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Net A Fish Events and Server Boosts

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River events create short windows for catching more fish, finding mutations or earning extra Pearls. Match your fishing goal to the active bonus, and check the scope and limits before paying for a server boost.

Admin Abuse panel listing six active bonuses and the event countdown.

River Event Effects at a Glance

Choose your action around the active event:

  • Packed River: Keep casting and reeling to take advantage of the denser river. This is a useful window when your goal is more catches.
  • Lucky Tide: Spend the short luck window fishing for rarer catches.
  • Shimmer Surge: Prioritize fishing when you want mutated catches for your collection or showcases. See mutation effects and upgrade options when deciding what to keep.
  • Pearl Harvester: Earn Pearls while the bonus is active, then read the ending notification for your extra Pearls.
  • Wave Rush: Fish through its multiple waves and use the current wave panel to identify the active bonuses. Follow the Wave Rush guide for wave changes and fishing decisions.
  • Witching Hour: During Halloween, fish through its 3-minute window for 3× Haunted fish appearances. See Halloween events and rewards for the related seasonal content.

Forbidden Awakening appears as a countdown announcing that something is awakening beneath the river.

River Events and Halloween
NameTypeEvent cueDuration
Wave Rush
Fishing wave event
Waves boost rare fish, mutations and fish numbers; higher waves bring larger bonuses.
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Packed River
Fish population event
More fish in the river
2 minutes
Lucky Tide
Server luck event
Double luck for all players
2 minutes
Shimmer Surge
Mutation event
More mutated fish
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Pearl Harvester
Pearl earnings event
Doubles Pearls earned while active
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Admin Abuse
Limited-time multi-boost event
Boosts catch counting, money, Apex+ spawns, net luck, Pearls and mutations.
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Halloween Event
Seasonal event
Spooky fish, Haunted variants and limited-time content (Halloween)
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Witching Hour
Halloween fishing event
More Haunted fish appearances
3 minutes
Forbidden Awakening
Countdown event
A countdown announces that something is awakening beneath the river.
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Wave Rush

Waves
3 waves (Three-wave runs)
4 waves (Four-wave runs)
Rare fish multiplier
1.8 × (Small Wave; examples include wave 1/4 and wave 2/3)
3 × (Medium Wave; examples include wave 1/3)
4.5 × (Big Wave; examples include waves 1/4, 2/4, 3/3, 3/4 and 4/4)
6.6 × (Massive Wave; examples include waves 2/3 and 4/4)
1.5 × (Second-wave HUD in one three-wave run)
10 × (Extreme Wave; examples include waves 3/3 and 4/4)
Mutation multiplier
1.25 × (Small Wave; examples include wave 1/4 and wave 2/3)
2.5 × (Medium Wave; examples include wave 1/3)
3.2 × (Big Wave; standard Big Wave panels in the examples)
8.2 × (Big Wave 1/4 HUD during a run with a simultaneous Forbidden Awakening countdown)
4.5 × (Massive Wave announcements in the examples)
1.5 × (Massive Wave 2/3 HUD in a separate run)
2.2 × (The same second-wave HUD)
10 × (Extreme Wave; examples include waves 3/3 and 4/4)
Fish multiplier
1.48 × (Medium Wave 1/3 in one run)
1.6 × (Big Wave third-wave announcement in one three-wave run)
1.64 × (Big Wave 2/3 in another run)
1.8 × (Massive Wave announcements in the examples)
3 × (Extreme Wave; examples include waves 3/3 and 4/4)
Pearl summon price
3000 Pearls (Pearl Shop → Boosts)
Weekly purchases
1 purchase per type per week (Pearl Shop server boosts)
Robux summon price
149 Robux (149-Robux shop listing)
120 Robux (120-Robux shop listing)
Summon queue
A purchased Rush queues for the next one when a Rush is already active. (Robux Shop)
Summoned through
Pearl Shop (Boosts tab; Pearl purchase)

Packed River

Additional fish
50 % (While active)
Settlement
Reports catches and the best fish. (When the event ends)

Lucky Tide

Luck multiplier
2 × (All players while active)

