Before late game, fishing money comes mostly from hotspots and drops you can sell. The forum guide suggests hotspots for quick money (Broken Radars) from Fishing 17-27, and Crimson Isle and Backwater Bayou hotspots plus events later. No source gives a reliable coins/hr for mid-game fishing.
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What you need
- Level
- Fishing 17-36
Steps
- Fish hotspots and sell Broken Radars.
- Fish the Spooky Festival, Fishing Festival and Jerry's Workshop when they are open.
- Lotus Atoll: one player guessed about 22m coins/hr, but with a late-game setup.
Against it
- A player says Broken Radar drop rates went down after a hotspot change
Sources
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