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Fishing-Pond Man

Fishing-Pond Man is a character in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64, found in Lake Hylia.

Well, do you want to go fishing for 20 Rupees?
Yes
No

PlacesLake Hylia
EnglishFishing-Pond Man
FrançaisGérant de l'étang de pêche
DeutschAngelteichbesitzer
日本語つりぼり店主

Runs

What they say

Oh, no! You don't have a Rumble Pak! With a Rumble Pak, you can feel the vibrations of a fish on your hook.

This time, no rumble for you!

Wow! You have a Rumble Pak! Today, you can feel the vibration, young man!

Shucks! You don't have enough money.

OK, listen up!

Walk up to the water's edge and press Z to look at a fish.

While looking at a fish, you can cast your line with B. Press A to brake the line.

When the lure drops into the water, you can wiggle it with Control Stick. If you're a novice, you can also use B.

Reel in your lure with A. Hold down A and R to reel it in faster.

If you feel a hit, press A and Control Stick down to set the hook. After that, reel it in with A.

Do you understand?


Yes
No

What do you want?
Weigh my fish.
Let's talk about something.
I want to quit.

Passion alone won't catch you many fish. I'm serious!

WHOA!

This fish is huge! It looks like a new record! It weighs at least # pounds! Seriously! OK, here is your prize!

Hey, young man! Don't you have anything important you should be doing?

What? Are you saying it's more fun to play here?

I've seen many people ruin their lives with that kind of attitude. I'm serious! Oh well...

The biggest fish ever caught in this pond weighed # pounds. The angler: Link

Hey, c'mon! You don't have a fish! Shucks!

Come back when you get older! The fish will be bigger, too... Well, maybe.

Hey, mister! I remember you! It's been a long time!

How many years has it been? Seven years?! What have you been doing all this time?!

You're my only customer. I'm almost out of business! Seriously! On top of that, my hair...

Uh, I mean, never mind...

Well, do you want to go fishing? It costs only 20 Rupees!
Yes
No

Hey, what are you doing? I told you not to do that! You're terrible! Seriously!

Give me back my hat!


OK
No way

What? Huh? Oh? I think the fish you already kept was bigger than this one...

Do you still want to keep it?


No, I don't want it
Yes, I want to keep it anyway

What? Do you want to fish with a different lure? ...Hey, what's that?

What? You just picked it up? Usually, the rules says you can't use one of those. I mean, usually. But, what the heck...

YAHOOOOOO! This is HUGE!! A new record!! This...this weighs as much as... # pounds!!

Buuuuuuuut! That sinking lure is in violation of the rules! So, no prize for you. Wah ha ha ha ha ha!

The biggest fish ever caught in this pond weighed # pounds. The angler: Link (NOTE: With illegal sinking lure.)

You're a kind-hearted kid! But don't tell anyone about this. Seriously!

WHAAAAAT?!?

Why are you doing this to me? What are you thinking?

I'm not going to let you get off that easy! You have to pay me a 50-Rupee fine! Seriously!

Thank you, Link. Now, let's hurry!

Every line with where it is said, in the full script

In the official guides

Lets Link fish for 20 Rupees with no time limit. A child's goal is a 10-pound lunker.

He'll let you fish for 20 Rupees—a real bargain!

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Prima Publishing, 1998), p. 38