Brain Out Level 148

Overview

A kitten holds a fishing rod over a small puddle, with a bucket, a stone, and a worm nearby. The bobber sits low and the hook has no bait yet, so the kitten cannot catch anything from this state. The solution lifts the line with a device shake, attaches the worm to the hook, and shakes again to reel in the fish.
The kitten's rod and bobber sit over the puddle with an empty hook, while the worm, bucket, and stone rest on the ground nearby.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 4

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the kitten, the rod, the puddle, and the worm on the ground. The hook is empty and the line needs to be brought up before baiting it.
2. Shake the device to lift the fishing rod and line out of the water, bringing the hook into a reachable position.
3. Drag the worm from the ground onto the hook so the bait is secured.
4. Shake the device again to set or cast the line and let the hooked fish bite. Reel when the catch is ready.
5. Confirm the fish is landed for the kitten. If nothing bites, check that the worm is actually on the hook before the second shake.

Shake the device to lift the line out of the water and bring the hook within reach, then drag the worm onto that hook so the bait is secured. Shake again to work the rod and let the hooked fish bite, reeling when the catch is ready. Confirm the worm is actually attached before the second shake, because an empty hook will not attract anything. The level completes once the fish is landed for the kitten, so do not drag the kitten toward the puddle to solve it.

Before the second shake, glance at the hook to confirm the worm is sitting on it rather than still lying on the ground beside the bucket. The rod lift and baiting have to happen in order, and once the fish bites the landing is for the kitten, so keep the bucket and stone as background props instead of moving them toward the cat.

Strategy & Reasoning

Fishing in this level follows a real sequence: line up, bait the hook, then cast and wait. The empty hook explains why the kitten fails at first, and the worm nearby is the bait that resolves it. The two device shakes correspond to lifting and working the rod, so the motion inputs stand in for physically handling the reel. The catch only appears after the bait has been attached between those two actions. Fishing follows a real sequence: raise the line, bait the hook, then cast and wait. The two shakes stand in for handling the rod, and the worm is the missing bait that explains why the kitten fails at the start. The catch appears only after the worm is attached between those two rod motions.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Bait the hook with the worm; an empty hook will not attract the fish.
• Shake first to raise the line, attach the worm, then shake again to work the rod.
• Do not drag the kitten toward the puddle; the fish comes to the baited hook.