“Whoppers” are a subset of aquatic life in . Whoppers are really big fish that require a (frustrating) minigame to reel in. There are (at least) four kinds of fish that qualify as a whopper: gajau, gastronome tuna, great trevally, and speartuna.

You’ll need to fish for them as part of a side quest, “Catch of a Lifetime!,” for Kanya at the Scarlet Forest base camp. This is her fourth side quest after you’ve caught your first fish, a goldenfish, and a gravid bowfin.

Our Monster Hunter Wilds guide will tell you where to find whoppers and how to catch them.

Spotting a whopper is the easy part. They are much bigger than the fish you usually see and look a lot more like small monsters than fish. You can usually spot their fins breaking the surface of the water.

Every type of whopper can only be found in the Scarlet Forest. They (usually) only show up in deep water, so there’s two places to look — Area 17: Great Lake Shore and Area 12: Northeast (in the deep water by the waterfall between Areas 12 and 13).

Gajau can be found in both Area 12 and 17 during the from morning to evening