2022 Changelog Archives

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These are the CLA (ChangeLog Archives) for 2022.

For the most recent changelogs, go here

January 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 I'm reconfiguring our webservers with newer versions.. may have minor outages for little bit today.
  • Post #2 Finished upgrade.. should take a couple hours until cache warms up and we're shown if things are better/faster.. fingers crossed. I need a :beer! I apologize to the admirals for this all too.. as this won't make their life easy with all the things I broke in the last 2 hrs.
  • Post #3 Starting to work on google / iOS app of fish wrangler.. it'll basically be a wrapped version of the mobile v2 web app. Any feedback / suggestions would be great (of what to include, what to tweak, etc..) And if you don't use mobile v2, let me know why not.. and I can see if I can fix it so it's more playable.

Jillian is charging ahead with Terranea fish descriptions/storyline.. :)

  • Post #4 Releasing a new collectable set soon, that's only dropped when cruising (clicking) around on the new world maps over a specific spot..

February 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 Trying to simplify URL's on fish-wrangler.com to remove the redundant /fishwrangler/ portion.. did this before but broke it, and forgot about it.. hoping it should work well now, if not, please report any strange issues in detail: https://fish-wrangler.com/forum/bugs

Jillian is writing up some Lost Love Letters which will unlock a special valentines fish (only catchable after completing the collection and only during Valentines each year!)

Still working on artwork for Terranea.. Our artist Diego was just accepted to a student exchange program in Barcelona, wish him the best! He'll still be doing FW when he's not enjoying Spain. ;)

  • Post #2 Removed 24hr wait time to trade collectables and changed it to properly check how many you've found, to determine it's chances of dropping again. There was a pretty easy exploit with finding loads of a collectable after trading it off, and having 99%+ chance of finding it again, hence why I added in the 24hr wait time.. but figured out a better workaround based on everyone's feedback. Just want you to know your feedback always matters! Thanks for everyone voicing their opinion.

We'll increase the odds of the Lost Love items next year.. and improve the hints. :)

World Map collectables should be released later today. :)


Looking for feedback/suggestions on mobile v2 version of game here: https://fish-wrangler.com/forum/suggestions_ideas?id=124090

  • Post #3 Fixed facebook auth issue yesterday afternoon.

Fixed drop downs on touch enabled devices.. first touch opens drop down, second touch opens the link. (improved functionality).

  • Post #4 Was really hoping world map collectables would be released yesterday but I ran out of time after getting taken over by the FB auth issue and other touch device issues.. Hopefully next week!
  • Post #5 -Very close to releasing beta test of FW mobile app on android / google play. Once you see version 1.2 available, please test that and post any bugs here.. the account will be what's on our beta server.. not the production server.. See what we're asking for here: https://fish-wrangler.com/forum/questions?id=124170

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishwranglr.app

I won't be around this weekend.. so keep that in mind.


-Fixed display of remaining voyage time.

-Tournament sharks can only be caught when there's a decent amount of fish to catch.. they were being over fished! Populations have dwindled! :shock!

March 2022[edit]

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  • Post #2 You can currently earn up to 100 RLC/day by watching the Google video ads.. need people to test that, if it's working on V1.7. this is only on the Android and eventually iOS app, as Google and others don't offer rewards for mobile web/non-apps unfortunately.
  • Post #3 I'll be releasing version 1.7.2 of mobile app.. along with pushing big code change to our JavaScript library.. So it may break ajax features.. hopefully not, just a heads up. Still looking for someone to donate via Google pay.. can credit 25% extra.. along with testing ad watching for RLC..
  • Post #5 In order to instantly download latest app you need to:

How authorized testers turn on internal app sharing Open the Google Play Store app . Tap Menu. > Settings. In the “About” section, tap the Play Store version 7 times. After the Internal app sharing setting appears, tap the switch to turn on internal app sharing. Tap Turn on.

  • Post #6 Aiming to have Illa de Porta, Terranea (Roperia) released by April 8th. It's an old fishing village known for its old-fashioned charm and simple beauty.

