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Let's Talk Fishing!
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By Asura.Ludoggy 2011-10-03 19:11:18
Leviathan.Hohenheim said: »So you hakuryu fishers, how's your guys line break rates been? for a while now I've been clocking it in around 40% line break rate using regular minnows (obv. higher than the 30% on wiki). It's kind of frustrating..
coupled with a 50% increase in the price of alexandrite, my mythic dreams are being crushed ;; less gil and higher prices~ sounds like the last 40 years of american society~ 50/50 is my normal rate
I was touched by an angel last time and got a 10% break.
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By Leviathan.Hohenheim 2011-10-03 19:12:50
Leviathan.Hohenheim said: »So you hakuryu fishers, how's your guys line break rates been? for a while now I've been clocking it in around 40% line break rate using regular minnows (obv. higher than the 30% on wiki). It's kind of frustrating..
coupled with a 50% increase in the price of alexandrite, my mythic dreams are being crushed ;; less gil and higher prices~ sounds like the last 40 years of american society~ 50/50 is my normal rate
I was touched by an angel last time and got a 10% break.
wow 50% break rate on regular minnows?
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-10-03 19:36:36
My personal averages are of course the 30% on wiki, but they range from 25% - 40% usually for me.
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-10-03 19:52:02
Love that picture lol, so great
By mortontony1 2011-10-03 20:10:08
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By Asura.Ludoggy 2011-10-03 20:10:49
Leviathan.Hohenheim said: »wow 50% break rate on regular minnows? both
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-10-03 20:19:04
I need to reach 30+ lik tonight or I fail :(........ @18 ; ;
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-10-04 01:25:55
Ended up with 48 lik tonight, hope he gets the silk tomorrow
By Powerslave 2011-10-04 01:50:21
Been averaging about a ~30% break rate on minnows as of late. I like to think my brand new Fisher's Torque helps a bit! /Flex
Really though, I think it would be so much better if I hadn't stopped collecting gp (got really lazy with school/work etc) so I still need....waders, net and lure, fishing hole map etc.
Megamoglification with just stall+the big one and +6 skill in gear seems to be doing me a decent job for now, though.
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By Phoenix.Gaiarorshack 2011-10-04 02:45:52
if youre just targeting black sole in qufim how long does it take to get 200? compared to fishing 200 dil/mercanbaligi/ahtapots in talacca
here are som bitrate stats
BLACK SOLE:
port jeuno - sinking minnow
136/745 (18.5%)
49/403 (12.2%)
132/788
110/678
196/975-0
153/903-0
qufim - sinkin minnow
16/88
61/284-0
145/795-0
Moat caprs is like 95% bitrate in knightswell now ( it used to be arodun 50%
so i would say it takes more than dbl the time to fish 200 blacksole comapred to moat carps from kw looking at the biterate
By Drjones 2011-10-04 08:44:55
Leviathan.Hohenheim said: »i always skill up with 2 of those rings, the enchantment effects stack, so even more skill up chances. seen a few double skill ups, but never a triple skill up ah it stacks? good to know
o.0 Are you sure they stack? With only one ring active, you can get double skillups. The ring doesn't improve skillup rate, but rather gives a second slot for a possible skillup. That's why you will rarely see double skillups. You would need to see a triple skillup to prove that two rings stack. I don't have a screenshot of it, but I've had the triple skillup happen. They also give two separate enchantment icons, so it isn't one effect simply overwriting the other. Double Pelican Rings are pretty boss.
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By Fenrir.Savoree 2011-10-04 08:54:01
Any thoughts on the Heron Ring and Seagull Ring obtained from MMM? I havent spent any time on this event. How long would it take 2 dual boxers to get to these rings? And are the rings worth the time for a complete MMM noob?
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By Cerberus.Kaht 2011-10-04 09:01:14
I know lik and gugs will break a lu rod... how many lu rods would you suggest I have when going fishing for them? I have two currently, is that enough or am I going to have to buy another and then kiss my ww friend's ***?
