Fishing

[Fievel]

Well now that everybody knows ;x

[LilWhmMan]

Well now that everybody knows ;x

Was thinking this

[Sho]

Well now that everybody knows ;x

People know on my server and still no one is taking advantage very well, lol.

[Zetanio]

People know on my server and still no one is taking advantage very well, lol.

This.

I went in with my fishing alt and got 41 rustys last night. I was the only person fishing in the zone.

Sorry if I "blew the spot up" but I think most people know about and are too lazy to go farm them up.

[nibu]

This.

I went in with my fishing alt and got 41 rustys last night. I was the only person fishing in the zone.

Sorry if I "blew the spot up" but I think most people know about and are too lazy to go farm them up.

I had a hunch, but didn't care to investigate it.

And I still don't care, so Sho can reap all the profits for me. Hell, I even tried to send some of my Gugrusaurus customers over to him because I didn't want to fish at the time.

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Some quick calculations for people interested in fishing up Matsya for profit:

In short, don't bother. Though most of you probably know this already.

I posted in a FFXIAH thread. For those thinking Matsya are going to make you really rich, really quick, I'd suggest doing something else. Compared to just NPCing Cave Cherax for full value, gutting those cherax and fishing/NPCing matsya only gets you a little bit more gil/hour, if any.

Here is my haul from when I fished with 125 ex bait.

Assuming 18 Cherax an hour, and getting 21 Matsya, I made 940,000 gil after 30.5 hours (time fishing up 500 cherax, and fishing up matsya, and doesn't include ALL THAT TIME turning in cherax). That's 31k per hour.

I would have made 800,000 if I just turned in all Cherax to a normal NPC for 1600 each. To fish up 500 cherax at 18 an hour, this would have taken 27.7 hours, which comes out to 29k an hour.

Again, this 2k difference is probably even closer to being equal once you consider the amount of time turning in 500 cherax to Zaldon takes. Also, I fished up more than 500 cherax in order to get 125 bait, so luck also factors into your prosperity.

And if my cherax/hour number is off by a little, it shouldn't matter since it's a constant in both calculations. The difference between NPCing all cherax, and spending the time to turn them into Matsya, is still minimal, if there is a difference at all when you consider all time factors (crappy fishing days, Zaldon gutting CS, etc.).

In sum, unless you want bragging rights for the largest fish on your server, don't bother with Matsya at the moment. There are plenty other, significantly more profitable fish.

E: Theoretically, of course, you might be able to up your profits if you get a bunch of people to hold fished up mobs in Vunkerl. Since mobs account for the most loss of bait while fishing Matsya, if you can have people hold them while you fish, you'd be saving yourself a lot of bait. But be aware that the mobs do gain in strength over time, so your partners would need to zone them every once in a while to reset their strength.

That's a lot of work, though, and I don't think it to be worthwhile.

[Wakabo]

I'm closing in on lu's right now, just 6 more days and it'll be mine or shorter if I purchase moats. Does anyone know what are some good profit fish to skill up on? I just hit 30 the other day as well

[urat]

I'm closing in on lu's right now, just 6 more days and it'll be mine or shorter if I purchase moats. Does anyone know what are some good profit fish to skill up on? I just hit 30 the other day as well

Trumpet shell, I say this everytime the question comes up but, Trumpet Shells.

To be honest I still fish them they're that damn profitable, sometimes all the way up to 25K/stack if someone is skilling bonecraft.

Other than once upon a times when I could sell 30-40 liks to buyers for 20~25K a pop, trumpet shells are my highest profit.

Other than that, watch your server prices, see if you can find a direct buyer for fish, etc etc.

[Wakabo]

Even at skill level 30 I'll be able to fish those up?

[Fievel]

No matter what level fishing you are sometimes the bite rate on those is god awful, just be aware of that.

[mrrhypon]

Either the fishing cooking sushi combi, or the fishing bonecrafting trumpet combi..
Not sure yet myself. Sushi's will allways have a steady price. at least on our server.
Because of the huge demand.

[Wakabo]

Dorp :3
http://i34.tinypic.com/33mx7r7.jpg

[Fievel]

Congratulations taru :D you're just getting all sorts of crafting related shit done, apron, lu shangs, whats next?!

[Deader2818]

Congratulations taru :D you're just getting all sorts of crafting related shit done, apron, lu shangs, whats next?!

Ebisu! Speaking of which, I need to find some fish to buy ; ;

[Fievel]

If you're on fenrir I'll catch you as many as you need :D

[Wakabo]

Congratulations taru :D you're just getting all sorts of crafting related shit done, apron, lu shangs, whats next?!

Thanks, I was stoked to get both in one day. Had friend Hannah and Ashuri help with the last lil bit xD and spamming AH's for moat too. I was desperate but it's just been so nice now not worrying about moat. The testimonial was hilarious lol. Best key item in the game by far.

Next goal is smithing ring and finish up with key items from that and then work on fishing guild items (:

[Terravcota]

This may be a really stupid question, but when you can catch multiple fish on a line, does catching 3 count as 1 fish fatigue or as 3 fish fatigue? Curious if anyone has the answer for certain.

[Wallrat]

I couldn't say 100%, but my 'seat of the pants' parse tells me that I cap really quickly when I'm catching multiples. So I would say that 3 fish = +3 fatigue.

[Not Kuno]

1/141 on sable shoot. Now to buy more Lik. D:

[Triplesea]

Update tomorrow, new fish to gut, here we go again, matsya?

[Triplesea]

sorry, double post, lag