This page summarises how to catch Steelscale Crushfish.
About Steelscale Crushfish
Usage: Equip: Acts as a one-handed mace: 22-42 damage, speed 2.50 (12.8 damage per second), +4 Strength bonus. Requires level 20.
Vendor Value: 25s 51c.
Auction Value: Almost priceless to the exotic fish collector.
Catching Steelscale Crushfish
Notes: Probably the rarest catch in Azeroth. Possibly from just coastal open waters of Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, and Wetlands - but it is so rare, we can't be sure!
Related Achievement: One That Didn't Get Away: Catch one of the rare fish: Dark Herring, Rockhide Strongfish, Steelscale Crushfish, 103 Pound Mightfish, 22 Pound Lobster, 15 Pound Mud Snapper, 52 Pound Redgill, 29 Pound Salmon, 68 Pound Grouper, 32 Pound Catfish. All these fish are very rare catches, which anglers should expect to catch while fishing for other fish. Low-level anglers can gain this achievement by catching fish found in low-level areas, such as 15 Pound Mud Snapper. This may be the most frustrating of all fishing achievements because the heaviest off-hand fish are exceptionally rare. For some analysis and tips, read this discussion.
| Water/pool type | Minimum skill | Areas | Catch Rate | Commonly caught fish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To cast | To avoid get aways | % of Catch | Source | ||||
| Open Water - Coastal | 55 | 150 | Infrequent catch. | ||||
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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- Valuable Fish - This chapter will help you catch fish of value.
- Fishing Achievements - Introduction to fishing-related personal achievements.
Comments
These remarks have been written about this subject by El's readers in the forums. Hopefully you will find them useful.
Topic: Steelscale crushfish
By Gavotte, on 28 February 2008:
For the past month or two I've been fishing on and off in the Wetlands (Baradin Bay) for about, on average, an hour a night. My goal has been to catch a Steelscale Crushfish and come up with an approximate catch-rate. Well...after quite a long while, my goal was finally realized.
As you can see, I unfortunately was not using Fishing Buddy. However, I can confidently say that catch-rate for me was approximately .001%. Hopefully this helps the fishing community a little. I urge others to attempt to catch this fish themselves, even though it can be terribly boring, and record their own catch-rates so we can finally know the exact catch-rate of this fish.
I also must say...holding the crushfish and old ironjaw while in my fishing outfit looks quite nice. =)
By lyllyth, on 17 March 2008:
I went out to Hillsbrad tonight and caught one of these off the coast of Southshore after only 150 casts! This is a catch rate of .667% that took me a little over 50 minutes of total fishing, from between 3-4am server time. I know that I'm very lucky to have caught this from the small amount of casts that I made, but I still feel the information is helpful to the community.
I made this catch just southwest of southshore, total fish:
95 Rainbow Fin Albacore
35 Oily Blackmouth
18 Firefin Snapper
1 Message in a Bottle (also cool item)
1 Steelscale CrushfishI'll probably try and catch another one and update the posting if I do, but for now I'm gonna go celebrate.
As a side note this site is an incredible blessing to the fishing community and I thank all of you that help provide it to us.
Topic: Crushfish Update
By Marlburo, on 23 May 2008:
Been going for Crushfish and seeing how many times I've seen "got it after a couple casts in South Shore" I thought I'd update you on my stats thus far in South Shore:
Rainbow Fin Albacore: 64.6% (1473)
Oily Blackmouth: 23.8% (542)
Firefin Snapper: 10.0% (227)
Small Locked Chest: .7% (15)
Message in a Bottle: .5% (12-2 Day 4 Diary Pages)
Waterlogged Crate: .5% (11)2280 casts, and still no luck BUT I WILL NOT QUIT!
By Marlburo, on 30 October 2008:
Well since the new fishing achievement "One That Didn't Get Away" came out I decided to return to my Crushfish search. Waited for Fishing Buddy to get updated for new patch (WoLK) and here are stats thus far:
Rainbow Fin Albacore: 62.5% (1830)
Oily Blackmouth: 24.9% (730)
Firefin Snapper: 10.8% (317)
Small Locked Chest: .6% (17)
Message in a Bottle: .6% (17)
Waterlogged Crate: .5% (15)No luck yet, but will keep u posted.
By Marlburo, on 31 October 2008:
I GOT HIM!!!!!!
Rainbow Fin Albacore: 62.4% (2135)
Oily Blacksmouth: 24.8% (849)
Firefin Snapper: 11.1% (378)
Waterlogged Crate: .6% (21)
Small Locked Chest: .6% (20)
Message in a Bottle: .5% (16)
STEELSCALE CRUSHFISH: 0.0% (1)If you take these stats (3420) and add first posts (2280) you get 5700 exactly.....so I would say at best guess the 5000-6000 cast rate is about right in Southshore.
By Gummo, on 01 November 2008:
And you have (and log out with) TWO Hooks of the Master Anglers?
By Marlburo, on 04 November 2008:
hahaha I wear my fishing gear 24-7, Im a fisher not a fighter!
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Topic: Steelscale Crushfish
By Micha, on 30 October 2008:
Has anybody caught this? If so, do you have cast numbers? I know El did, after a very long time. I'm really starting to wonder at the catch rate on this one, though.
I'm thinking it's probably significantly more rare than 1/1000, even. I'm actually looking at somewhere in the ballpark of 1/5000. What do you guys think?
By Jolly Rogers, on 30 October 2008:
I wouldn't mind knowing a bit more about the Steelscale Crushfish iv been trying for the Rockhide fish-weapon from the tasty fish pools but no luck thus far and only recently was aware of another fish-weapon perhaps its a higher drop rate then Rockhide? I dunno but i would also like to know.
By Marlburo, on 30 October 2008:
Missed this post before I updated an old post I had made, been fishing in southshore, stats are in the other post....no luck yet.
