How To Defeat The Spider Crab In How To Fish

How To Fish: How To Find The Long-Legged Creature Stealing Beer Published Aug 23, 2026, 6:06 AM EDT Meg is an Executive Editor and Technical Lead for TheGamer, and has been working within the gaming industry since 2014. She was shortlisted as a finalist for the GameHers Journalist of the Year award in 2022 and was a juror for the BAFTA Games Awards 2026. Some of the games and genres that Meg is an expert in include RPGs, point-and-clicks, puzzle games, and life sims. She has a particular fondness for Yakuza/Like a Dragon and Final Fantasy, especially Final Fantasy 14 (for which she used to run a weekly community column). The very first thing you have to do in How to Fish is find and catch the long-legged creature that has been stealing the man's beer. This might seem fairly straightforward, but no doubt you'll soon be faced with an untimely death as you realise the Spider Crab is more difficult than you first thought. If you're struggling to overcome this first hurdle and defeat the pesky crab, we've got the best strategy right here, so ensure you go in prepared, follow our advice for the battle, and you'll soon be driving away in your new boat. How To Find The Long-Legged Creature You learn from the NPC that you can only catch the long-legged creature with an empty beer can, so first you need to catch and sell enough crabs or shrimp to the NPC to afford a can of beer from the shop for $12. Once you have the can of beer, feed it to the NPC to get an empty can, and you are now ready to catch the Spider Crab using the can as a lure - but don't attempt it right away! If you want to successfully defeat the Spider Crab, there are some things you should do to prepare before you attempt to catch it. Ensure you have caught and eaten enough to have full health before catching the Spider Crab. You can even catch something to keep in your inventory to consume and heal yourself during the battle. Continue using the worm lure to catch and sell more fish until you can afford the knife for $45. You can even sharpen the knife to increase its damage for $14. Once you're ready and prepared, cast your line using the empty can lure, and you are guaranteed to catch the Spider Crab boss. Even with the knife, the Spider Crab can defeat you quite easily, as it does a lot of damage. What you need to do is try to stay away from the Spider Crab so it can't attack you, then when it gets the stars above its head, run in and deal some damage before falling back again. Rinse and repeat until the crab is dead. If you're low on health, eat a fish from your inventory. Once done, you'll unlock the 'Who Stole My Beer' achievement and can sell the Spider Crab parts to the NPC, purchase the NPC, and then get the keys to his boat to continue the game. If you die to the Spider Crab, you will still have the rod and knife (though you may need to collect them from the floor), but you will need to save up again to purchase another can.