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    @advice to use penguin's ring on brigands

    that had to have been the dumbest idea ever, and I call bullshit on 6 chests.

    Also, willow rod > ebisu for this, definitely. Wasted a chart, oh well, have 2 rings anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julian View Post
    @advice to use penguin's ring on brigands

    that had to have been the dumbest idea ever, and I call bullshit on 6 chests
    Haha, well, I think 5 reel ins might be viable with penguin ring. I usually hook the 5th chest, and start lowering its stamina when time runs out. That extra depletion might make the difference. Sixth chest? Yeah, I'm skeptical about that, hehe, I'd like to see a picture.

    In other news, between fishing and buying, I have stock piled up 100 gugrusaurus, and will turn them all in (or hopefully, less than all of them ;p) come this full moon 100% + lightsday (Saturday around noon, pst). Suppose if Zaldon gives out ebisu items on a system of exactly 1 every 100 trades, this'll be my best chance. Though I'm quite skeptical as to whether he works on such a system, as it would contradict the system by which items are found in other fish (i.e. getting items back to back).

    Still, 100 fish gives me an OK chance to see an item, so we'll see what happens!

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    I'll be rooting for you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cdgreg View Post
    I'll be rooting for you!
    D'awww, thanks!

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    i reel in ryugu in 10 sec now XD its competition fish on ifrit, 6 days to go!

    i gotta go fish some for the community XD got alot of requests, just sold 1 "definately win" fish for 300k :O

    to rocl: 750 sawfish will definately win, even the largest is 810. titanic sawfish is only available approx 3 mins per hour IRL, which means people will only have 3x24 mins to get a sawfish per day

    its too rare to see alot of crazy participants unlike fishes like liks or marlins

    the last sawfish competition on ifrit only had 14 participants. but thats ifrit, and i wish you luck

    to 6th chest person: its bullshit for people who had tried brigands

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    Man fishing's been so bad lately. No skill ups and Rod Broke 3 times on Ryugu's ; ;

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    Quote Originally Posted by nibu View Post
    In other news, between fishing and buying, I have stock piled up 100 gugrusaurus, and will turn them all in (or hopefully, less than all of them ;p) come this full moon 100% + lightsday (Saturday around noon, pst). Suppose if Zaldon gives out ebisu items on a system of exactly 1 every 100 trades, this'll be my best chance. Though I'm quite skeptical as to whether he works on such a system, as it would contradict the system by which items are found in other fish (i.e. getting items back to back).
    Make sure you face northwest while you trade them too, and equip the HQ staff that's the opposite element of a gugrusaurus.

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    do anything that work is fine

    hell i even 100 fist before i trade to show zaldon who's the boss

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deimos View Post
    Make sure you face northwest while you trade them too, and equip the HQ staff that's the opposite element of a gugrusaurus.
    Do I believe full moon helps? Not really. Could it hurt? Most likely not. So I'm going to do my little superstitious thingy, if, for nothing else, some peace of mind that I did all I could do with what little I have to offer.

    Quote Originally Posted by Arthars View Post
    do anything that work is fine

    hell i even 100 fist before i trade to show zaldon who's the boss
    I would take off any hat I was wearing and my Fishing Waders, and then bow to Zaldon before entering his room. I figure it's the polite thing to do.

    Now I just put on all the Fishing Skill+ gear I have, thinking that fishing skill is a modifier for the likelihood of getting ebisu items. ::shrug:: Again, pretty sure it has nothing to do with it, but it's fun to think up new superstitions for fishing.

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    I just /bow to him everytime I start trading items ever since my first /bow got me the saber shoot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nibu View Post
    Do I believe full moon helps? Not really. Could it hurt? Most likely not. So I'm going to do my little superstitious thingy, if, for nothing else, some peace of mind that I did all I could do with what little I have to offer.



    I would take off any hat I was wearing and my Fishing Waders, and then bow to Zaldon before entering his room. I figure it's the polite thing to do.

    Now I just put on all the Fishing Skill+ gear I have, thinking that fishing skill is a modifier for the likelihood of getting ebisu items. ::shrug:: Again, pretty sure it has nothing to do with it, but it's fun to think up new superstitions for fishing.
    You can do it!