Wranglers will have to have caught Sirene, who's storyline connects to this new land. https://fish-wrangler.com/fish/sirene

  • Post #7 We'll be moving all pages to fishwrangler.com from "fish-wrangler.com"... this will require you to re-authenticate if you're playing on fish-wrangler.com. Going to push code later today, might cause 5 min outage.
  • Post #8 About to push servers to fishwrangler.com from fish-wrangler.com. FB auth may not work for a few minutes while things change over. More Illa de Porta details coming today!
  • Post #9 Just released android app v1.8.. fixes white page issue and domain issue. Still working on video ads issue, and other issues.. but the new level release has taken priority right now.. If you're noticing the video ads are oversized/not displaying properly, please let us know.. or if they are displaying fine, let us know on the forums. :)

https://play.google.com/apps/test/com.fishwranglr.app/1080

  • Post #10 Illa de Porta unlock reqs:

-Level 60+ Folsom pole & unlocked Subaqueous https://fishwrangler.com/customize/poles?id=27

-Caught Sirene (in Rainbow Ridge with level 110+ Extendarod or Handline) https://fishwrangler.com/fish/sirene

-Own Trash Trimmer (in Tragedy Reef - Roperian Garbage Patch) See: https://fishwrangler.com/story/roperian-garbage-patch-adventure & https://fishwrangler.com/resource/trash-trimmer

You'll build a new boat to access the new territory called "Terranea", then you'll need to purchase one of the two poles available at Aunt Chovy's Snack Shack, either "La Renaissance" or "La Distanza".. each will cost about 1m silver and will become free within 4 days of it's release (or -9,000 silver/hr after its release) . Each pole will have an addon for sale half way into Illa de Porta, which will cost about 2.5m silver and become free within 11 days of its release (or -8,500 silver/hr after release).

There will be 16 new, unique, funny fish in Illa de Porta.. silver rewards should be the highest of any Roperian level. 6 of the fish will be pole specific.

Aunt Chovy crafted 2 new chums, Penne & Meatball. Various fish will be attracted to it, and two will drop it. Plus, Aunt Chovy designed two lovely quest dishes for each pole in Illa de Porta. Stay hungry wranglers! Dinner is coming!

April 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 After months and months of hard work... finally at the point of release! Read the storyline carefully tomorrow.. it's meant to trick you. ;) Can't make it too easy.

See the storyline here: https://fishwrangler.com/story/la-terranea

And a sneak peak of the fish in Illa de Porta: https://fishwrangler.com/fish?town=illa-de-porta Cote de Rope: https://fishwrangler.com/fish?town=cote-de-rope (second level - to be released in a month) Tomba de Legenda: https://fishwrangler.com/fish?town=tomba-de-legenda (third level - to be released in ~2 months)

Have fun and enjoy at whatever pace you choose. Hopefully you appreciate the old-school fish descriptions again, as Jillian has come back to help for this huge release! <3

  • Post #2 Fixed uploading images to forums. We'll cool down the google ads shortly.. we've lost a week of revenue while switching to fishwrangler.com.. finally got approved.
  • Post #3 It appears the google adsense "Full page ads" were causing issues with players repeating link clicks, others unable to easily close them, etc.. I've just removed them, despite us making 3x prior ad revenues/day. :(

I may try to add footer ads, and remove the right hand/footer ads, and just go with their auto ads.. I don't want to make the ads so annoying that people start blocking / don't think it's worth being ad friendly. Thanks for voicing your opionions on this.

Fixed the wiki at https://wiki.fish-wrangler.com or without the hyphen. :)

  • Post #4 Currently auto-fixing any broken rewards from handing in collectables.. notably Claustro Cave, Merlinado storyline collectables, and a few others.. that may have caused issue for some after handing in over the last few days. You'll see a skippers log / header notification like this:

Cap'n Jozek corrected rewards for: Claustro Cave (unlocked Chapter#4: What Was Lost is Found!).

