Getting Started

Getting Started

This page takes you through the first few minutes with Avid Angler: the setup wizard, opening the addon, and getting into a normal fishing session.

First-Run Setup

The setup wizard opens the first time Avid Angler loads on an account where setup has not yet been completed. It gives you a quick way to choose the main fishing behaviour without having to work through every Settings page first.

The wizard has eight steps:

Step	What it covers
Welcome to Avid Angler	Enable or disable the Casting, Tracking, and Scoring modules
Choose Fishing Input	Choose one-key fishing, double right-click, or no input binding
Fishing Helpers	Configure Auto Loot, Soft Interact, and the soft-target icon helper
Comfort Options	Configure dismounting, swimming behaviour, and Audio Focus
Fishing Gear	Save your current fishing gear and choose whether Avid Angler should equip it
Visible Control	Choose the movable HUD or compact Button
Tracking and Scoring	Configure the Midnight score watch and trophy display
Ready to Fish	Finish setup and start fishing, or continue into Settings

Selecting Skip applies Avid Angler's recommended defaults instead. The setup wizard can be reopened later from Settings if you want to run through it again.

Opening Avid Angler

You can open Avid Angler in any of these ways:

Method	Action
Minimap button	Left-click the Avid Angler minimap icon
Addon Compartment	Click Avid Angler in the Addon Compartment
Chat command	Type /aa or /avidangler

Right-clicking the minimap button or Addon Compartment entry toggles the visible fishing control on or off, unless your character is in combat.

Basic Fishing Flow

Once setup is complete, a normal session is straightforward:

1. Open Avid Angler if you want to review your current settings or tracking information.
2. Position the HUD or compact fishing button where you want it.
3. Use one-key fishing, double right-click, or the visible control to perform the current fishing action.
4. When the bobber is ready, use your configured input again to interact with it.
5. Loot the catch normally.
6. Avid Angler prepares the next available fishing action for your next input.

If you want to change your input mode, helper options, lures, bobbers, action slots, gear behaviour, or visible control, open Settings at any time.

Avid Angler does not fish unattended. Casting and interacting with the bobber still require player input; the addon prepares the appropriate fishing action for that input.

Where To Go Next

Goal	Page
Learn the fishing input options	Casting and Fishing Controls
Choose between the HUD and compact button	HUD and Fishing Button
Use lures, bobbers, toys, or macros	Lures, Bobbers and Precast
Save and restore fishing gear	Fishing Gear
Review catch history	Catch Tracking and History
Work on Midnight Anglin' Score	Midnight Anglin' Score