods are equivalent to a level 4 event rod, so there is an even playing field. You do not need bait for an event rod tournament.

 

Event Rod: Rod level bonuses apply and all rods used are event rods. If you are using, for example, a level 10 epic rod, it will be treated as a level 10 event rod for the tournament. No bait is needed for event rod tournaments.

 

Open Rod Beginner Mode: All rods are equivalent to a level 4 rod of the same type.

 

Open Rod: Rods act normally.

 

TIP: For best results in Open Rod tournaments, use an Epic Rod with a good bait.

 

FISHING MINI-GAME: TAG THE GROUCHY:
Occasionally while fishing, you may catch a Grouchy McTagurIT fish. If you are the last person to tag him before the contest timer runs out, you will win the grouchy prize! Grouchy is available for catch in all fish classes, and Epic bait increases the chance to catch him. You can see the current timer on the homepage of the website, or on any daily stats prim at a Neo-Realms fishing camp.

 

FISHING MINI-GAME: WORLDWIDE BEST CATCH
If you have the highest catch at the end of the day, you will get the best catch prize.

 

FISHING MINI-GAME: GOLDEN TICKET FISH
If you catch the Golden-Ticket-Fish, you will automatically be entered into a prize drawing held weekly for bait and other prizes! The Golden-Ticket-Fish is available in the Large, Epic and Super Epic size classes.

 

CRAFTING FOR SUPER EPIC BAIT
If you catch a Dead Gyrados, you have the chance to attempt a craft for Super Epic Bait. Super Epic Bait allows your rod to be treated as one class higher, so your Epic Rod would become a Super Epic Rod when used, allowing you to catch these rare specimens. To attempt a craft, rez the Dead Gyrados on the ground. If you succeed, you will be give Super Epic Bait.

 

FISHING MINI-GAME: POCKET TOURNEYS
Pocket tourneys allow you to run a 2 or 4 person mini-tournament anytime you'd like. For the 4 person model, you can also play teams. Pocket tourneys are available in the vendor at Hearts Enchanted or Alston bait shops.

 

FISHING MINI-GAME: FISHBALL
New fishing football/soccer inspired mini-game! Two teams of 2 battle it out to fish down the field to score! Set your goalie to block the other team's advances! Fishball games are available in rod vendors at every fishing camp.

 

FISHING MINI-GAME: FISHGOLF
FishGolf is our brand new HUD mini-game where you can advance down the course with your fish catches, using club multipliers to effect distance! There is a Global tourney each day for a FishGolf prize pack, as well as prizes for the best local round at each camp! FishGolf also comes with a Custom Course maker to share your designs with friends, and a fully operational Tourney system to compete with your friends, and includes Trophies to give away! The FishGolf Kit is available in vendors at any camp.