ALegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer recently discovered a handy trick to help Link catch more fish. Fishing is a time-honored side activity inThe Legend of Zelda, having first been introduced to the series inLink’s Awakeningfor the original Game Boyback in 1993. In some entries, like 2006’sTwilight Princess, Link is required to fish at least once to progress his story, but most of the time it is completely optional – though it does offer the player rewards for catching certain fish across Hyrule’s many lakes and rivers.
Naturally, fishing returned in this year’sThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Just like in2017’sBreath of the Wild, Link forgoes the use of a traditional Fishing Rod in favor of a wide range of methods for luring and catching fish, such as shooting them from above using his trusty arrows or simply diving into the water to catch them by hand. What setsTears of the Kingdomapart from its predecessor is Link’s new vehicle-building abilities, which not only let the hero of Hyrule craft a boat to chase after the fish but offer some creative methods to catch them.
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One such trick was pointed out by Reddit user CodyK17, who shared a video of theirTears of the Kingdomfish-catching technique to r/tearsofthekingdom. On Tenoko Island (northeast of Lurelin Village), they find a boat armed with Zonai Shock Emitters, which can electrocute any fish unlucky enough to swim underneath. After sailing around entire schools of Porgies and leaving them floating dead, they grab a bunch of them with Ultrahand, crafting them together and saving the resulting schema with Autobuild. They then use Autobuild on the next group of fish, magnetically drawing them to their cursor and allowing the player to drop them into the boat.
This is just one of the many waysLink’s new powersexpand uponThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s open-world formula and add more entertainment value to the game. Ever sinceTears of the Kingdomlaunched back in May, players have crafted all manner of helpful vehicles and houses for Link to use on his journey. More mischievous fans have instead used Ultrahand and Autobuild to torture Koroks and other helpless creatures.
Meanwhile, someTears of the Kingdomfans prefer to stay near the water, where they can come up with more effective ways to fish thanks to the game’s newest mechanics.Crafting a water-crossing boatarmed with Shock Emitters can make the process much quicker, as can using Autobuild to draw in the dead fish all at once without Link ever having to jump in the water.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available on Nintendo Switch.
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