  • Post #5 Just paid out over $500 in Red Lust rewards on amazon and paypal. Congrats to all! Just an FYI, if you're using an ad blocker, you won't have a chance at catching a Red Lust. This has always been the case, just not sure if I've explicitly stated that.. updated the Red Lust description to say so as well. I love reading all the messages from players who've caught it after 13+ years.. pretty cool to catch something so rare! https://fishwrangler.com/fish/red-lust

May 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 New Cinco de Mayo fish/contest coming tomorrow! <3

Hoping to release Cote de Rope, Terranea May 9th! :fw!

  • Post #2 I've tried correcting issue with reset password emails from FW and other emails used to create account and login.. I've constantly seen reports saying emails were never received.. I've thoroughly run through it all and it's for sure sending.
  • Post #3 I want to apologize to anyone who solely played on Facebook and has been effected by this bug on Facebook not allowing them to play. Huge bummer. Want them to know, along with all the other loyal fw'ers out there that we'll do the biggest ever giveaway once this is settled. Thanks for your unbelievable support and loyalty. :fw!
  • Post #4 We're pushing back the release of Cote de Rope to Friday the 13th of May. There are a few new things that still need debugging - like the quiz you'll need to take to learn the skill of Diet and Nutrition Control! The food is just too good at Aunt Chovy's snack shack!

Hoping to auto-credit wranglers "days seen" that were unable to login during the big Facebook bug last week, along with some other goodies for everyone.

  • Post #5 WARNING! Terranean fish are getting feisty with the new release approaching - beware of pole damage!
  • Post #6 Fixed auto-nf issue in Terranea, where chum tips for Penne/Polpette chum weren't added yet. Would cause issue saying "couldn't find your non-love chum: ." (Thanks to my NF party for bringing to my attention!)
  • Post #7 Still needing to code goodie giveaway from other day.. Don't worry I didn't forget!

Aunt Chovy's quiz unlocks Friday am in Illa de Porta at her Skill Shack. (skill page) Quiz costs 200k silver, 6 questions. If you get any wrong, you need to wait 10min, and pay again. You're only told how many answers you got correct, not which ones. Going forward, all future skills will be rewarded after taking a quiz to prove your knowledge. ;) As Earl says, "Gotta keep 'em wranglers payin' 'tention!"

After passing the quiz you'll gain the Diet Control & Nutrition skill, and unlock access to Cote de Rope, to purchase the first of 2 new addons there. Tight lines!

  • Post #8 Fixed issue with dropdowns auto-closing on mobile version. If you have any issues with it, let us know on the forums! :)
  • Post #9 Aunt Chovy will now reduce the quiz re-take wait time by 1 minute, for every wrong attempt. The line at the Skill Shack was quite long and she needed to figure out a way to keep things moving! Good Luck wranglers!
  • Post #10 Anyone playing on mobile device, be sure to bookmark Fish Wrangler to your home screen:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+add+bookmark+to+home+screen

  • Post #11 Continuing work on net level, Tomba de Legenda! I'll also be working on fixing the intro of the game for new players, as it's a bit broken after recent FB auth changes. I'm also hoping to fix up all the reported FW mobile app bugs and the video reward ads this week. I'll also be changing our email server around as google is removing legacy domain/email support for fishwranglr.com/fish-wrangler.com/fishwrangler.com.. I'll try to send all email through our new domain: fishwrangler.com and have it work nicely/not get marked as spam.

Hopefully everyone's enjoying the beautiful new levels in Terranea. I think our artist Diego did an excellent job. He's studying abroad in Barcelona now and I'd like to give him a little bonus for his hard work, along with a raise. I've never risen the price of RLC and won't.. but I'm hoping to send him some of proceeds of this current 21% sale to him. I think he's gotten better and better with each release and understanding the quirkiness / humor of Fish Wrangler. :) :fw!

  • Post #12 Did major re-vamp of account creation. Bunch of errors caused many new users to not properly see header or even properly log in.


Still tweaking couple things for referrals to work and you to get 100 red sharks per new player invited. <3

  • Post #13 Referrals from facebook share links, invites, or your profile page should now properly be tracking and give you 100 Red Sharks. If your friend doesn't have facebook, you'll get the 100 red sharks once they verify their email they signed up with. It's all listed in the skippers log. NOTE: this is for new players only.

https://fishwrangler.com/invite (see your referral link here at top)

June 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 Queen's Jubilee contest starts shortly - sorry for the delay UK!

