To make the boat fly in How to Fish, park the boat in the water, place one bundle of dynamite underneath it, move clear, and detonate it to launch the boat and unlock I’m the bird now.
How to Fish, the physics-based co-op fishing game from Dazed Games on Steam, hides a Steam achievement behind one of its silliest stunts: sending your own boat skyward. It takes almost nothing to pull off, which is exactly why it is easy to overthink.
What launching the boat unlocks
This trick pops the I’m the bird now achievement, whose requirement is simply to make the boat fly. The one thing you need is dynamite, which becomes available to buy on island 2 for a small sum. Because the boat’s own physics do the work, the method itself is short — grab a bundle, set it in the right spot, and let the blast do the rest.
Buy dynamite on island 2
Pick up at least one bundle of dynamite, first sold at the island 2 shop.
Keep the boat in the water
Key Leave the boat floating rather than beached, since the launch relies on the blast pushing up against it in the water.
Place dynamite underneath the boat
Set one bundle directly under the hull, not just somewhere nearby.
Move well clear
Back off far enough that the explosion cannot catch you, because dynamite will kill you at close range.
Detonate it
Set off the dynamite and the boat launches into the air, unlocking I’m the bird now. It does not destroy your boat.
Tuck the bundle directly under the hull while the boat sits in the water — position is the whole trick, and a bundle that only lands near the boat rarely sends it flying.
If the boat won’t take off
Almost every failed attempt comes down to placement. The boat needs to be in the water, and the dynamite has to sit underneath the hull rather than merely close to it — a bundle dropped beside the boat wastes the blast. Give it a clear line straight up and the launch is consistent.
The other thing to watch is your own safety. Dynamite is lethal at short range, so plant the bundle, then step back far enough that the explosion can’t reach you before you set it off. Get the boat floating, the charge tucked underneath, and yourself out of the blast, and I’m the bird now is yours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you make the boat fly in How to Fish?
Put the boat in the water, place one bundle of dynamite underneath it, and detonate it.
Does making the boat fly destroy the boat?
No. Detonating one bundle of dynamite under the boat makes it fly and does not destroy it.
Which achievement unlocks when you make the boat fly?
Making the boat fly unlocks the “I’m the bird now” achievement in How to Fish on Steam.
Where do you get dynamite for the boat-flying trick?
Dynamite unlocks on island 2 and costs $25.
Is making the boat fly tied to boat engine upgrades?
No. The sources tie boat flying to dynamite under the boat, while “Getting an upgrade” and “I am speed” are separate engine achievements.
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