I am liking the new perfect strike system for gathering resources. I had a suggestion for expanding it to fishing as well that I thought would fit nicely with the new perfect strike system.
What if after pressing Y (or whatever the K+M button is) to catch the fish, a little bar pops up under your character with a shaded region to press Y again to perform the perfect strike. It happens fast so it doesn’t add much time and seem tedious. You can have your early, good, great, perfect, and late outcomes, just like the other gathering nodes.
Here’s a video from a different game that illustrates what what I’m trying to describe. When he reloads, if he hits reload again at the perfect time he is rewarded with a bonus on the next clip.