http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/forum/fishing Discussion about fishing in World of Warcraft. en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 15:27:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 q http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/search.php http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/flying-tiger-gourami#post-14894 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:05:52 +0000 Marlburo 14894@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Stats outside flight path in Thunder Cleft (Krasarang Wilds):</p> <p>Golden Carp: 27 (54%)<br /> Krasarang Paddlefish: 12 (24%)<br /> Emperor Salmon; 9 (18%)<br /> Sealed Crate: 1 (2%<br /> FLYING TIGER GOURAMI: 1 (2%) </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/impeccably-sharp-tooth#post-16035 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:49:06 +0000 el 16035@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/perculia/status/335392830484791296">Perculia</a> alerted me to a Wowhead <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=97566#comments:id=1850702">comment</a> suggesting the <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=97981">Impeccably Sharp Tooth</a> can be caught from pools in Pandaria in patch 5.3. The item starts a Brawler's Guild quest - one of the new Challenge Cards.</p> <p>I've only done a little fishing on the 5.3 PTR, so the item may just be rare. I don't have a Brawler's Guild rank there, which could be another factor: The item and card is bound, so it would be logical for it only to drop for those who have progressed with the Brawler's Guild. Another possibility is that the catch is more specific than "any pool in Pandaria" - although with this sort of item, I would typically expect catches from a broad range of locations and waters. There's also a remote possibility that the comment is misplaced or speculative, and the Impeccably Sharp Tooth can't be caught at all - but the way the comment is written, it sounds legitimate.</p> <p>So if you catch an Impeccably Sharp Tooth with 5.3, please let us know both where (zone and water/pool type) and what your standing with the Brawler's Guild was, if any. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/catching-tiny-carp#post-15871 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:30:33 +0000 el 15871@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Patch 5.2 adds 4 new Tiny Carp minipets to the waters of Pandaria. <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/catching_tiny_carp.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Catching Tiny Carp.">Catching Tiny Carp</a> is a detailed guide to catching these "very rare" fish.</p> <p>Due to their rarity, we are not yet sure of all possible catch locations. The Pet Journal has hints, but is also misleading: For example, the Pet Journal does not report that <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/tiny_blue_carp.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Tiny Blue Carp." class="nocolor" rel="item=94933">Tiny Blue Carp</a> can be caught from <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish_of_day.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Fish of the Day.">Fish of the Day</a> pools in Townlong Steppes. But they were on the test realm.</p> <p>If you catch a Tiny Carp, and you are sure about where you caught it, please let us know here. Especially if the location and water has not yet been confirmed. Please be sure to post the name (colour) of the Tiny Carp and the zone it was caught from, plus the area within the zone (inland, coastal, Sha-touched) for open water, or pool name for pools. If you've been counting, the number of casts before you got it. And for the super-observant, if you caught it while using an <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/other_equipment.html#ancient_pandaren_fishing_charm" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Ancient Pandaren Fishing Charm." class="nocolor" rel="item=85973">Ancient Pandaren Fishing Charm</a>, did you catch it alone in the loot window, or alongside a regular (non-Pagle/quest) catch?</p> <p>Thanks in advance. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/spinefish-alpha-and-perhaps-the-other-nat-pagle-fish-droprate-at-fish-of-the-day#post-15932 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:30:38 +0000 Moustachy 15932@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Hello there. </p> <p>At the start of MoP, I gave up early on the Nat Pagle rep. I simply did not have the time to fish every day for hundreds of fish for the reputation fish. Although it was the last Fishing achievement I needed, it was not worth it for me. </p> <p>I havent really looked into fishing for a while, but when I saw the 5.2 patch notes, it gave me another boost to start going for it again. Chance on pets while fishing for those quests, and a droprate I can live with. So for the last 7 days, I started fishing up the quests. Every day between 40-80 fish until I had all the 3 quests.</p> <p>But today it was a whole other story. The Mimic Octupus already took longer then normal, something around 30 catches, ok, maybe bad RNG, dont worry (the last few days I always had it within 10-15 casts). Then Flying Tyger Gourami, again about 30 casts until I got it, a little above average, but not to bad. But then, Spinefish Alpha. I always fish at the same spot on Inkgill Mere. I took me over 240 casts to finally get one. It has never cost me more then 30 casts to get it. Does anyone else have the same problem? It was going so well, but I dont wanna fish for an hour again to get one fish a day.</p> <p>Could it be because of the "daily fish"? Today it was Spinefish, in the same lake. I went for open water though, because I was sure that spot dropped the fish rather fast normally. I also had a lot more percentage of the poor quality fishbones.