Fixing issue with having a specific link work after authenticating, issue with forum link opening in facebook app, and then clicking "open in browser" not properly forwarding you back to forum link after authenticating..

Fixed spacing issue with mobile browsers displaying the countdown timer on 3 lines to 2 lines occasionally.

We'll also be having a new World Ocean Day fish / contest on June 8th. :)

Increased edit time to 10 minutes for all forum posts. Due to user feedback: https://fishwrangler.com/forum/suggestions_ideas?id=124857

Tomba de Legendas, Terranea is set to rise up on Monday June 13th in the morning! <3

New addon for each pole available right away, then a new skill and quiz which unlocks another final 2 addons and the last multi-pole fish (Gillamonte).

  • Post #4 Tomba de Legenda shall be released within 28 minutes! The new addons require lots more pole leveling, as many of the racers had stashed epic bonuses that helped them zip through the prior releases in record time. I'll be sure to speed up pole leveling here in about 6 months to a year, to make it friendly to all the passive wranglers.

We're almost done with the next upcoming secret level that will be located in Terranea, titled "Serpent Swamp". Stay tuned for a release date! <3 :fw!

July 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 Switched over our email servers to AWS SES from Google. Noticed emails were not being received whatsoever for "lost password", etc. to hotmail and a couple other providers.. hopefully this clears it up. Fixing other bugs tomorrow, thanks for the patience over the last couple weeks! <3

Can't believe our 14 year anniversary is in 2 weeks! Craziness! :fw!

  • Post #2 Fixed issue with forum/profile image uploads not always working/syncing for all users. Any images uploaded from our last restart after redirect issues last week may not be properly saved.. sorry about this.. need to always verify network mount after restarts.. (remind me ;)
  • Post #3 Any support emails sent over the last 24 hours may not have been received.. if you've not gotten a response, please re-send a contact message. :fw/contact

August 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 REPOST to new server:

Upgrading our beta server which houses the main forum and a few other things. We'll be down for a little within an hour while the upgrade completes. Sorry for the lack of notice, the hosting company keeps bugging me and we only have 10 days left to complete it..  :)

We're continuing work on new Farovian "secret" levels. New baby level MNF coming too - with one of the coolest/longest animations yet.. It's like a mini-movie.. :)

  • Post #2 Upgrade complete.
  • Post #4 As Joe posted the Wiki should be back up once DNS updates. We personally are still unable to access Wiki. In the meantime you still can access the old wiki site at Fandom https://fishwrangler.fandom.com/wiki/Fish_Wrangler_Wiki Be aware the main home page has been changed but all the wiki pages are still there and can be searched for. Also be aware that the information has not been updated in that old wiki site for over a year and so might be more outdated than our current wiki site.
  • Post #5 Fixing bugs today + a high flying mythical night fish has been spotted over Wahwahport! Stay tuned!
  • Post #7 Fixed wiki.

Fixed thumbnail images sizing of MNF caught, and now it's linked to its page.

  • Post #8 I've tried debugging an issue where players play from mobile devices, via facebook auth, on fishwrangler.com... and get stuck in a redirect loop as they're trying to auth.. it's incredible hard to debug.. hopefully I fixed it, or at the very least, my excess logging shows what's up. Took up most of my day, as it just bothers me whenever I see the error and it happens to a couple people every day.. :\
  • Post #9 Fixed an auth issue.. I think it might be time for me to do another rewrite of it, as the fb side of things keeps changing and causes random issues like today.. Thanks for the patience! :fw!

September 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 Get ready for some new levels in September!! Loads of new awesome fish coming!
  • Post #2 We're working on an Eldritch expansion in time for Halloween with some very unique gameplay and storyline!

Fixing various bug reports today!

Hoping to update Mobile App with couple fixes for wranglers to test today as well.

