Tall Tales Side Mission Help

[snowmeow]

I need some help. I have been trying to catch the giant fish and been fishing for hours but all I catch are regular bass or whitefish but no 'giant fish'. I've broken many tackles doing it and still no luck. I'm not sure if this is a bug or something I'm doing wrong. Anyone else experienced this? It's annoying as I want to do it before moving on with the main mission. Thanks for any  help.

[snowmeow]

I caught him! For anyone else struggling just remember you can always re-load to a time before your line went snap! Happy fishing.

[ajb1978]

Yeah this quest is heavily dependent on RNG.  I've managed to catch the guy after fishing for just a few hours on one playthrough, while on another I had to reload the save multiple times, and spending over 24 hours out on the ice during each attempt.  Quicksave and load is your friend here.