Shark Mount

[Rowde]

got mine today with 55xx points, after 80% bonuses ended with 10168.

I stopped using Patience altogether. I used Chum if my GP was at max just so it was sitting at cap, aimed for conserving GP so that I could Double Hook 3 times during Spectral Currents with a Hi-Cordial.

[Commander_Justitia]

I stopped using Patience altogether.

Seems to be the real solution. Double Hook and its multiple fishes grants more points than HQ fish. People hook up to 90 fish that way. Can have three double hooks per special current window. You might get the 10% for 35 fish during special current on top of the one for 15. And your team has to focus to get the rare big fish of the zone for the extra completion 10%.
That is the only reason we need to switch baits tbh to catch all 10 different fish of an area.