Gizmos



Gizmos are extra items in your tackle box that can be used to help your fishing technique a little. Theyʼre unlocked by completing some of the collections (tap the Collections button in the main menu to see the list of collections).

List of Gizmos
Each Gizmo has a specific effect: Power Reel: Motorises your winder to aid in reeling in fish. If you hold your finger on the power reel button it adds next to the reel, the reel will automatically wind in at a set speed, reducing in speed as the line tension rises too far. You can still snap the line with the Power Reel though, so be ready to let go of the button if the line tension gets too high and press again (or switch to the manual reel) as it lowers.

Weight Gauge: This gives you a rough guess at the relative weight of the fish youʼve currently got hooked by showing a small pointer around the top of the reel .If itʼs a tiddler, the pointer will be at around the 10 oʼclock position and a monster fish will push it nearer to 2 oʼclock.

Cast Boost: Who said fireworks and fishing donʼt mix? Add a Cast Boost rocket to your line and it will make your casts go up to 5% further.

Tasty Bait: After the Islandʼs first birthday last year we found out that the local fish really like cake. Now instead of waiting for the Islandʼs next birthday, you can also add extra cake with the Tasty Bait gizmo!

Auto Slip: If you find yourself reeling a bit too fast and snapping lines a lot, the Auto Slip gizmo is the one for you. Once selected it will automatically de-clutch the winder as the line tension hits 95% and only re-engage it after a second. This gives the line a chance to slack off and usually avoids it snapping. Itʼs not foolproof though, so if you reel like crazy on a huge fish you can still break the line and if youʼre constantly triggering it you could end up with the line running too far out!