Bing Bong & Drip Bing Bong

01Reach the reported Coconut tree on island three

The shortest reported route starts on the third island, the stage where players in the Steam thread identify the Grill and SMG. Move toward the middle of the island rather than sweeping every beach tree first. Look for a tree with three coconuts visible above the trunk; several replies identify that central tree as the useful landmark. This is a player-reported landmark, so use the visible tree and interaction prompt rather than an invented map coordinate.

The original poster describes a slanted palm that can be climbed, while another player says a nearby rock can help you reach the interaction height. Approach the trunk from the side that gives you a stable jump, then check for the purchase prompt before moving to the next tree. If the prompt does not appear, change your position and camera angle rather than assuming every coconut tree sells bait. The linked Steam discussion contains two player screenshots you can compare with your current island, although this site does not reuse their images.

• Third island → move toward the center → identify the tree with three coconuts.
• Try the slanted trunk or nearby rock → check for the Coconut purchase prompt.
• Keep the Coconut as bait until you have tested a cast; do not sell an unfamiliar quest or collection item.

02Buy a Coconut and make one controlled test cast

A post dated August 22 reports a Coconut price of $350 at that tree, but no official current-price table confirms it. Read the amount shown by your own purchase prompt before spending, because a later build or a mistaken tree could change what you see. Buy one Coconut for the first test instead of filling your inventory with an unverified bait. After the purchase, confirm the item is available to equip or use for fishing before leaving the island center.

Use the Coconut as the bait and cast where the game accepts your fishing setup; the community post does not establish a single permanent shoreline coordinate. Keep the rod, island and bait fixed for the first attempt so you can tell whether the reported setup works on your build. If another creature appears, record that result rather than turning one failed cast into a claim that the route was removed. The useful observation is whether the Coconut can be purchased and used, and whether Bing Bong can then be hooked in your current patch.

03Prepare for the normal Bing Bong encounter

The first Steam report warns that Bing Bong has substantial health and can be dangerous. Treat the hook as an encounter, not a routine quick-sale catch, and start with room to move around the shoreline. Before casting, check your health, ammunition and a clear path back to land using the equipment you already own. These are preparation steps for a reported hard fight, not a claim about exact health, damage or a required weapon.

Once Bing Bong appears, observe its movement before spending all your resources on a single attack pattern. If the fight goes badly, note where you were standing and which bait was consumed so your next test changes only one factor. A co-op partner may help you observe the encounter, but the available source does not prove a multiplayer-only requirement. After a successful fight, inspect the in-game creature record or achievement change before marking the normal version complete in your own checklist.

• Before the cast, choose a landing area with room to retreat and check that your current equipment is ready for a longer fight than an ordinary catch.
• During the fight, watch the creature’s movement before repeating an attack; a community warning about danger does not establish a safe universal weapon or damage threshold.
• After the kill, check the game’s record on the same save and note whether the result was normal or visibly identified as Drip.

04Track Drip Bing Bong without inventing a drop rate

Two replies in the same August discussion describe a red, more aggressive Drip version of Bing Bong. That is useful identification evidence, but color alone should not be treated as a guaranteed achievement flag in every build. Keep normal and Drip observations in separate notes, including the version, bait, island and what the game recorded after the kill. If you are working on Fishipedia, compare the actual in-game Drip progress rather than assuming a red-looking catch settles the achievement.

A later completionist discussion includes a player who caught many Bing Bongs without finding the Drip one. That report shows why a long search can feel normal, but it cannot be converted into a probability or expected number of casts. Avoid changing lure, island and game mode together after a dry streak because you will lose the ability to test the Coconut route. Mark the Drip box only after your own game confirms a Drip kill, and keep the base-catch box separate.

05Resolve missing prompts and collection-count confusion

If you cannot buy a Coconut, first confirm you are on the third island with the Grill-stage landmarks described by players. Then check the central tree with three coconuts and test both the slanted trunk and the nearby rock approach. A player in the original thread initially thought the route was a troll because the prompt was hard to find, while others later reproduced it. That history makes tree identification and interaction height better first checks than repeatedly buying unrelated lures.

This wiki’s older catch table documented 49 regular and boss entries from community lists that omitted Bing Bong. Adding a reported hidden encounter expands this site’s working field list, but Steam’s Collector achievement only says to find and kill all creatures and publishes no named total. Do not interpret 49, 50 or a personal checklist percentage as the game’s official completion threshold. Use the game’s own achievement result for Collector and Fishipedia, and send a dated screenshot if the Coconut route or Drip appearance differs on Patch 1.0.12.

• No Coconut prompt: verify the third-island center, the three-coconut tree and your height on the trunk or adjacent rock before searching another beach.
• Coconut purchased but no Bing Bong: confirm the bait was selected and log the actual catch with the same rod, island and patch before changing the setup.
• Bing Bong killed but achievement unchanged: compare the in-game record and keep Collector and Fishipedia separate; the public Steam achievement text gives no named total.