Catch quote

A capture phrase is the phrase the player uses upon capturing a fish, bug or deep sea creature in the. It begins with "I caught a [blank]", followed by a comment, often a pun or some other kind of joke relating to the creature's name, rarity, or value. For example, when the player captures a Sea Bass in, the player will say "I caught a sea bass! See? Bass! (Why do I keep saying things like that?) ".

The capture phrase for a particular species changes from game to game, although the same general joke may be used again. There are also capture phrases for trash, as well as various other items.

Bugs

 * "I caught a common butterfly! They often flutter by!"
 * "I caught a yellow butterfly! Shouldn't all BUTTERflies be yellow?"
 * "I caught a tiger butterfly! I've earned my stripes!"
 * "I caught a peacock butterfly! Now it's my turn to strut my stuff!"
 * "I caught a common bluebottle! I'll put it in a rare green jar!"
 * "I caught a paper kite butterfly! Do I read it, fly it, or spread it on toast?"
 * "I caught a great purple emperor! Its purple reign is over now!"
 * "I caught a monarch butterfly! Guess the butterflies are a democracy now!"
 * "I caught an emperor butterfly! It's not your average monarch!"
 * "I caught an agrias butterfly! I wonder if it finds me disagrias-able?"
 * "I caught a Rajah Brooke's birdwing! Nothing else I'd rajah be doing!"
 * "I caught a Queen Alexandra's birdwing! That's a feather in my cap!"
 * "I caught a moth! And I had a ball doing it!"
 * "I caught an Atlas moth! I bet it never gets lost!"
 * "I caught a Madagascan sunset moth! Wow, you're not from around here!"
 * "I caught a long locust! Or, as I call it, a looooocust."
 * "I caught a migratory locust! Things just went south for this guy!"
 * "I caught a rice grasshopper! I've been looking for a gluten-free alternative..."
 * "I caught a grasshopper! They're a grass act!"
 * "I caught a cricket! What a chirp thrill!"
 * "I found a bell cricket! It would make a great bellhop!"
 * "I caught a mantis! Man, 'tis so cool!"
 * "I caught an orchid mantis! Our friendship is blooming!"
 * "I caught a honeybee! Ah, sweet success!"
 * "I caught a wasp! That's gotta sting..."
 * "I caught a brown cicada! Now it probably feels blue, cicada."
 * "I caught a robust cicada! It DOES seem pretty lively!"
 * "I caught a robust cicada! Not so energetic in the rain, huh?" (if caught during rain)
 * "I caught a giant cicada! I guess it's PRETTY big..."
 * "I caught a giant cicada! Guess it doesn't feel like singing in the rain!" (if caught during rain)
 * "I caught a walker cicada! Pffft... I walk all the time and no one calls me "Walker ...""
 * "I caught a walker cicada! It must hate getting its feet wet." (if caught during rain)
 * "I caught an evening cicada! Better than an odding cicada..."
 * "I caught an evening cicada! This time it's WETTER than an odding cicada." (if caught during rain)
 * "I found a cicada shell! I'm glad the little guy came out of it!"
 * "I caught a red dragonfly! Didn't even have to roll for initiative!"
 * "I caught a darner dragonfly! It better watch its mouth!"
 * "I did it! Did you see that? I caught a banded dragonfly!"
 * "I caught a damselfly! Now it's a damselfly in distress!"
 * "I caught a firefly! I'm on fire now!"
 * "I caught a mole cricket! I really dug it!"
 * "I caught a pondskater! Wonder if it can do a pond ollie..."
 * "I caught a diving beetle! Now I'm making a splash!"
 * "I caught a giant water bug! It should've stayed in the water!"
 * "I caught a stinkbug! It lives up to its name!"
 * "I caught a man-faced stink bug! Reminds me of my uncle!"
 * "I caught a ladybug! Sorry to disturb you, ma'am."
 * "I caught a tiger beetle! I pounced first!"
 * "I caught a jewel beetle! It's a real gem!"
 * "I caught a violin beetle! Apparently I'm as fit as a fiddle!"
 * "I caught a citrus long-horned beetle! Orange you happy for me?"
 * "I caught a rosalia batesi beetle! That's easier to do than say!"
 * "I caught a blue weevil beetle! It's the lesser of blue weevils!"
 * "I caught a dung beetle! This species likes feces!"
 * "I caught an earth-boring dung beetle! It's not boring at all!"
 * "I caught a scarab beetle! It's just a dung beetle with better hobbies."
 * "I caught a drone beetle! Shouldn't you have more propellers?"
 * "I caught a goliath beetle! Am I a legend or what?"
 * "I caught a saw stag! Now I can't unsee it!"
 * "I caught a miyama stag! Its mandibles are jaw-dropping!"
 * "Whoaaa! I caught a giant stag! I'm gonna need way bigger pockets..."
 * "I caught a rainbow stag! Its rainbow armor is so shiny!"
 * "I caught a cyclommatus stag! Those mandibles are a mouthful!"
 * "Wooooow! I caught a golden stag! Does this mean I can retire?"
 * "I caught a giraffe stag! Does that make it a longhorn?"
 * "I caught a horned dynastid! I'd hate to hear it honk that schnoz!"
 * "I caught a horned atlas! I didn't even need a map!"
 * "I caught a horned elephant! I think it's too small to ride..."
 * "I caught a horned hercules! Guess I was stronger!"
 * "I caught a walking stick! Check out its walking schtick! Look, these are the jokes, OK?"
 * "I caught a walking leaf! It seems to be taking it in stride!"
 * "I caught a bagworm! Guess I'm a bragworm!"
 * "I caught an ant! TELL ME WHERE THE QUEEN IS!"
 * "I caught a hermit crab! I think it wanted to be left alone!"
 * "I caught a wharf roach! This water-loving roach has no pier!"
 * "I caught a fly! I was just wingin' it..."
 * "I caught a mosquito! It's itching for a fight!"
 * "I caught a flea! The curse is lifted."
 * "I caught a snail! It's...not much to brag about."
 * "I caught a pill bug! That's a tough act to swallow!"
 * "I caught a centipede! 99 more and I'll have a dollarpede!"
 * "I caught a spider! I spied 'er first!"
 * "I caught a tarantula! This situation just got hairy!"
 * "I caught a scorpion! It was a sting operation!"

Items

 * "I got a manila clam! Manila is my favorite flavor of clam!"
 * "I caught a boot! It, uh, wasn't made for swimming."
 * "I caught an empty can! Aren't you supposed to catch the fish before you can it?"
 * "I caught an old tire! I sure am tired of that!"