Shimmer Surge

Mutated fish multiplier
3 × (While active)
Settlement
Reports mutated fish and the best fish. (When the event ends)

Pearl Harvester

Pearl multiplier
2 × (Pearls earned during the event)
Settlement
Reports extra Pearls earned. (When the event ends)
Boosts earnings of
Pearls (While active)

Admin Abuse

Fish Caught multiplier
2 × (Each caught fish counts as two toward total Fish Caught)
Money multiplier
2 × (While active)
Apex+ spawn multiplier
3 × (Apex and rarer fish appear more frequently)
Net luck multiplier
3 × (While active)
Pearl multiplier
2 × (Pearls earned while active)
Mutation chance multiplier
5 × (Chance for fish to spawn mutated)
When the timer ends
The event bonuses return to normal.
Boosts earnings of
Pearls (While active)

Halloween Event

Halloween pet option
Ocean Crates include a Halloween-marked Empyrean pet with a 4× money multiplier. (Halloween Ocean Crates lineup)
Includes
Witching Hour
Has event resource
Candy
Includes boss
The Hollow King
Offers a Halloween pet option through
Ocean Crate (Halloween-marked Empyrean option)

Witching Hour

Haunted fish appearance multiplier
3 × (While active)
Part of
Halloween Event
  • Packed River

    Effect
    More fish in the river
    Additional fish
    50 % (While active)
    Duration
    2 minutes
  • Lucky Tide

    Effect
    Double luck for all players
    Luck multiplier
    2 × (All players while active)
    Duration
    2 minutes
  • Shimmer Surge

    Effect
    More mutated fish
    Mutated fish multiplier
    3 × (While active)
  • Pearl Harvester

    Effect
    Doubles Pearls earned while active
    Pearl multiplier
    2 × (Pearls earned during the event)
  • Wave Rush

    Effect
    Waves boost rare fish, mutations and fish numbers; higher waves bring larger bonuses.
    Waves
    3 waves (Three-wave runs)
    4 waves (Four-wave runs)
  • Witching Hour

    Effect
    More Haunted fish appearances
    Haunted fish appearance multiplier
    3 × (While active)
    Duration
    3 minutes
  • Forbidden Awakening

    Event cue
    A countdown announces that something is awakening beneath the river.

Admin Abuse Bonuses

Open the Admin Abuse event bar to see its bonuses and remaining time. The event boosts several different parts of progression:

Bonus Effect while active
2× Fish Caught Each caught fish counts as two toward your total Fish Caught.
2× Money Money earned is doubled.
3× Apex+ Spawns Apex and rarer fish appear three times as often.
3× Luck Your net luck is tripled.
2× Pearls Pearls earned are doubled.
5× Mutations Fish are five times as likely to spawn with a mutation.

Prioritize fishing if you need catch-count progress or opportunities to catch rare and mutated fish. The Fish Caught bonus improves the counter used for progression; it does not mean each catch supplies two inventory fish. Each multiplier applies to the effect named in its row.

When the countdown ends, the Admin Abuse bonuses return to normal.

Admin Abuse panel listing six active bonuses and the event countdown.

Server Luck and Pearl Boosts

Activate or extend Server Luck

  1. Open Store → Server.
  2. Select Server Luck and purchase it at the listed price.
  3. Fish while the server-wide timer is active. Purchase again when you want more time at the same boost strength.

A repeat purchase adds time while luck remains 2×, rather than increasing it to 4×. For example, two consecutive purchases at the 80-Robux listing changed the active timer from 14:59 after the first purchase to 29:50 after the second, with time passing between purchases.

Choose Server Luck when you want to boost everyone fishing in the server during a shared session. For repeated personal use, the permanent 2x Luck pass is the stronger long-term choice because its benefit continues beyond a temporary timer. Compare it with other game passes.

Use Pearl Rain for a fishing session

Open Hub → Pearl Shop → Boosts, select Pearl Rain, and fish during its active window. Its bonus applies specifically to Pearls earned from fishing, so buy it when you and other players are ready to fish.