Eldritch expansion update: Consist of 3 zones (Plateu of Leng, Yuggoth, Roof of the World) where wranglers will have to complete various "Rituals" (new take on quests that need to be done in certain amount of time) to defeat each zone's Sea Monster! Hoping to release first zone in couple weeks!

Correctly showing special quest status details on quest page. https://fishwrangler.com/forum/bugs?id=123674

  • Post #7 Epic Special Bonuses properly display in your Summary Log now.. example:

Treasures: • WaterPier: 4 chests with 2 Deckhand Voucher, 1x Auto-Fish Special Bonus, 19.5x Quest Boost Special Bonus, 2.6x Epic DH Special Bonus

  • Post #8 Got hung up on a viewport scaling issue in the mobile app, version 1.9 will be delayed till I can update the whole codebase and ensure that it's not happening. Other main fix will be proper FB authentication and MTB sending, so it's pretty much the same as mobile v2 for browsers with addition of video reward ads that give RLC + notification alerts when it's time to fish (if you so choose).

October 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 Fixing bugs today! Going to release FW mobile app to public as well.

Aiming for Eldritch Islands storyline finale to be released Wednesday October 12th. You must have completed Chapter 10 to continue.

https://wiki.fishwrangler.com/?title=The_Story_of_Eldritch_Islands_Adventure


  • Post #2 The Eldritch Pole and Innsmouth Suit will soon have a max level of 180, meaning any leveling beyond it's current level 80 will be brought back down to 80. Not a huge deal, but want everyone to be aware of the change. Stu and Earl each thought it would be best for the upcoming level to utilize the existing poles of the area.

You'll need to have completed chapter 10 to continue the Eldritch Islands Adventure.

The Eldritch expansion will consist of 3 new levels: 1st new level is 'Yuggoth': Two new addons adding 20 pole levels each, each with one Ritual (Quest), 13 new fish (a few that are multi-pole and one that's a boss fish - hoping to have a new fishing meter that you have to balance between letting your line out and reeling it in, similar to actual fishing, it'll be forgiving, so if you fail to reel it in, it'll let you redo it, only thing is that you can possibly miss your chance at a #1 if you mess it up and have to redo)

The other new levels will be released about 10-13 days after the last. Balancing your sanity will also be in play here!


  • Post #3 Falling a little behind with the new special fishing meter, want it to be fun.. pushing release back to the October the Lucky 13th (Thursday).

I don't like seeing one player catch a bunch of #1's that's light years ahead of others. I want things fair and balanced is all..

  • Post #5 If you have an Eldritch or Innsmouth Suit that's over level 80/80, you should see a message like this:

In preparation of da Eldritch Adventure, yer Eldritch max level from 137/80 to 80/80. The 3673 XP will be added back on one day when you max it out to 180. -Sweet Earl

You can verify the XP data is there by viewing it on the pole page: https://fishwrangler.com/customize/poles?id=63 Eldritch (I own a level 80 of 80 with 2932 XP to add once at lvl 180) [Activate?]


  • Post #6 Everything besides the new fishing meter is set to go, still have time to code it in and finalize those tests, so we're going ahead with release for later today in 11hrs..

Halloween is getting closer and closer! Hope you like the spirit of the level!

What's really cool about it, is that it was Diego (FW artist, not the deckhand's) first level that he drew. I think you'll see lots of artistic progress by him in the new Eldritch levels. Anyways - share your thoughts on the forums - I know he loves seeing feedback on his work! :)

Hopefully no one is spooked by the level and the storyline.. it's a bit dark! 8) :fw! :pumpkin!

  • Post #7 The long awaited Eldritch Adventure continues in 15 minutes with the start of the Farovian Fall Festival at Innsmouth Island! Enjoy an ice cold pumpkin tarpit and keep your ears open! Something spooky is on the horizon!

Also, NF Special Bonuses will be prohibited in newly released areas (within 30 days) after this level. It's too late to change it now, as some wranglers have spent a month storing them for this release.. and they deserve to get the #1's, as they followed the rules and just simply played a dedicated game.

I'll also announce upcoming changes to EPIC bonuses in coming weeks.

