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In a fascinating use of free will, Old School RuneScape player spent 4,304 hours catching 275,196 shrimp and 257,064 anchovies to max out his fishing skill in the worst way possible
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There, he presented a screenshot of the moment when, after 27 months of grinding skill experience, his account OnlyShrimp99 attained level 99 in the fishing skill by exclusively fishing at the lowest-level, least-rewarding fishing spots in the game.
Congrats on the only small net 99 Fishing, @Bosby_!
🏆 https://t.co/m3SoJdzwOU pic.twitter.com/uN2Bf9xwGdAugust 10, 2026Once rumor of his triumph started circulating on social media, RuneScape developer Jagex offered Bosby its own congratulations: "Congrats on the only small net 99 Fishing, Bosby," Jagex wrote on X.
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We at PC Gamer send Bosby our own congratulations, and hope that he can soon return to carefree days of posting about cool bug Pokémon and the restorative magic of a good burger.