Each fish caught will gain the player points and gold (or other types of currency depending on the region), which can be used to purchase other items such as different poles, skills, resources, and boats.
In addition to crew trips, players who invite others to use the application will become a captain for the invited player, and both the captain and the apprentice will receive one captain trip (a trip in which the apprentice receives some of the reward for the captain's catch) a day, provided the captain has been seen recently.
Resources can be found throughout the Fish Wrangler world both in stores and while fishing, and have a variety of effects: some resources attract or repel specific species of fish, others reduce the waiting time in between casts, and still others are required to progress in the game.
Eventually, players may travel to different islands by boat in order to catch different fish and complete quests.
Stronger poles cost more gold to purchase, and have increased strength and lure rating, allowing the player to catch rarer and more valuable fish.