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The Fishing Trawler

Written By Dark Light A

Going on a Trawler Trip is an excellent way to spend time if you're bored or just want some random fish. The Fishing Trawler can be played either with a group of friends, or just a single person, but it's usually more fun playing with multiple people. This is a very difficult mini-game, so you just need to be patient and you may need some anger management after.

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Getting Started Supplies Playing the Game Organization! Success or Failure?

Getting Started

To first begin a Trawler Trip, you can speak to Murphy located in Port Khazard near Murphy the docks. Port Khazard can be found just southeast of Ardougne, and south of the Necromancer Tower. But before you begin, you should probably organize a team of several people to come with you (if you want). It can be much more fun, and you'll have a greater chance of successfully completing the trip.

Of course, you can play the game on your own too, but you'll have the responsibility of repairing the Trawler by yourself, and it is often times more difficult to do. After you have a team ready, you'll need some supplies.

Supplies

You will need supplies before you even begin thinking about going on a Trawler Trip. All of the supplies are sold in the General Stores in Port Khazard, but at a very high price.

Picture	Item	Cost
Khazard General Store
	Swamp Paste	42
	Rope	25
	Bailing Bucket	14

Swamp Paste - used to repair holes in the ship that leak water and eventually sink it. Swamp Paste is made of Swamp Tar mixed with Flour and cooked on an open fire (a range will not work). Swamp Tar is found in Lumbridge Swamp in numerous quantities. I suggest that you take some Swamp Tar and bring it to the Lost City, where you can pick wheat and grind it quickly. Then just cut trees from near the Otherworldly Beings, light a fire and cook the tar. Each person should bring about 100 of these with them.

Rope - used to repair the net. Without the net, there is not chance to catch fish. Unless you want to pay insanely high prices, I suggest you make it by shearing Sheep in Lumbridge, spin the wool into balls of Wool by using them with the Spinning wheel upstairs in the castle, and then take them to Ned in Draynor Village to be made into Rope for free. About 20 Ropes per person should be fine.

Bailing Bucket - used for bailing any water in the ship back into the ocean. This is very helpful if there is a lot of water in the ship. The only way to get a Bailing Bucket is to buy one from the General Store in Port Khazard.

Playing the Game

Once you talk to Murphy about going on a Trawler Trip, just board his nearby boat by crossing the gangplank and waiting inside. You'll only have 1 minute to get your team inside, in which time the boat will leave the port and travel southeast to the fishing spot.

Soon after the boat leaves the port, you'll encounter problems with the boat, including leaky holes and a faulty sail, which often snaps. You need to keep the boat afloat for around 12 minutes in order to keep any fish that you catch. Near the top of the screen is a meter that measures how much water is in the boat, the condition of the sail, the amount of fish that you have caught and the amount of time that you have left to keep the boat above water.

Inspect Trawler Net On top of these disasters, you'll find that the boat rocks back and Fill Leak forth, which makes it more difficult to repair the problems. Anyhow, if you see a leak in the boat, just click on it to patch it up with some Swamp Paste. The Bailing Bucket can be clicked on to throw some water overboard. When the sail snaps (which it definitely will), just climb up the stairs on either side of the boat and click on it to repair it.

Organization!

Organization is the key to any Trawler Trip. There are a few spots that can be filled to offer more organization and chance of success:

All Around Crew - A few of your team would help. They do everything from plugging the holes and fixing the net, to bailing when needed.
Net Fixers - Only 1 or 2 are needed, regardless of the size of the crew. The net fixers should bring along about 20 or more coils of rope, and a bailing bucket. Whenever the net is damaged, the net fixer should repair it, and whenever it is fine, they should bail like hell!
Hole Fixers - There should be more of these crew members than any other since there are lots of holes, but only 2 hands per person (at least I hope...). They should bring around 100 Swamp Paste each, depending on the size of the crew. Whenever no holes need to be fixed, or when no Swamp Paste is left, bail like hell!

Success or Failure?

If you manage to last through the entire trip consisting of 10-12 minutes, you will be back at Port Khazard and you'll be able to collect your fish (and assorted junk) from the large net near the ship. Be proud, be damn proud; you have conquered the Trawler Trip.

If you do not manage to make it through the trip, then the ship will sink and you will be swimming on top of the wreck. Just try and grab a barrel, and you'll swim back to shore. You should end up near the Ice Warrior cave located just south of Port Sarim. Just log off, take a break, and do NOT go on a killing spree (trust me, it just gets you madder).