I decide to go fishing for a whale shark and caught a bunch of things which eventually led me to ... a basking shark! I tried it again using my new bait and was able to get the whale shark as hoped. I was pleased.
I didn't come across any issues.
I enjoyed each moment that I would drop my line, curious as to what I might catch; which is exactly what I want from fishing! I was excited to find the basking shark and also to see the inventory expand to include the things which I caught. I played through it three times and each time I went down a different satisfying path. Nice work!