    Try using Angelwings when you trade. Maybe he'll think you're jesus and hand you the item.

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    So apperantly for some freakish reason I gained 1.2 levels worth of skill ups, all within 3 hours or so. I am 95.4 now o.o Man I forgot how sweet Nashmau is for skill ups~

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    nashmau + talacove is the fishing heaven from 30-98

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    You can always go bard and sing to him before trading, who doesn't like a private concert?!

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    friend bought my gugs and got 1/9....

    7th person to get shoot with my fish, you can consider moving to my server nibu ^^

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthars View Post
    nashmau + talacove is the fishing heaven from 30-98
    realllly? I'm gonna have to look into this. Stuck at 41 and the future is bleak when I'm staring at shall shells for a long time coming...

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    ~_~ i /slap and then started to /bow once i hit the 800 mark i think? lol

    In other news i need to fish more! darn events screwing with my fishing time. Think i might just call off my linkshells events for the next week to fish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VyThee View Post
    realllly? I'm gonna have to look into this. Stuck at 41 and the future is bleak when I'm staring at shall shells for a long time coming...
    I'll repost this little guide I wrote while I was planning my quest to 100 based off a poster here. Please don't yell at me, I know there are other alternatives, and I know not everyone can afford a Lu to begin in Nash early, but hope it helps. Also you can start any next "stage" earlier if you can handle it, such as Talacca/Ahtapot/Merc/Dils before 53.



    First off, let me give credit where credit is due:
    http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/49347-fishing-40.html

    Quote Originally Posted by Demosthenes
    I Resumed fishing sometime in January. I do not ever want to be in nashmau again! I think I was 27 or 30something when I resumed. I caught as many fish as I could stand to catch every single day, All 200 sometimes. The hardest periods for me were the transition periods when I had to learn new fish, (ie canceling the ones I knew were not the ones I wanted) I have had no other income and I've been buying random shit. I currently have 5mil in profits. I do not doubt I'd be around 7-8 mil now if I had not bought random shit. That said. I npced everything.

    Istiridye>Mercanbaligi+Ahtapot>Mercanbaligi+Dil (canceling all !!! fish Ahtapots)>Cave Cherax.


    Like I said I tried Pterygotus because I did not want to deal with a broken rod but good lord, the skillups were too abysmal for me. I took Cave Cherax in QSC and ate rod breaks anyway. Suckers snapped my line a shitload and broke my rod about twice a day. I could never reach 200 on them either. I think most I pulled off was 100, on average I caught about 75 Cherax, they npc for 1600 gil though, making them pretty decent skillup fish.

    That said, this in my opinion is the fastest skill/profit path.
    Preface
    After asking him some follow up questions about bait, zones, etc, here is what I view as the fastest and most profitable fishing to at least 90+, I know there's a lot more to be researched on 90-100, but I'll have plenty of time for that while I fish. First, I'm not sure what level you can begin fishing Istiridye's, they are the Eastern equivilant of Shall Shells and were not only quite easy to reel in at 28, but I also used to fish Shall Shells with 20ish skills in Bub Pen. Secondly, I will assume Lu Shangs fishing rod but you can also use Halcyon, atleast upto 53. Honestly, by 53, you'll probably have made enough to pay for at least half, if not more of a Lu's just NPCing everything. All of this can be done in the Nashmau area, however, if there is a close zone alternative I will include that option.

    Stage 0.5: Nebimonite
    Fishing Levels: 0-27
    Area: Ship between Mhaura/Selbina or Sea Serpent Grotto
    Bait: Halcyon Rod (or Lu of course) & Crayfish Paste
    Notes: Skip moats and hit these up for 27 levels. They sell incredibly fast on the AH for about 9k per stack. To save more gil, buy the crayfish paste at the fisherman's guild for dirt cheap. I'm sure they were exaggerating, but people said they made almost enough to buy a Lu from AHing these from 0-27 instead of spending time on Moats and random other fish. I imagine if you would like you can start Istiridye earlier than 27 assuming you have a Lu, a friend began them at level 7 with a Lu.

