Fish Flingers

Fish Flingers is a members only Distraction and Diversion released to RuneScape on 23rd of March, 2010. It features the Fishing skill. There are no requirements to play Fish Flingers or any particular useful items as they are all provided. Having a low or a high fishing level does not bring any serious advantages or disadvantages, though you will get more Fishing xp if you have a higher level.

Introduction
To the north of the Fishing Guild is a peaceful island named Isla Anglerine, to which many species of rare fish flock. Why they do so is unknown, but it makes the island a paradise for budding fishermen. Discovering this, representatives of the Fishing Guild have arranged for regular fishing competitions to be held there, in which those with a love of angling can prove their skill in a race to land the most and the heaviest catches.

Requirements
There are no requirements to enter a Fish Flingers competition, so long as you have a competition entry ticket. Everyone gets ten entry tickets per week, but more can sometimes be found during a competition.

Where to start Fish Flingers: Talk to the fishermen who regularly appear on Catherby's beach, and both inside and outside of the Fishing Guild.

A competition is run every 90 minutes and you have 5 minutes to enter the waiting room on Isla Anglerine. That means that if you are late, you will have to wait up to 85 minutes to enter a new contest. In addition, you can participate in at least 10 competitions a week, depending on whether or not you find any extra tickets during a competition.

Strategies
In the Fish Flingers activity, there are 4 locations, (river, lake, dock and beach) each of which you can find different fish. The point of this activity is to fish with the most efficiency (up to 100%). You can achieve this by mixing and matching bait, hooks, and weights. This varies each time you play.

The winner is the player with the most points. Points are recieved at the end of the game for biggest weighing fish, most fish and total weight caught. Bonuses are awarded for efficiency and medals.

Joining a Fish Flingers clan can make it easier to play, as the people in the clan can work together to find the best strategy. Fishfling is the most popular clan.

It is uncertain if fishing levels make a difference at this point.

Music
Some music tracks will be unlocked during the D&D, of which all on the island.


 * Stillwater, in the waiting area.
 * Saltwater, on the docks.
 * Freshwater, around the lake.

Rewards
The winner and the next four highest scorers are stood on the podium. They can stay until they decide to get down (careful with items dropped before you get down because it is not possible to get back up).

Fishing experience
You automatically gain some Fishing experience after the competition is over. (Additional information needed for formula)

Awards
Awards are given for the following achievements: Awards have no apparent use as of yet.
 * 1) Heaviest fish caught
 * 2) Most fish caught
 * 3) Heaviest catch total

Medals
Medals are given for the following achievements: Certain amounts of medals are required to buy tackle boxes.
 * 1) Junior Angler - Find the perfect tackle for three species
 * 2) Master Angler - Find the perfect tackle for all six species
 * 3) Efficient Fisher - Obtain an average catch rating of 80% or higher
 * 4) Heavy Catch - At least 80% of fish caught being of the heaviest species

Tokens
You get a certain amount of tokens depending on your total score. (Additional information needed for formula)

In exchange for medals and/or tokens you can buy either raw fish (noted sharks and noted swordfish) or a tackle box. A tackle box is used to store fishing equipment (rod, harpoon, etc.), fishing bait (fishing bait, feather, etc.) and other items (FoG Fishing gloves, cooking gauntlets). Presumably tackle boxes can be upgraded once you've purchased the first to hold more items.

Trivia

 * The name of the D&D is a pun by Jagex on the words 'fish fingers' (a type of food, also known as fishsticks).
 * In the Knowledge Base, a caption for one of the pictures is "I'm gonna catch you little fishy." This is a reference to "I'm gonna eat you little fishy", said by The Cat on Red Dwarf.
 * On the day of this D&D's release, some players were unable to see what they were saying in clanchats. This has yet to be fixed.
 * On the day of release, the Fishing Guild was updated and the entrance changed. Also you must be 68 Fishing not only to enter the guild, but also to talk to the Fishing Master outside.
 * This is the first time in a fishing activity where you can see the fish fly out of the water which adds to the realism, unlike the skill itself.
 * The "Flingers" in Fish Flingers refers to the way the fish in this D&D are "flung" out of the water.