What counts as “getting away” for the cast master achievement in Animal Crossing New Horizons

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I'm going for the cast master achievement in New Horizons. I know i broke my streak at 58, and that i wont be able to see what my current streak is, but i am wondering what counts as "getting away".

I assume reeling in too soon or late would, since the fish can't be caught after that, but what about casting, and reeling in without the fish knowing. For some reason i find aiming in this version really hard, despite the fact i never used the 3D function in new leaf. Between that and my joycon drift, i doubt i'll ever be able to get it if that breaks the streak too.

Best Answer

I can confirm from my own experience getting the first achievement, the following actions do not break your streak:

  • Attempting to cast your line, but not being able to land in any water
  • Casting your line in water without any fish nearby, and cancelling the cast
  • Casting your line in water near a fish, and cancelling before it notices

However, as soon as a fish has spotted your dobber, cancelling it will break your streak. This is noticed easily by the fish disappearing.

Basically; if there is no fish, or the fish stays after cancelling, it was a 'safe' cast.

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