01 · Lighthouse

Your First Hour in How to Fish

A safe route from the opening crash to Boat Keys and the first Radar marker.

Patch scope: 1.0.11 · Last checked: 2026-09-02 · 45–60 min

Field answer: The opening is a quest chain, not a money grind. Talk first, preserve unique items and verify the hand-in before sailing.

Budget$1,070$650 + $300 + $120

Ammo42–54Opening ammo

Time45–60 minWhat to do

Patch-sensitiveExact prices and hidden formulas are omitted when current sources disagree.

01Finish the sailor and Lighthouse Keeper dialogue before roaming.

The opening is a quest chain, not a money grind. Talk first, preserve unique items and verify the hand-in before sailing.

✓ Finish the sailor and Lighthouse Keeper dialogue before roaming.

02What to do

0–5 min

Finish the sailor and Lighthouse Keeper dialogue before roaming.

5–10 min

Sell ordinary duplicates, but keep unique bait and boss remains.

10–15 min

Use the Empty Beer Can to trigger Spider Crab and fight on open ground.

15–25 min

Return the shell, collect Boat Keys, then confirm the Radar marker.

Patch-sensitive: Sell ordinary duplicates, but keep unique bait and boss remains.

03Use the Empty Beer Can to trigger Spider Crab and fight on open ground.

Sidestep the charge, attack during recovery and preserve the shell.

TypeEmpty Beer Can

1–4 or 1–8?1–2

Field answerCharge / recovery

✓ Sidestep the charge, attack during recovery and preserve the shell.

04Return the shell, collect Boat Keys, then confirm the Radar marker.

✓Finish the sailor and Lighthouse Keeper dialogue before roaming.✓Sell ordinary duplicates, but keep unique bait and boss remains.✓Use the Empty Beer Can to trigger Spider Crab and fight on open ground.✓Return the shell, collect Boat Keys, then confirm the Radar marker.

05Field answer

Return the shell, collect Boat Keys, then verify the Radar marker.

✓ Every required bait, boss trophy and hand-in from Lighthouse to Volcano.