The How to Fish Giant Piranha boss requires good firepower and manoeuvring if you're to make it out alive. Later bosses make this Piranha look like a goldfish but it's quite a significant step up from the How to Fish Spider Crab fight, as this big fish is pretty tough and moves unpredictably by flopping all over the place – oh, and it spits out aggressive normal piranhas too so there's a lot trying to kill you all at once. Here's the best strategy for bringing this boss down in How to Fish.
How to defeat the Piranha
Before you even begin the Piranha boss fight in How to Fish, it's best to have an upgraded shotgun on you. It costs $150 and then you need to pay an additional $90 in total for three ammo upgrades, and there's an optional $140 laser sight upgrade too (dynamite fishing is by far the quickest way of getting enough money). Once you're equipped, get some How to Fish Leeches and reel in the Giant Piranha!
While the shotgun is very powerful, getting close to the Giant Piranha to deal maximum damage isn't without risk, so outmanoeuvring this boss is key. The Piranha isn't especially fast and can be kited around quite easily, so the best strategy is to sprint away from it, turn around and blast it with both barrels, then run away again as you reload. If the Piranha is far enough away that you can reload on the spot and fire another two shots, even better.
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Use this method as you run around the grassy area of the island that doesn't have any trees and is away from the cabin as you'll always be able to see the Piranha and will know where to run. It also means you'll have a good view of all the smaller piranhas this boss spits out, which are significantly less threatening unless several attack at once. It's therefore a good idea to shoot these whenever you have a chance to thin their numbers, then pick a few up and eat them to heal if needed.
Repeat the above strategy of alternating between running away in loops and using your shotgun and you'll eventually kill the Giant Piranha boss, causing it to explode into bloody chunks. You can feed/sell these chunks to the captain for some money and then you need to give the Giant Piranha Skeleton to the woman to progress. She'll update your radar with the location of island three. But before you leave, I strongly recommend getting the Big Motor upgrade for the boat if you haven't already!
When you get to island 3, you need to know how to catch a shark in How to Fish so that you can unlock the grill and cook what you reel in. Then you can work towards getting the right bait for the How to Fish Pufferfish boss. If you need more pointers, be sure to check out my How to Fish walkthrough as well.
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