Your favorite pun when catching a critter?

[Millefeui]

Mine is from NL (so far my only AC game - Soon to play the GCN one though!).

I caught a Moray Eel! And I was like, "No way! Deal!"

So what is yours?

 

[Snowesque]

Probably the prompt of getting a second sea bass in New Leaf.
The game acknowledging how dreaded that fish is cute to me.

 

[jvgsjeff]

My favorite is also a moray eel pun, but the one from City Folk: "I caught a moray eel! Now that's a moray!"

 

[ArtsyDreamer]

I’ve always been fond of “I caught a yellow butterfly! Now to catch a toastfly!”

 

[Sweetley]

The puns for the sea bass are my favorites:

- "I caught a sea bass! See? A bass!" (from New Leaf)

- "I caught a sea bass! What?! You again?!" (also from New Leaf)

- "I caught a sea bass! See? Bass! (Why do I keep saying things like that?)" (from the GC version)

 

[MapleSilver]

"I caught a snail! Escargot? Escarg-NO!" —Wild World

"I caught a centipede! Impede the centipede!" —New Leaf

 

[Jillybean]

Island ocean fish

Whale shark: ?OHMIIGOSH?

 

[WilE04]

"I got a pop-eyed goldfish! It should have eaten its spinach!" ?New Leaf

 

[Cirom]

Some of the older ones I kinda wish made a comeback, as I feel some of New Leaf's puns... well, they just kinda used their best ideas early.

"I caught a squid! Oh no I squidn't!" ~ Wild World
"I caught a koi! Don't be coy! (Ugh.)" ~ Wild World
"I caught a bass! If I can catch a drummer, maybe I'll form a band!" ~ GameCube
"I caught a bluegill! Don't worry, I caught the rest of the fish, too!" ~ GameCube

That, and I particularly like the whole dab/olive flounder confusion too.

"I caught a dab! Oh wait... are you an olive flounder? Oh, yeah, you are, aren't you?" ~ Wild World
"I caught a dab! Didja see it? ... You're a dab, right?" ~ Wild World

( thankfully, this joke came back in New Leaf c: )

 

[lowaltitude]

My favorite one is from Wild World: "I caught a squid! Oh no I squidn't!"

 

[MapleSilver]

Decided to do some fishing in my Gamecube town:

"I caught a red snapper! That was a snap! (I really have to stop saying things like that.)"

"I caught a barred knifejaw! I'm really cut up over how to turn that into a pun..."

"I caught a goldfish! Worth its weight in...fish. Great."

 

[jvgsjeff]

"I caught a goldfish! Worth its weight in...fish. Great."

Okay, I change my vote. That's my favorite.

Another good one is the mosquito from Wild World:

 

[lunaboog]

"I caught a cricket! That's a sticky wicket, isn't it?"

 

[duckyducky]

I caught a horned dynastid! Your era just ended, buddy!?

 

[moonbyu]

"I caught a shark! GAH! Why am I holding it?!"
"WHOA! I caught a golden stag! Better not spend it all in one place!"
"I caught a sea bass! What?! You again?"

 

[Stella-Io]

I've never played the GameCube, but based on what others have posted, I like the GameCube puns best. Especially when they're sarcastic.