Pearl Rain and Pearl Harvester are separate events. Harvester doubles Pearls earned while it is active and reports the extra amount at the end; Rain is the purchasable fishing-Pearl boost listed below. For other earning options and spending priorities, see the Pearls and Pearl Shop guide.

Server Boosts
NameEffectDurationPrice
Server Luck
Raises server luck from 1× to 2×
15 minutes
99 Robux (99-Robux shop listing)
80 Robux (80-Robux shop listing)
Pearl Rain
Doubles fishing Pearls for the server
10 minutes
5000 Pearls (Pearl Shop → Boosts)

Server Luck

Luck multiplier
2 × (All players in the server)
Repeat purchase
Adds duration while the displayed multiplier remains 2×. (Two consecutive purchases)

Pearl Rain

Fishing Pearl multiplier
2 × (Fishing Pearls earned while active)
Weekly purchases
1 purchase per type per week
Payer visibility
Other players can see who paid for the server boost.
Purchased from
Pearl Shop (Boosts tab)
Boosts fishing earnings of
Pearls (While active)
  • Server Luck

    Effect
    Raises server luck from 1× to 2×
    Duration per purchase
    15 minutes
    Price
    99 Robux (99-Robux shop listing)
    80 Robux (80-Robux shop listing)
    Repeat purchase
    Adds duration while the displayed multiplier remains 2×. (Two consecutive purchases)
  • Pearl Rain

    Effect
    Doubles fishing Pearls for the server
    Duration
    10 minutes
    Price
    5000 Pearls (Pearl Shop → Boosts)
Server Luck at 2× with nearly 30 minutes remaining after a repeat purchase.

Summon Events and Read Their Limits

Buy a server event with Pearls

  1. Go to the Hub and open Pearl Shop.
  2. Select Boosts.
  3. Choose an available event, meet its requirement and pay its listed Pearl cost.

These purchases affect everyone in your current server, and other players can see who paid. You can purchase each type once per week; the Boosts panel displays the reset countdown.

Summon Cost or requirement What happens
Call a Wave Rush 3,000 Pearls Brings rarer fish and more mutations to the server.
Call the Megalodon 7,500 Pearls; Rebirth 2+ Arrives after 15 seconds. Fight from the Spear Gun's TURRET MODE; defeating it rewards everyone.
Summon the Kraken Available summon button Arrives after 60 seconds. Players who participate in the fight receive loot.

If the Kraken option displays WAIT because a natural arrival is approaching, wait for that arrival and save your Pearls.

Buy a summon with Robux

Open Store → Server to find the Robux options:

Option Shop listings Scope and behavior
Summon a Wave Rush 149 Robux or 120 Robux Starts a server Rush, or queues the purchased Rush for the next one if a Rush is already active.
Summon the Kraken – ALL SERVERS / Kraken Now 1,999 Robux or 1,600 Robux Summons the Kraken across all servers.

Use the price displayed in your purchase window. The all-server Kraken purchase has a broader scope than a Pearl Shop summon.

For participation after summoning, use the Wave Rush fishing guide or boss combat and rewards guide.

Pearl Shop Boosts tab with event prices, weekly limits and a Kraken WAIT button.

Use Event Results to Manage Catches

Read the ending notification according to the event:

Event What its results tell you
Wave Rush Net catches, helper catches, newly discovered species and the best catch. Some results also list stacks ready to fuse.
Packed River Total fish caught and the best fish.
Shimmer Surge Mutated fish caught and the best fish.
Pearl Harvester Extra Pearls earned during the event.

Net catches and helper catches are separate totals. Newly discovered species measure collection progress, while stacks ready to fuse identify a useful next action in your Cooler. Packed River's fish total and Shimmer Surge's mutated-fish total measure different things, so compare the result that matches your goal.

After the event:

  1. Open Fish Cooler and inspect the catches you want to keep or use.
  2. Place a useful catch on a showcase, or select Equip Best to apply your best available showcase lineup.
  3. If the notification lists stacks ready to fuse, use the fusion options in the Cooler.

Follow the Cooler guide for inventory, showcase and selling controls.

Wave Rush result notification listing net catches, helper catches, new species and stacks ready to fuse.