Any reason not to level up woodworking to 72ish? That's what I did and it only took me about 3 or 4 days, a few hours at a time. I think I spent a grand total of about 200k after all the arrows sold (which didn't take that long)
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By Cerberus.Kaht 2011-10-04 09:01:50
91k guild points! D:<
So close to rumors KI! Hoping tomorrow/next few days aren't all 1k point days. ~.~
Edit: Also, my doodle seems appropriate here!
Sinking Minnow or GTFO.
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By Cerberus.Kaht 2011-10-04 09:03:53
Leviathan.Hohenheim said: »So you hakuryu fishers, how's your guys line break rates been?
I almost always catch about twice as many fish as the number of bait that I bring (using sinking minnows). So I guess my line snap rate is around 33%.
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By Cerberus.Kaht 2011-10-04 09:06:28
Any thoughs on the Heron Ring and Seagull Ring obtained from MMM? I havent spent any time on this event. How long would it take 2 dual boxers to get to these rings? And are the rings worth the time for a complete MMM noob?
I think the general consensus is to use the noddy/puffin combo if you're targeting big fish. However, if you're having difficulties reeling the fish in, Heron and Seagull would be a better option for you.
I don't personally have heron/seagull, but last I remember reading on the wiki, the droprate was around 5% or so.
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By Fenrir.Savoree 2011-10-04 09:57:36
It sounds like it's not worth spending any time in MMM for these particular 2 rings. I'll get the Noddy and Puffin instead.
Thx, Kaht.
By Greever 2011-10-04 10:05:37
OMG Y IS PTERYGOTUS SUCH A PAIN IN THE ***!
ive been stuck on lvl 96 for almost two a weeks now and all ive been fishing are these damn fish....i even burnt up a whole pelican ring just for 3 lvls off of these fish T.T
i finally hit 97 like 2 days ago but i havent gotten even 1 skill up since then and ive probably cought about 300 of these *** since then T.T
i so wish i had the rumors KI...but i seem to be plauged with a short attention span for fishing guild points only >.> lol. I would go catch my target fish...after i have the desired amount i would usually afk for food/wc/random tv show and forget i did guild points...wake up the next day to do them and TA-DA! realize i forgot to hand in the damn fish from the day before...
Ive never had this derpness with woodworking gp and its starting to get frustrating lol. maybe its cause i hate running to windy and i hate windy even more (me being from sandy)
/end rant
By Drjones 2011-10-04 10:16:18
How hard are those to reel in? I saw someone fishing them up in Nashmau the other night and realized they NPC for more than Ahtapots so it might be worth targeting.
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2011-10-04 10:18:17
Don't try those silly Pterygotus! Armored Pisces, go, go, go!
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By Cerberus.Kaht 2011-10-04 10:21:43
I just skipped Pterygotus and Armored Pisces altogether and started fishing gugrus and lik started at 96. The amount of +0.3 skillups you'll get from them alone will have you 100 in no time. FWIW, I never used a pelican ring on them either.
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By Asura.Bluespoons 2011-10-04 10:24:21
I know lik and gugs will break a lu rod... how many lu rods would you suggest I have when going fishing for them? I have two currently, is that enough or am I going to have to buy another and then kiss my ww friend's ***?
Any reason not to level up woodworking to 72ish? That's what I did and it only took me about 3 or 4 days, a few hours at a time. I think I spent a grand total of about 200k after all the arrows sold (which didn't take that long)
Well I am only 65.8 fishing atm so I guess when I just can't drag myself out to fish, I could give WW a shot. I think mine is like 2 atm so at least I got a start already!
By Greever 2011-10-04 10:29:24
the problem for me with the armored pisces is inventory space. at max i can probably only have 80 free inventory at a time (thats with max inventory in safe/storage/locker/satchel/sack). Coupled with the fact that oldton was a zone i hated and never really learned lol + the freakin run to bastok made me go to nashmau. I may give it a try though...since i only have 1 more charge on my nash earring lol
By Greever 2011-10-04 10:42:44
WHAT!?
.........I dident know there was a windy earring...wiki here i come!
