Levelling Ice Fishing

[Sherri]

So I've never really paid attention to my fishing skill before, but decided to give it some attention.

I brought supplies to a hut in ML, set a tipup next to it & fished for 2 days straight. Caught dozens of fish. With a line and with the tipups. Used lures half the time. Got a big haul of fish.

But when I checked, my Ice Fishing skill had only gone up about 5% (I'm currently level 3).

Is this normal?

Am I messing up the skill gain by cancelling after catching a fish (so I can swap it for the cooked one on the stove)? Is it supposed to be this hard to level up this skill?

Thanks!

[Bloodskye]

I've found the fishing skill to be a bit tedious too but the mechanics are fun so I don't mind all that much. If I'm understanding correctly the tipup doesn't actually level your fishing though. Only manually fishing does. If I'm wrong feel free to correct me.

[Sherri]

7 hours ago, Bloodskye said:

 If I'm understanding correctly the tipup doesn't actually level your fishing though. Only manually fishing does.

Oof. 😞

[hozz1235]

On 7/12/2023 at 5:55 AM, Bloodskye said:

If I'm understanding correctly the tipup doesn't actually level your fishing though. 

Where did you get that info?  I can't find anything on it.