</p> <p>I have the feeling that if you are fishing in water that contains the fish of the day, has the droprate reduced to 5.0 standards (for the Spinefish Alpha). I'm not sure if that counts for every Sha touched pool when fish of the day is Spinefish. But I doubt that with a 5% droprate you can have a bad RNG like I had. </p> <p>Anyways, now I am finished typing this, and while typing came to the conclusion above, I'm not sure if I want to warn people or ask a question :p. </p> <p>I'll keep it with a warning. Fellow anglers, do NOT fish for the Nat Pagle friendship fish quests in water that has "Fish of the Day" pools. 1% is not fun, not fun at all! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/turtle-in-how-many-catches-did-you-get-it#post-5265 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:04:42 +0000 fredje222 5265@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Thought i just made this topic because the other topic isnt really about cathing it :p<br /> so post all stuff you fished here while looking for turtle and where you fished it :)</p> <p>Almost fished non-stop since patch released, 2500 catches done and still no bloody mount, this will be a tough one... Fished in the Frozen Sea just south of Boreans...</p> <p>Btw all my catches are fish caught (that includes pygmy suckerfish/crystallized water/reinforced crate) no junk catches (well a couple, because of missed pools)...</p> <p>Edit: 3000, still no mount<br /> Edit: 3500, still no mount<br /> Edit: 4000, still no mount<br /> Edit: 4500, still no mount<br /> Edit: 5000, still no mount<br /> Edit: 5500, still no mount<br /> Edit: 6000, still no mount<br /> Edit: 6500, still no mount -&gt; changed the title :p<br /> Edit: 7000, still no mount<br /> Edit: 7500, still no mount<br /> Edit: 8000, still no mount<br /> Edit: 8500, still no mount<br /> Edit: 9000, still no mount -&gt; changed my place from Frozen Sea too Grizzly Hills... lots more money to be made here<br /> Edit: 9500, still no mount<br /> Edit: 10,000, still no mount -&gt; whopteefreakingdoo </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/tiny-blue-carp#post-16025 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:11:47 +0000 wynneclark 16025@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Caught during fishing daily in large pool of redbellys.. kael'thas 5/14/2013: 1852 </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/lure-masters-tackle-box#post-9451 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:30:29 +0000 Miraclemaxx 9451@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Hi i have been reading about this and it sounds great as each of my Fishing toon's has a lot of random fishing stuff in the bank Trophy's from fishing if you will ... What i am Wondering is does the Tackle box sit in your bags and open from them or does it take up a bag slot making not as nice and more of a Bank item ? It Would be SWEET if it just took up one slot in a Bag and did what it should help to have less in your bags !! Will this in fact be the case ??? </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/sea-pony-probability-hypothesis#post-10690 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:22:25 +0000 Aestu 10690@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>The Sea Pony, based on anecdotal evidence, seems to have much greater variation in its drop rate than most drops seen up to this time. Furthermore, there are an unusual number of anecdotes from players on this and many other sites citing extremely protracted drop rates on mains and surprisingly quick drops on alts - often serially. </p> <p>Based on these anecdotes, my hypothesis is: <strong>the drop rate for the Sea Pony is scaled negatively against certain character statistics</strong>. Possible candidates that are relevant, objective, and consistent with this general pattern include:</p> <p>- /played time<br /> - Fishing skill<br /> - Total fish caught<br /> - Player level</p> <p>Heading off the inevitable "random loot is random," I would point out it is not always that simple, and the WoW Dev Team has demonstrated an increased preference for curving over the years. Quest items, for example, used to have drop rates based on simple probability; today, the chance that most quest items will drop off applicable mobs scales directly with the number of applicable mobs previously looted. Although it is provably untrue that past results influence future performance, it is human nature to so believe, and it may well be good game design to corroborate this human attitude. </p> <p>Rather than be content with what is a simple assumption, I think it most intelligent to collect data to corroborate or debunk my hypothesis.</p> <p>To my knowledge, no automated tool exists to simultaneously collect and collate said data regarding character statistics and drop rates. Therefore, I can think of no better approach than for interested parties to simply post their data in this thread. From this, perhaps we can notice patterns (or the absence thereof). </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/darkmoon-luck#post-10703 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:30:10 +0000 HootzJnr 10703@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>there is this special vasj'ir style cove of the eastern side of darkmoon near this wreaked ship i read about it and went there there was 50 other people i tryed fishing there and in 10 casts i got 4 of the rare fish for one that didn't get away and 3 sea ponys is this some kind of special drop rate spot </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/tradeable-carp-in-53#post-16006 Sat, 04 May 2013 00:14:19 +0000 GormanGhaste 16006@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/8521562966?page=2#35">Build 16911 info</a> posted by Simca on the blizzard pet battle forums:</p> <blockquote><p>Tiny Blue Carp, Tiny Green Carp, Tiny Red Carp, and Tiny White Carp are no longer unique and can also now be caged and traded with other players.</p></blockquote> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/there-is-no-loot-fishing-bug#post-15922 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:33:53 +0000 GormanGhaste 15922@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Has anyone else run into this? The bobber dips, I click on it, and then this message appears instead of loot. This hasn't happened to me until 5.2. It happens for both short and long casts. