You might also collect a bit of fishing bait (Jim likes this) or some other resource you can use in alchemy or cooking or other types of crafting. Gathering a bush or a cluster of bullrush by a river won't just give you wood or reeds. When I'm not fishing I'm leveling up some of my crafting skills, and while it can be a bit of a grind it's also a surprisingly generous system in a lot of ways. Unless you're fighting to reel in a monster fish, it's not much trouble at all. (It even warns you that you're about to get a bite.) Then it's just a matter of holding the mouse button to reel in, and letting go when the tension gets high enough to snap the line.

Just cast the line, wait, and click when the icon says you've got a bite. I'd typically like a bit more challenge to fishing-in New World it's maybe a little too simple. Standing in a forest glade casting a line into a shimmering pond or doing some night fishing next to a waterfall is serene and soothing. While I find the fantasy elements of New World a bit ho-hum, it's still a very pretty place to spend time in. I'm looking for the chill experience of casting a line and waiting for a nibble, and the thrill of catching something cool or unexpected, or just plain big.

In our list of the best fishing in PC games, I said fishing should be a combination of relaxing and exciting. Fishy Jim was born and I've been playing with him for hours now, happy as a clam. I attempted to make my new character look like a weathered, sunburned fisherman, and decided to keep him dressed in his starting rags, ignore all the quests, and devote him entirely to fishing and a few other crafting projects.

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