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By Cerberus.Kaht 2011-10-04 10:46:55
the problem for me with the armored pisces is inventory space. at max i can probably only have 80 free inventory at a time (thats with max inventory in safe/storage/locker/satchel/sack). Coupled with the fact that oldton was a zone i hated and never really learned lol + the freakin run to bastok made me go to nashmau. I may give it a try though...since i only have 1 more charge on my nash earring lol
The path to Oldton isn't too bad these days. Just use the abyssea warp to Grauberg and it's a short walk to the west entrance in Oldton (which isn't very far from the pond). There might be better warping options with voidwatch, but I haven't done any of it yet so I couldn't say.
By Greever 2011-10-04 10:53:40
u know...i always forget about that second entrance to oldton...think ill def give it a try tomorrow...since theres some ***about a maintainence today. thanks for all the info
Id like to give special thanks to kililla for starting this thread. Because w/o it i would not have known about the city warp earrings and i would still be /wristing everytime i make shihei or arrows! (freakin traveling circus...id like to get my hands on who every came up with that idea....)
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By Sylph.Tibze 2011-10-04 11:09:18
btw, how does everyone feel about the new Angler's Discernment/Senses system?
When your skilling up do you see it a lot? I never get to really experience these great new additions because I've been capped for so long ; ;.
I'm 34 fishing and I only see the discernment kick in every once in a while when it tells me what is on the line.
I just got the "Fisher's Rope" the other day. Unfortunately I have not yet went out fishing with it, but I seriously need to. ^_^
For those wondering I spent 3 evenings doing Grounds of Valor (about 7.5 hours total) before I got my Fisher's Rope. I only had lvl 2 casket finder when I got it, and I think in that 7.5 hours I only had 4 brown caskets drop. Keep in mind I was ONLY killing the high level bats & leeches for the Grounds of Valor so my kill rate was kinda of slow.
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-10-04 11:16:06
u know...i always forget about that second entrance to oldton...think ill def give it a try tomorrow...since theres some ***about a maintainence today. thanks for all the info
Id like to give special thanks to kililla for starting this thread. Because w/o it i would not have known about the city warp earrings and i would still be /wristing everytime i make shihei or arrows! (freakin traveling circus...id like to get my hands on who every came up with that idea....)
Id like to give special thanks to kililla for starting this thread. Because w/o it i would not have known about the city warp earrings and i would still be /wristing everytime i make shihei or arrows! (freakin traveling circus...id like to get my hands on who every came up with that idea....)
Id like to give special thanks to kililla for starting this thread.
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There are fishing topics that come up now and then but mainly are asking a question for a single answer. I know there are many fishers that visit these forums so this is an attempt to get people involved and have a little fun discussing one and only one thing, fishing!
I know Blue Gartr has a Fishing topic already, but I would like to see this community get involved a little bit and talk, since not everyone visits BG. I would love to have a topic just for fishers including veteran fishers, casual fishers, and even players just starting out and want to ask a few questions without being embarrassed about starting a whole topic for a simple answer they could not find.
I only ask that you keep any bot talk to a minimum, preferably none. [Moderator edit: No bot talk] I want this to be a place where we can discuss anything from GP items of the day to what lure/bait to use or what area is best. A quick mention of how you're doing on the lu shang/ebisu quest, how you're doing getting your fishing items from Grounds of Valor, that item you're saving your GP up for, or how much you wish you could hurt Zaldon for not finding anything in your fish for the 10,000th time. Your lucky moment streaks and the moments when you have nothing come your way and question why you started fishing in the first place. Anything that comes to mind, think of it as the random thoughts thread for fishing.
I will list a few resources that I find to be useful when it comes to fishing: BG Fishing Topic
Great Blue (Amazing Site <3, is out dated since 2008 but an amazing resource regardless)
Final Fishing (Another great resource with one of the most in-depth guides made. Out of date though.)
Fish Size Chart [ GE][ Wikia]
Chenon Diary (The site seems to be down for good though, it was a site made for Fish Ranking)
I shall add more if people provide good resources.
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