    Stage 1: Istiridye
    Fishing Levels: 0-53
    Area: Nashmau
    Bait: Robber Rig
    Notes: These are incredibly easy to reel in and stack. If you are a bit patient they will sell on the AH for 7k a stack, or find a high level bonecrafter who synths them into black pearls and sell to them directly for a negotiable price. They also NPC for 300ish gil. I made 70k my first day just NPCing these while racking in a couple fishing skill levels from 30-33ish. I currently dbox them to a high level bone friend for 5k a stack.

    Stage 2: Mercanbaligi & Ahtapot
    Fishing Levels: 53-86
    Area: Nashmau
    Bait: Shrimp Lure
    Additional Location: Tallaca Cave, W exit of Nashmau through Caederva Mire near Einherjar entrance.
    Notes: A friend prefers Tallaca Cave, the difference is in Tallaca you will also fish up Dil's which you will not in Nashmau. NPC rates seem to vary on these from about 600g on Mercs to 700gish on Ahtapots. Mercs are the Eastern equivalent of Bastore Breams and Ahtapots are the Eastern equivalents of Grimmonites. Dil's npc for almost 800g each and are the eastern version of black sole which cap at 96. I personally prefered Nashmau until the Ahtapot cap at 90.

    This is where a few options seem to open:

    Stage 3 Option A: Pterygotus
    Area: Nashmau
    Fishing Levels 86-99
    Bait: Lugworm
    Notes: Biterate is acceptable, and these will not break a Lu.

    Stage 3 Option B: Dil
    Area: Talacca Cave
    Fishing Levels: 86-96
    Bait: Shrimp Lure
    Notes: You will also hit Mercs (single !) which are already capped, and also Ahtapots (!!!) which cap at 90 but the bite rate of hooking dils is similar to Pter's and you will make nice gil off the other 2 fish in the meantime.

    Stage 3: Option C: Cave Cherax
    Area: Quicksand Caves
    Fishing Levels: 86+ or more likely 99-100
    Bait: A MEATABALLS
    Notes: These will snap a Lu Shangs and/or your line. If you go this route and do not have WW high enough to repair consider buying multiple Lu's.

    Stage 4: Option D: Armored Pisces
    Area: Oldton Movalpolos
    Fishing Levels: 86+ or more likely 99-100
    Bait: Sinking Minnow
    Notes: These *will not* snap a line or rod if the fish is completely depleted. Bite rate seems to be equal or possibly better than Cave Cherax.

    Stage 5: Option D: Lik/Gugs
    Area: Lufaise Meadows, Open Sea Route Mhaura/Al Zahbi
    Bait: Minnow, Meatballs
    Notes: If you are lucky enough to have an Ebisu by the time you cap Ahtapot 90 in Talacca Cove skilling off these is a profitable option. I personally skilled 90-100 off Liks and made quite a fortune bazaaring some for 15k and unloading others to lsmates for 10k each and helping them obtain an ebisu. This really wouldn't be a great idea if you had a Lu, but if you were lucky enough to have an Ebisu at this point, the skill ups were quite decent.
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    TLDR Fishing for Dummies Version:
    All done in Nashmau:
    0-53 Robber Rig, Istiridye (If no Lu, then Nebs until 27 w/Halcyon)
    53-86 Shrimp Lure, Mercanbaligi & Ahtapot
    86-99 Lugworm or Sinking Minnow, Pterygotus
    99-100 QSC, Meatballs/Cave Cherax OR Oldton Movalpolos, Sinking Minnow/Armored Pisces, OR Lik/Gugs Minnow/Meatballs

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    Well, now that they have the new ebisu section, I won't bother you guys what that :3. Gonna scan through the thread to find out where you catch gugru's, as I honestly have no idea after doing Lik for so long... Shouldn't be hard though.

    Hopefully everyone is doing awesome on fishing today. It's a good day, I feel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowrunner View Post
    Well, now that they have the new ebisu section, I won't bother you guys what that :3. Gonna scan through the thread to find out where you catch gugru's, as I honestly have no idea after doing Lik for so long... Shouldn't be hard though.

    Hopefully everyone is doing awesome on fishing today. It's a good day, I feel.
    Read the post above you. (Lik/Gugs)

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