The official Outdated Faculty Runescape X account has responded after a participant managed to get their Fishing ability as much as degree 99 catching solely shrimp and anchovies.
Fishing is an integral a part of the Outdated Faculty Runescape expertise. There are a number of completely different instruments gamers can use to catch fish or different marine critters, akin to numerous varieties of fishing rods, harpoons, lobster traps, and way more.
One of many first instruments gamers get within the recreation is a small fishing internet, which, you guessed it, can solely be used to catch small prey like shrimp, minnows, monkfish and anchovies. It could’t catch something bigger than these species, and it will probably solely be used at sure fishing spots all through the world (not counting swamp lizards and salamanders when used with a rope).
As gamers progress, they’ll clearly wish to improve their tools to catch extra fish and degree up their Fishing ability sooner… however one fan rejected these strategies in favor of a much more tough path.
A participant named Bosby challenged himself with the duty of maxing out his Fishing stat by catching solely shrimp and anchovies, the lowest-level fish in the whole recreation. He began an account aptly named OnlyShrimp99 on Might 11, 2024, and labored tirelessly over the subsequent two years to attain his aim, which necessitated using a Smal Fishing Web, on condition that shrimp cannot be caught another manner within the recreation.
He defined the method over on Reddit, revealing that he put a complete of 4,304 hours into the venture, which formally ended on August 7, 2026.
for the final 2 years and 3 months i’ve been leveling a runescape account by fishing solely shrimp, the bottom degree fish. tonight, i hit 99 pic.twitter.com/EfooGQuKqq
— Bosby!!! (@Bosby_) August 8, 2026
“This account was a joke concept in my buddy group for years earlier than I lastly made it. I began out pondering it could simply be one thing humorous to do, and ended up having the dedication to see it by way of,” he wrote. “Throughout the span of this account I began a brand new job, acquired married, and made a number of buddies.
“All in all, this was a enjoyable second monitor venture, and I met a number of cool individuals on the Al Kharid fishing spot. My common expertise per hour was one thing like 3,000, given how AFK I used to be. I relish having the display screen actual property again, however I’ll miss catching these lil’ water bugs.”
Gamers should accrue 13,034,431 Fishing factors to achieve degree 99. Shrimp reward gamers with 10 Fishing factors every, whereas anchovies give them 40; Bosby caught 275,196 uncooked shrimp and 257,064 uncooked anchovies over the course of two years and three months to achieve that quantity. What’s extra, he banked all of them, holding them in storage to commemorate his journey.
— Bosby!!! (@Bosby_) August 9, 2026
Bosby’s uncommon achievement rapidly went viral on social media, even drawing the eye of the official Outdated Faculty Runescape X account, who created a particular picture of a shrimp utilizing the sport’s signature polygonal fashion to reward him for his efforts.
“Congrats on the one small internet 99 Fishing, Bosby! Our knowledge crew has verified your accomplishment,” they wrote.
“This paintings is unimaginable. Thanks!” he replied.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME https://t.co/eJqw8CZa6t
— Bosby!!! (@Bosby_) August 10, 2026
Whereas Bosby isn’t positive what his subsequent massive AFK venture might be, he did point out utilizing bronze daggers to achieve degree 99 Smithing. We’ll must see if he really finally ends up going by way of with it, although.
Virginia (she/her) is IGN’s Information Editor. With ten years of expertise reporting on video games and leisure, she’s acquired a storied background within the preventing recreation group, influencer information, and viral on-line tendencies. Discover her on Twitter at @TheeMissGlaze.