thanks for playing! :) yea, i would really like to improve my music making skills to set the right mood. i've only ever made music for this game and the one i made before it, outside of that i have absolutely no experience so i have a lot to learn. i definitely want to improve!
the button mashing for the fishing is also the point i think needs the most improvement to be actually fun and as you point out, it's also an accessibility issue. i originally tried to make the animation more responsive, showing animation states based on how far the player got, but that made the animation laggy and i didn't want to obsess over it to make it perfect because otherwise i wouldn't have finished a game in time for the jam.
i'm planning to make a post-jam update to this game. thanks for the thorough feedback!