12 Tips and Tricks you MUST Know in Dredge

When starting out in Dredge it’s easy to get lost both in the map and in the strategy. I have gone ahead and put together all the things I wish I knew when starting out in Dredge including slime things that may seem obvious and some quick hacks not mentioned anywhere else.

I broke down everything I wish I knew into the following 12 tips and tricks to create the best beginner’s guide I can.

Are you ever getting lost in the open waters or just confused on when to use skills like Haste and Manifest while playing Dredge? Maybe you just want to figure out how to make the most money? Who are those strange hooded characters? Or maybe you are just frustrated trying to locate fish you swear are in this area because the encyclopedia claims it is right under you?

It’s easy to feel like you’re up to your neck in not only water but also the strategy and planning when sailing in Dredge. Luckily for you I have gone ahead and drowned so you don’t have to. My name is BANSHREDDEDCHEESE and I’m a streamer over on Twitch and a YouTuber who’s not afraid to dive head first into unknown waters and flounder around till I can figure out what is going on. These tips I’m about to tell you range from “no really?” up to some pretty clever tricks you likely wouldn’t think of. I have included timestamps in the description if you want to jump around or you can stay tuned to learn everything there is to know about Dredge or just to see if I stop with all the ex-squid-sit fishing puns.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Video Start!
0:16 Intro
0:46 Tip 1 The Lighthouse is Always Visible
1:16 Tip 2 Wake up Early
1:44 Tip 3 Pay Attention to the Panic Meter
2:28 Tip 4 Use the Sightglass
2:58 Tip 5 Equip Books ASAP
3:23 Tip 6 Use Your Storage
4:09 Tip 7 Research Fishing Rods Early
4:43 Tip 8 Target High Value Fish
5:26 Tip 9 Use Crab Pots and Trawl Nets
6:14 Tip 10 Using Haste and Manifest to Travel
7:08 Tip 11 Wrecking is NOT a Big Deal
8:17 Tip 12 Getting Books from Hooded Characters
8:54 Outro

Dredge is a 2023 indie adventure fishing video game developed by New Zealand studio Black Salt Games and published by Team17. The player controls a fisherman, who encounters increasingly Lovecraftian creatures as he ventures out further into an open world archipelago.

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[banshreddedcheese]

Edit: With the 1.1 Map Update you no longer need to use crab pots as map markers and the Hooded Figures' quests are no longer timed so you can feel free to interact with them all you want!

Feel free to let me know if I forgot anything!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Video Start!
0:16 Intro
0:46 Tip 1 The Lighthouse is Always Visible
1:16 Tip 2 Wake up Early
1:44 Tip 3 Pay Attention to the Panic Meter
2:28 Tip 4 Use the Sightglass
2:58 Tip 5 Equip Books ASAP
3:23 Tip 6 Use Your Storage
4:09 Tip 7 Research Fishing Rods Early
4:43 Tip 8 Target High Value Fish
5:26 Tip 9 Use Crab Pots and Trawl Nets
6:14 Tip 10 Using Haste and Manifest to Travel
7:08 Tip 11 Wrecking is NOT a Big Deal
8:17 Tip 12 Getting Books from Hooded Characters
8:54 Outro

[cathygrandstaff]

One tip for keeping fish fresh is you can move fish from your storage to your trawl net. While fish are in the trawl net they won’t age and can’t accidentally fall overboard so it’s a great way to make sure your catch reaches its quest destination in good condition. Perfect for making sure the hooded guys get their takeout.

[pretzelbomb]

Here's a pretty basic tip that still took me a few tries to notice: When the marker swaps segments during the basic fishing mini-game, the direction it's going in the new segment will ALWAYS be the same as if it had completed the full circle.

e.g. If it was going from left to right in the top segment, it will be going from the top downwards in the lower right segment

It's a little thing, but once you notice it you can get into a nice groove and catch fish much faster.

[evillink]

I really want this game to do well. If it does, there could be an expansion pack with more goodies. If we're lucky, we might get a full sequel with better graphics and higher production values. This game deserves to be a franchise.

[lesunshineworshiper]

It's exactly 2:30 when i'm watching this & i feel called out

[cybermester]

You Sir, you are deserving my like. I'm literally watching this 2:28AM :D

[CatFish]

Lol, I accidentally finished the game without having the first clue what was going on with the spooky stuff. Caught me by surprise. I was just interested in fishing more.

[dizzydizzydizzydizzy]

Use a bunch of the tiny engine from the top right. If you take damage or overheat haste you don't totally lose speed

[iakan]

Number 9: Crab pots can never be damaged "beyond repair", you can always pick them up and be repaired
Number 12: This has been updated so they are no longer timed and no area is exclusively end game, it's all about your rods.

[CJMations]

This helped soooo much! I got the game yesterday and I've been freaking out about "what if I damage my boat too much?? Will I have too restart???" So it's really useful knowing it's not as big of a deal as I thought!

[KyleBoone-ny]

oh my gosh. these tips are so awesome and straight forward. this video made my game so easy to play. i dont know how i would survive without them. we want more vids and tricks

[Will-yijq]

For learning the books the quickest way possible, you can fish/dredge and fail the mini games for as long as you want. fishing/dredging is the quickest way to pass time while you are awake.

[Marias.Icerunner]

Getting that net that fish up scraps and materials is a life savor. No need to waste time just fish up all the materials in an instant and jewels to sell. I think get that early would be a game changing.

[BoeBinsky]

Let me just say, I fell into the trap of prioritizing the engine first simply because I thought you needed to upgrade the engine in order to move to the bigger islands. This is not true and now I’m stuck in my first world because I don’t have the right fishing pole. Nothing in the game tells you to prioritize poles. I love this game, but this was a huge upset for me

[sharondornhoff]

Unless you spot aberrant-fish mists for a type you really want to collect, resist the temptation to go fishing when you're heading out to complete a specific errand. Saving that chore exclusively for your return journey to a fish-buyer ensures you won't lose a catch's sale value to spoilage, or individual fish to boat damage, infections and/ or having to dump them to clear out cargo space.

[firepoet]

As someone who loves to collect stuff its a nice touch to leave stuff at wrecks.

[chiprahn]

Putting in timestamps alone is enough for my like.

[parranoic]

You were bang on about being on at 2:30am watching your video

[dizzydizzydizzydizzy]

Literally 2:33 am as I watch...I feel seen

[lishpayumo]

Watching at 2:39 am and feeling triggered lol