diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index dcdaf4e..c3f314e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -153,11 +153,13 @@ def resetFishingState(app):
     # is resolved/dismissed.
     app.skillCheckAngle = 0 #measured in degrees
     app.skillCheckSpeed = 1
-    app.skillCheckBars = []
+    app.skillCheckBars = [] # list of tuples of form (position, length)
     app.skillCheckFailed = False
 
     app.hookedFish = None
     app.fishingTimer = 0
+
+    app.scene = "idle"
     pass
 
 
@@ -221,7 +223,8 @@ def startSkillCheck(app, creature):
     #speed is set, bars are set, scene is good, should be fine?
 
 def beginFishing(app):
-    pass        
+    app.fishingTimer = random.random() * app.stepsPerSecond * 25 + 5 # completely random between 5 and 30
+    app.state = "waiting-for-bite"
 
 
 
@@ -246,15 +249,20 @@ def onStep(app):
         case "waiting-for-bite":
             app.fishingTimer -= 1
             if app.fishingTimer < 1:
-                startSkillCheck(app, pickRandomCreature(app))
+                selectedCreature = pickRandomCreature(app)
+                app.hookedFish = selectedCreature
+                startSkillCheck(app, selectedCreature)
         case "skill-check":
             app.skillCheckAngle += app.skillCheckSpeed
+            if (skillCheckAngle > 360):
+                finishSkillCheck(app)
 
 
 #list of interactables with name and their positions
-#(name, left, right, top, bottom)
+#(name, sceneFilter, left, right, top, bottom)
 INTERACTABLES = [
-    ("")
+    ("open-shop", "idle", 250,350,0,100)
+    ("close-shop", "shop", 500, 550, 50, 100)
 ]
 
 def onMousePress(app, mouseX, mouseY):
@@ -266,18 +274,24 @@ def onMousePress(app, mouseX, mouseY):
     #   - shop / UI sprites clicked: open the shop or trigger that UI action.
     # Keep this as dispatch only - defer the real work to helper functions.
     match app.scene:
-        case "idle":
+        case "idle" | "shop": #also had to look this up - pipe operator is dumb. just let me have multiple cases
             interacted = False
             #check if we clicked a hud element/interactable
-            for name, left, right, top, buttom in INTERACTABLES:
-                if left < mouseX < right and top < mouseY < bottom:
+            for name, sceneFilter, left, right, top, buttom in INTERACTABLES:
+                if left < mouseX < right and top < mouseY < bottom \
+                    and sceneFilter == app.scene:
                     interacted = True
                     match name:
-                        case "shop":
-                            #... do something
-                            pass
-            if not interacted:
+                        case "open-shop":
+                            app.scene = "shop"
+                        case "close-shop":
+                            app.scene = "idle"
+            if not interacted and app.scene == "idle":
                 beginFishing(app)
+        case "result":
+            resetFishingState()
+        case "skill-check":
+            checkSkillHit(app)
 
 
 
@@ -285,6 +299,8 @@ def onKeyPress(app, key):
     # Optional keyboard controls. Candidates: a key to cast/reel as an
     # alternative to clicking, a key to open/close the shop, or a debug/reset
     # key during development. Remove if you decide the game is mouse-only.
+
+    #decidedly unused for now, i prefer mouse-only. ill keep the definition here in case i need debug tools.
     pass
 
 
@@ -295,7 +311,19 @@ def checkSkillHit(app):
     # advance or fail the skill check accordingly. On full success, mark the
     # creature as caught and move to the catch-display phase; on failure, end
     # the cast without a catch.
-    pass
+    targetPos, targetLen = app.skillCheckBars.pop(0)
+    if not ( 0 < (app.skillCheckAngle - targetPos) < targetLen): #check if we hit a bar
+        #if we succeed, nothing needs to happen, we popped the bar
+        #if we fail, we either didnt hit or missed a past bar, either way we can jump straight to the fail screen
+        app.hookedFish = None
+        app.scene = "result"
+        
+    
+def finishSkillCheck(app):
+    if len(app.skillCheckBars) > 0:
+        app.hookedFish = None #meaning we failed
+    app.scene = "result"
+    
 
 
 # =============================================================================
@@ -310,6 +338,8 @@ def sellCreature(app, creature):
     # difficulty (harder creatures pay more, per the spec). Persist the updated
     # money via writeSave. Decide here whether selling is automatic on catch or
     # a deliberate action in the shop/market.
+
+    #selling is automatic
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/time_log b/time_log
index 27a3a07..1eee2ee 100644
--- a/time_log
+++ b/time_log
@@ -49,3 +49,11 @@ End Time: 1:20am
 Duration: 40 minutes
 Description: finish up (mostly) basic functions and move onto controller, work out a bunch of finer logic and complex math
 ###############################################
+
+###############################################
+Date: 08-Oct
+Start Time: 7:20pm
+End Time: 1:20am
+Duration: 40 minutes
+Description: finish up (mostly) basic functions and move onto controller, work out a bunch of finer logic and complex math
+###############################################