How to Really Fish How to Make a Friend: Fin's Request Solution
What the guides actually document for Fisherman Fin's delivery request in How to Really Fish: the Crab Claw fetch, how to get it, and how completion is confirmed.
If you're looking for an objective called "How to Make a Friend" where Fin asks for an ice-cold Bloxy Cola, the third-party guides covering How to Really Fish don't document that request. No acquisition route, vendor, price, cooling requirement, or delivery feedback for a Bloxy Cola task appears in the reporting. What the guides do document for Fisherman Fin is a different delivery: the Crab Claw request that unlocks the boat to Island 2. If your in-game objective matches that chain, here is the documented solution.
Fin's documented request: the Crab Claw
Fisherman Fin appears on Island 1, and his documented role in the run chain is a fetch-and-deliver step:
| Step | Detail |
|---|---|
| What he wants | A Crab Claw, taken to Fin so the party can sail to Island 2 |
| Where it comes from | The Giant Crab; Crab Bait is one reported trigger, and the encounter can begin as a shared server wake event |
| How completion shows | An on-screen kill line naming the drop |
| Inventory requirement | The Crab Claw must be in your inventory, or Fin won't take it |
Per the guides, the kill is confirmed by a broadcast reading GIANT CRAB SLAIN! It dropped a Crab Claw! If you don't see that line, the drop isn't in your inventory and the fisherman won't take it.
How to get the Crab Claw and deliver it
The documented route, per third-party reporting:
- Get early cash. Work through the opening prompts on the starting island: find three clams, sell them to the Fishmonger, then keep casting and selling catches until the party has money — around $20 is cited as an early target.
- Wake the Giant Crab. Fishing with Crab Bait is one reported trigger, but the exact summon condition varies across recorded runs. When any player wakes it, the event is announced server-wide and a shared GIANT CRAB health bar appears.
- Fight it safely. Its attacks only go forward and they are slow, so circle it continuously while you hit it and you can take it down without losing health. Keep hitting through the "The Giant Crab is enraged!" escalation.
- Confirm the drop. Check for the kill line "GIANT CRAB SLAIN! It dropped a Crab Claw!" before assuming you have it.
- Deliver to Fin. Take the Crab Claw to Fisherman Fin, get everyone to the boat, and sail to Island 2; the boat leaves once the party is aboard.
On the Bloxy Cola request
If your objective genuinely shows Fin asking for an ice-cold Bloxy Cola, the current reporting doesn't establish where that drink is bought, what it costs, or whether "ice-cold" is a required item state or just prompt wording. Check the exact objective text in-game and look at how the prompt changes once you're holding the requested item — that changed prompt is the most reliable completion signal before you return to the broader run route.
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Objectives Checklist
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