PER SHOT
Pistol
25 → 160
- Damage states
- 13
- Full ladder cost
- $26,855
- Extended mag
- 10 → 17
WEAPONS & UPGRADESCHECKED FOR PATCH 1.0.10
How to Fish Weapons Guide
Compare every verified weapon in How to Fish, see what becomes available on each island, plan the next confirmed damage upgrade, and check the attachments needed for Fully Equipped.
This guide does not publish DPS or a made-up “best” gun while fire rate, reload time, pellet count, recoil, range, and per-Boss matchups remain unresolved.
RUN FINDER
Best Weapon for Your Current Run
Choose your guide progress and budget. A single winner appears only when verified data can support the ranking; otherwise you get an honest shortlist.
PROGRESSION DECISIONS
Best Weapons at Each Stage
These cards show what newly becomes available and the verified facts that matter before switching. They do not turn incomplete combat data into an absolute tier ranking.
ISLAND 1
Lighthouse
Brass Knuckles
$24
Damage ladder not confirmed
Knife
$45
Damage ladder not confirmed
Only the two confirmed melee purchases are available here; no verified damage ladder exists for either one.
2 TOTAL OPTIONS PRESENT
ISLAND 2
Forest
Pistol
$50
25 → 160 DMG
Shotgun
$150
3 → 28 DMG / pellet
Dynamite
$25
Damage ladder not confirmed
Pistol and Shotgun are the first firearms, while Dynamite is a separate explosive option. Shotgun damage is recorded per pellet.
5 TOTAL OPTIONS PRESENT
ISLAND 3
Desert
SMG
$650
24 → 70 DMG
SMG becomes available for $650 with 24 base damage and a 30-round confirmed magazine.
6 TOTAL OPTIONS PRESENT
ISLAND 4
Rocks
Sniper Rifle
$3,800
200 → 500 DMG
Sniper Rifle becomes available for $3,800 with the highest confirmed single-projectile base damage at this stage.
7 TOTAL OPTIONS PRESENT
ISLAND 5
Volcano
Assault Rifle
$20,000
40 → 100 DMG
Assault Rifle becomes available for $20,000, but it is not required by any decoded main-progression step.
8 TOTAL OPTIONS PRESENT
8 VERIFIED WEAPONS
All Weapons in How to Fish
“Available on island” means the weapon is present for purchase in that island’s verified scene data. It does not read your game save.
8 WEAPONS
Brass Knuckles
melee · Lighthouse
$24
- DAMAGE
- Not confirmed
- MAGAZINE
- Not confirmed
Knife
melee · Lighthouse
$45
- DAMAGE
- Not confirmed
- MAGAZINE
- Not confirmed
Pistol
firearm · Forest
$50
- DAMAGE
- 25 → 160per shot
- MAGAZINE
- 10 → 17
Shotgun
firearm · Forest
$150
- DAMAGE
- 3 → 28per pellet
- MAGAZINE
- Not confirmed
Dynamite
explosive · Forest
$25
- DAMAGE
- Not confirmed
- MAGAZINE
- Not confirmed
SMG
firearm · Desert
$650
- DAMAGE
- 24 → 70per shot
- MAGAZINE
- 30 → 40
Sniper Rifle
firearm · Rocks
$3,800
- DAMAGE
- 200 → 500per shot
- MAGAZINE
- 5 → 8
Assault Rifle
firearm · Volcano
$20,000
- DAMAGE
- 40 → 100per shot
- MAGAZINE
- 30 → 40
EVIDENCE BEFORE RANKINGS
How to Fish Weapon Tier List
An honest overall S/A/B list is not publishable from the current verified fields. Damage alone cannot establish the best weapon, and Shotgun states are measured per pellet.
WHAT YOU CAN RELIABLY COMPARE NOW
Price · unlock stage · damage ladders · magazine upgrades
Use the table and finder for those decisions. Rankings will only be added when combat timing and handling fields are verified.
BOSS PREPARATION
Best Weapons for Bosses
Verified per-Boss matchups do not exist yet. This table answers the narrower factual question: which weapons are confirmed present for purchase on that Boss’s island?
| Boss | Island | Confirmed options present | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Crab | Lighthouse | Brass Knuckles · Knife | Boss guide → |
| Giant Piranha | Forest | Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite | Boss guide → |
| Pufferfish | Desert | Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG | Boss guide → |
| Tuna | Rocks | Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle | Boss guide → |
| Albatross | Rocks | Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle | Boss guide → |
| Bowhead Whale | Volcano | Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle · Assault Rifle | Boss guide → |
| Mutated Bowhead Whale | Volcano | Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle · Assault Rifle | Boss guide → |
LIGHTHOUSE
Spider Crab
Brass Knuckles · Knife
Boss guide →FOREST
Giant Piranha
Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite
Boss guide →DESERT
Pufferfish
Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG
Boss guide →ROCKS
Tuna
Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle
Boss guide →ROCKS
Albatross
Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle
Boss guide →VOLCANO
Bowhead Whale
Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle · Assault Rifle
Boss guide →VOLCANO
Mutated Bowhead Whale
Brass Knuckles · Knife · Pistol · Shotgun · Dynamite · SMG · Sniper Rifle · Assault Rifle
Boss guide →
13 DAMAGE STATES
Weapon Upgrades
Five firearms have complete verified damage-state and state-cost ladders. Shotgun values remain per pellet, so they are not compared directly with single-projectile damage.
PER PELLET
Shotgun
3 → 28
- Damage states
- 13
- Full ladder cost
- $26,540
PER SHOT
SMG
24 → 70
- Damage states
- 13
- Full ladder cost
- $21,469
- Extended mag
- 30 → 40
PER SHOT
Sniper Rifle
200 → 500
- Damage states
- 13
- Full ladder cost
- $35,749
- Extended mag
- 5 → 8
PER SHOT
Assault Rifle
40 → 100
- Damage states
- 13
- Full ladder cost
- $30,550
- Extended mag
- 30 → 40
UPGRADE PLANNER
Which Damage Upgrade Comes Next?
This planner follows the verified sequential damage ladder. It does not claim that damage is always better value than an attachment or a new weapon.
EQUIPMENT SLOTS
Weapon Attachments
Fully Equipped requires all four slots on one weapon. Prices are shown only where the current production data confirms them.
SLOT 1
Magazine
Extended Mag
Price unconfirmed
Increases magazine capacity
Present from Lighthouse
SLOT 2
Laser
Laser Sight
Price unconfirmed
Shows where the weapon points and helps hipfire
Present from Forest
SLOT 3
Optic
Red Dot Sight
Price unconfirmed
Helps aiming at targets
Present from Desert
Sniper Scope
$1,300
Helps aiming at distant targets
Present from Rocks
SLOT 4
Muzzle
Compensator
Price unconfirmed
Moderately reduces recoil
Present from Desert
Suppressor
$8,000
Significantly reduces recoil
Present from Rocks
EQUIPMENT ACHIEVEMENT
Fully Equipped
Fill magazine, laser, optic, and muzzle slots on the same weapon.
Open achievement guide →
TIMED COMBAT
Easy
The confirmed condition is a Boss kill within 10 seconds. No specific weapon setup is claimed.
Open achievement guide →
NO-WEAPON CHALLENGE
Handyman
This final-Boss challenge requires bare hands, so normal weapon advice does not apply.
Open achievement guide →
AVAILABILITY CHECK
Weapon or Upgrade Not Available?
Check a weapon against the island you marked in this guide. This reflects guide progress and verified shop presence—not a live connection to your save.