  • Post #8 The Tentacles of Yuggoth took back any catches of level 100+ Yuggoth fish. The great spirit is impressed with the speed and efficiency of wranglers pole leveling! The tentacles are at fault for the early release, not the racin' wranglers. Thanks for quickly reporting this, I just need it reported via the FW Urgent FB group thread next.. Perhaps I need new/different wranglers to report these urgent matters.

Also, bonus cooler distribution has ceased due to shipping delays. ;)

  • Post #9 Emails are temporarily down as I accidentally had it send me thousands of debugging emails today.. Should be back up tomorrow am.

You'll need to have caught the Ghatanothoa BOSS Fish! https://fishwrangler.com/fish/ghatanothoa

It consists of 13 scary fish (including a boss fish), two new addons, two new rituals, increased sanity levels, and a few awesome storyline chapters! https://fishwrangler.com/story/eldritch-islands-adventure

Upcoming changes today, as mentioned before: -NF Bonuses will not work in newly released areas for 30 days (similar to other Special Bonuses) -Coolers will be dropping in treasures, MTBs and elsewhere. However they will soon no longer cool off EPIC's as those are far too hot to cool down. https://fishwrangler.com/resource/bonus-cooler --Reminder: Special Bonuses are not dropped at random, they're dropped if you have a low level pole or an old unfinished quest.. EPIC's on the other hand are fully random, and quite rare.. hence why they can be used in new areas. https://fishwrangler.com/faq?id=special-bonuses&scrollto=special-bonuses#special-bonuses

Hope you're enjoying the new awesome artwork and storyline! Diego the Artist has greatly improved since his first level 3+ years ago (Innsmouth Island) - send him props here: https://fishwrangler.com/forum/questions?id=125687

  • Post #12 Just to clarify, NF Bonuses will continue to work in Yuggoth because they've always been allowed there.. (Fixed "scram!" error msg) In all future levels, NF bonuses will be restricted for ~30 days - depending on the poll results: https://fishwrangler.com/forum/questions?id=125700
  • Post #13 Traveling Special Bonus should not appear anywhere if you're located where they currently can't be used.. (ie town released in last week)

DH, Pole Leveling, Timer and NF Special Bonuses should not appear anywhere (ie MTB, Mystery Tackle Crate or treasure chests) if you're located somewhere that they cannot be used.

If this isn't the case, let us know where you were located, which pole you had active, what it was that you found, and what you found it in.

  • Post #14 Fixed issue when running multiple special bonuses or epics.

November 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 Plateau of Leng (Eldritch Islands, Farovia) unlocks in less than an hour. Earl and Sailor Stu are quite impressed with all the wranglers able to use the new BOSS meter! https://fishwrangler.com/fish/ghatanothoa

December 2022[edit]

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  • Post #1 I had the idea the other night to do a world cup collection set, one for the 32 countries.. Jillian called me crazy and that it'd take too long.. Our artist Diego stepped up and crushed it with these awesome collectables! Releasing special world cup fish tomorrow that will be unlocked after you complete the set. Read the clues to find out which fish drops each bottle/jar! https://apps.facebook.com/fishwrangler/c/world-cup-2022
  • Post #2 Released code for the World Cup collection set unlocking a new fish that's catchable in waterport, with LG harnessed on it.

Requirements: 1) Hand in the collection set. https://fishwrangler.com/c/world-cup-2022 2) Continue to find as many collectables as possible to increase your odds. (Max chance % is about 75% due to the way randomness of fishing works) 3) Wait for Al Rihla Fish to be released in Waterport, harness LG, go fishin'! https://fishwrangler.com/fish/al-rihla

We can now easily release future collections that unlock a specific new fish.. should make things fun.

NOTE: After the collection set fish has been released for a week, your odds of catching it will greatly increase (that of any other typical "One Day" LG fish). Just to give passive players a break.

  • Post #3 Fixed issue with LG on one day fish causing red lust catches. Corrected any effected accounts. Paid out over $425 in PayPal/Amazon gift cards from Red Lust catches. Congrats to all!

https://fishwrangler.com/fish/red-lust

Updating world map to add in new eldritch locations.. more details coming of next secret levels. :)

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