How to Fish Multipliers: Every Killscore Bonus

The multipliers with a confirmed value, from highest to lowest, are listed below. All of them can combine with other multipliers on the same finishing shot.

• 3601.5x— Do a full 360-degree spin before hipfiring.
• Headshot1.25x— Land the killing shot on the creature's head.
• Last Bullet1.25x— Get the kill with the last bullet in the magazine.
• No Scope1.2x— Fire without using the sights.
• Point Blank1.1x— Kill the creature while very close to it.
• Noob Kill1.01x— Kill while aiming or using the sights the entire time.

Several other named bonuses exist without a listed numeric value in the material collected — treat their exact multiplier as 待确认 (unconfirmed) rather than assuming a number:

• One Shot, One Kill— Kill the creature with one shot.
• Quick Scope— Quickly aim with the scope, then fire shortly after.
• Fly Fishing— Kill a creature while it's in the air.
• Kill Steal— Kill a creature that's already being fought.
• Overkill— Deal far more damage than needed for the kill.
• Impressive— A bonus for getting tons of multipliers in one kill.
• Finally— A style bonus applied on the kill that stacks with high multipliers.

Killscore multipliers increase a catch’s value based on how stylish the kill was, and the more style points you rack up, the more multipliers stack together on that single kill. It comes down entirely to how the kill was executed and which equipment you used, not the creature itself — the higher its Killscore, the more money you receive when it’s sold.

Cooking works as a completely separate system from Killscore: the cooking multiplier is applied to the catch’s score after it has already received its Killscore, rather than replacing or competing with it. That means the two systems are meant to be combined rather than chosen between.

Gun kills grant more Killscore points than melee kills, so using the Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, or other firearms over the Knife or Brass Knuckles is the better approach if you’re specifically farming multipliers. Most of the named multipliers can be earned together as long as you aim carefully, rather than needing separate attempts for each one.

A good way to practice stacking is to shoot seagulls as they fly around an island: aiming for the head lands a Headshot while also getting Fly Fishing and One Shot, One Kill at the same time, and you can push further by doing it without sights to add No Scope into the same combination.

Three achievements are tied to Killscore multipliers. Impressive requires landing a 5x Killscore multiplier on a single kill, and one recommended combination for reaching it is Headshot, Fly Fishing, One Shot One Kill, Overkill, and No Scope together. 360 No Scope requires killing a creature with a 360-degree no-scope shot specifically.

Noob is the opposite achievement — get a kill with no Killscore multiplier at all, which happens automatically if you keep your sights or scope on the target the whole time. That kill still applies the 1.01x Noob Kill multiplier, but the material notes this multiplier doesn’t meaningfully increase your Killscore.

Cooking a fish separately increases its sale value by up to 1.5x: hold the catch over a Grill and remove it once its cooking multiplier peaks, since leaving it too long burns the catch and destroys its value entirely. The Grill itself unlocks on Desert Island after completing the Grill Master’s Shark request.

Because Killscore and cooking multipliers stack together, weakening a creature first and finishing it with a trick-shot combination — then cooking the result — is one of the most effective ways to maximize a single catch’s final sale price.

Volcano Island offers one of the strongest late-game money loops built entirely around stacking these multipliers. Use the Scientific Lure there to catch some of the game’s most valuable regular fish, then place each catch directly in the lava instead of a Grill. See our Volcano Island guide for the rest of that stop.

Lava automatically applies the maximum 1.5x cooking multiplier without any risk of burning the catch, removing the timing risk a Grill carries. Combining Killscore bonuses before cooking and selling on Volcano Island is described as one of the best ways to maximize returns from every catch.

Better lures matter just as much as multipliers, since higher-tier lures unlock access to more valuable creatures as you reach new islands, with the Scientific Lure providing access to some of the best regular catches on Volcano Island specifically. Reinvesting earnings into better lures, rather than repeatedly catching low-value fish with starter gear, compounds alongside your multiplier stacking.

Extra inventory slots don’t add value to any single fish, but they let you carry and sell more catches at once, cutting down the number of trips between the water, Grill, and shop. That matters more once you’re combining lures, Killscore bonuses, and cooking, since you can prepare several high-value catches before cashing them all in together.

The core payoff of all this is simple: the higher a catch’s Killscore, the more money you receive when you sell it. That’s the whole reason trick shots are worth learning instead of just shooting whatever is easiest.

Putting the full loop together for the highest-value catch looks like this: fish with the best lure available for your current island, weaken the creature normally, finish it with a stacked trick shot like a 360 no-scope headshot, then cook the result — over a Grill on Desert Island onward, or straight into lava on Volcano Island for a guaranteed 1.5x with no burn risk — before selling.