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/benefit-if-any-to-fish-attractor-and-tuskar-spear-after-max-level#post-15984 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:23:18 +0000 iwilnot 15984@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Is there any benefit to using the fish attractor, tuskar spear, etc... after reaching max level with fishing? </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/52-darkmoon-catches-vary-by-skill#post-15899 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:39:54 +0000 Jaeger 15899@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I was just surprised by this on the live servers. So it's being applied to <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/darkmoon_island.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Darkmoon Island.">Darkmoon Island</a> as of Patch 5.2. Just caught some <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/reef_octopus.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Reef Octopus." class="nocolor" rel="item=74864">Reef Octopus</a> and <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/giant_mantis_shrimp.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Giant Mantis Shrimp." class="nocolor" rel="item=74857">Giant Mantis Shrimp</a>.</p> <p>This concerns me about the effect on the ability to catch <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/steelscale_crushfish.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Steelscale Crushfish." class="nocolor" rel="item=6360">Steelscale Crushfish</a>. I assume they can't be caught at <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/darkmoon_island.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Darkmoon Island.">Darkmoon Island</a> anymore. It seems the odds for getting <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/away.html">One That Didn't Get Away</a> just got reduced. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/schooner-wreckage-pool#post-10571 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:48:53 +0000 Moonlight 10571@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Oct 14 2011<br /> Found one on the Savage Coast at 15.9 - 23.5<br /> Go directly west of "Ruins of Zul'Kunda" </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/fishing-skill-req-for-great-sea#post-188 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:47:03 +0000 matty555 188@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Hi im level 12 and my fishing skill is 112 and im fishing at longshore at the moment next to the great sea and i was wondering at what skill level can i fidh there?</p> <p>Thanks. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/salty-el#post-15453 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:24:11 +0000 el 15453@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I got an overwhelming reaction to this on Twitter, so I'll post it here too.</p> <p><a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/images/el_sri-la_village_full.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Image: El at Sri-La Village.">Image: El at Sri-La Village</a> / <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/images/just_the_two_of_us_full.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Image: Just the Two of Us.">Image: Just the Two of Us</a></p> <p>Level 90 Angler, "Salty El", is found in Sri-La Village during appearance of <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/large_swarm_of_migrated_reef_octopus.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - Large Swarm of Migrated Reef Octopus.">Large Swarm of Migrated Reef Octopus</a>, as described in <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/news/5-2-el-catching-sea-monsters.html" title="El's Extreme Anglin' - 5.2: El Catching Sea Monsters.">5.2: El Catching Sea Monsters</a>.</p> <p>Killing all hostile octopi nearby disconnects the client, making a logic-defying picture of self stood next to self reassuring improbable, at least for now.</p> <p>I'm, still blushing, but can you tell which one? </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/fishing-and-cooking-1-525-alliance#post-11635 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:43:06 +0000 kami5 11635@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Thank you for this informative and useful guide! While using it, I noticed that the Dustwallow section appeared to be not updated given that there is a convenient Fishing Trainer located in Theramore. The NPC is <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=23896.">Dirty Michael Crowe</a> </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/large-krakkanon-pools#post-15961 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:13:15 +0000 Hibiscus042 15961@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Does anyone know if using the Ancient Pandaren Fishing Charm while fishing the large Krakkanon pools lessens the time/number of casts required to spawn the Krakkanon? If these pools can typically contain up to 100 fish, would using the charm halve the effort required? Sorry in advance if this question doesn't make perfect sense &gt;.&lt; </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/nat-pagles-doc#post-15943 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:07:52 +0000 jdelpheki 15943@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>seems to be an issue with fishing from the doc Nat is next to - No Junk. fished from skill 340 to 375 did not catch one grey item. 77 golden carp, 6 reef octopus, and 5 mantis shrimp...</p> <p>Well now i feel silly </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/lavascale-catfish#post-11511 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:32:10 +0000 Marlburo 11511@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>My data is showing nearly 45% open water catching Lavascale...anyone else notice an increased drop rate in the last 2 months or so? </p>