This page summarises how to catch Luminous Bluetail.
About Luminous Bluetail
Usage: Consumable: Restore 455 to 585 mana (potion). Requires level 55.
Vendor Value: 50c.
Catching Luminous Bluetail
Notes: ((During initial testing the fish acted like a healthstone: It did not share cooldown with potions, so was potentially useful. It was then altered to act like a potion, but the mana restored was no improved: The affect is now the same as a Mana Potion, yet requires level 55 to use.))
Commentary: 15% of the catch from open coastal water in Isle of Quel'Danas.
History: 2.4: Luminous Bluetail first caught.
| Water/pool type | Minimum skill | Areas | Catch Rate | Commonly caught fish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To cast | To avoid get aways | % of Catch | Source | ||||
| Open Water - Coastal | 355 | 450 | 15% | Sample: 804. |
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The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches in the area from the water/pool type that are the named fish.
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Comments
These remarks have been written about this subject by El's readers in the forums. Hopefully you will find them useful.
Topic: 2.4.2 Changes
By el, on 23 April 2008:
I thought Isle of Quel'Danas' fishing was worthless already, but the latest 2.4.2 Public Test Realm has nerfed the catches even further. Based on a sample of 347:
- 77% Giant Sunfish
- 15% Jaggal Clams
- 7% Bloated Giant Sunfish
Bloated Giant Sunfish now contain 1-4 Lightning Eel, 1-2 Luminous Bluetail, 3-5 Seaweed, "Mostly Digested Fish" (grey fish-bones), plus odd herb, ore and scroll as before (but less commonly, because of the new drops).
This means Luminous Bluetail are no longer caught directly by fishing - they can only be found within Bloated Giant Sunfish. However, Luminous Bluetail now share cooldown with 'lock healthstones (and I guess everything else on that timer) and not mana/healing potions.
I wonder if there is anything else lurking in the patch?
By Calabar, on 24 April 2008:
There seem to be some odd changes in this patch, many of which could be considered nerfs. It makes me wonder what the powers that be at Blizzard are intending by it. Maybe if they nerf things bad enough they can “fix” them in the expansion and make it all the more popular. *shrugs* I don’t know what’s up. Unlike most patch notes these have left me scratching my head. So I can’t say I’m all that surprised fishing is getting whacked by the nerf bat as well.
By Petre, on 24 April 2008:
If you remember back to the pre-BC mini patches they did mess with things. I think Blizzard uses this time between expansions to experiment with mechanics that they might be implementing in the next expansion. Most of the really odd mechanics will probably not make it into the live patch, but instead into the expansion. I would be surprised if some of the changes make it in.
By Oberweiss, on 24 April 2008:
Thank you for the update.
I wonder if this means they'll come out with a recipe to cook the Luminous Bluetail into something more useful. I'll probably do some stocking up now, since they seem to be easier to catch pre-2.4.2.
By Lilyana, on 26 April 2008:
I may be wrong... but I have been fishing outside ZA all day (where I previously have been able to fish up Lightning Eels, Crescent-Tail Skullfish, Barbed Gill Trout, and Bloodfin Catfish) but have only managed to lure in Raw Bristlewhisker Catfish and Raw Longjaw Mudsnappers. Perhaps they changed the catches avaliable in this area? It's either that or I am having really bad luck =P Hope someone else has time to confirm this.
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