purus Discussion about fishing in World of Warcraft. en-US Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:12:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 q http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/search.php http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/28#post-11481 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:01:59 +0000 Simagreen 11481@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Finally completed this achievement tonight to become Salty! I went after the 15lb. mudfish in Elwynn Forest, at the little pond behind the blacksmith. Here's my catch summary:</p> <p>Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper x 119<br /> Raw Brilliant Smallfish x 244<br /> 10 Pound Mud Snapper x 2<br /> 12 Pound Mud Snapper<br /> 15 Pound Mud Snapper<br /> Pattern: Red Linen Robe<br /> Minor Mana Potion x 3<br /> Minor Healing Potion</p> <p>Ironically, I caught this beauty right as I was deciding to call it a night. Color me surprised! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-11227 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:19:52 +0000 Slickrock 11227@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Uggh... this one is slowly killing me. After a long time trying to win the Tourney, I amazed myself and won it this Saturday, which left me with this achievement... what a mistake saving this for the end. I'm over 1.500 casts trying to get the herring, and well over 1,000 casts on Crystal Lake. Nothing to show for the effort yet... sigh...</p> <p>I sure wish Blizz had updated this achieve to work in a location with fish that were usable in Cata content. It would be much less frustrating if the fish were usable. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10911 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:31:33 +0000 Shrodinger 10911@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I got this achievement from the 15 lb. mudfish in Elwynn Forest, just 3 hours after I won the Kalu'ak Fishing Derby. </p> <p>Location: Crystal Lake, Elwynn Forest<br /> Casts: about 200<br /> Skill: 525 (but I don't think that it matters with this location)<br /> My Catches:<br /> 111 Raw Brilliant Smallfish<br /> 79 Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper<br /> 2 10 Pound Mud Snapper<br /> 1 12 Pound Mud Snapper<br /> &gt;1 15 Pound Mud Snapper!&lt;</p> <p>I had been looking for the Dark Herring in the Howling Fjord until I came here and read about the luck people had been having with the mudfish. Many thanks and happy fishing! You can do eet! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10772 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:19:43 +0000 Weller 10772@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I spent days maybe even weeks fishing herring pools, as well as hundreds of casts in various other areas, having been the last one I needed for months I decided to just sit at Stonebull and not leave until I caught it, around 1,200 casts I gave up, logged in later that afternoon around four ish and three casts in caught it. =) </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10727 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:11:40 +0000 Kylkiluut 10727@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Gah! I've been trying (off and on) for almost two years now to get the &lt;Salty&gt; title for my lvl 85 Gnome Thief. He's got everything except the Rare Fish and the Fishing Contest win (which I'm saving for the last achievement).</p> <p>The other day I made a new bank alt (with fishing and cooking), and sent him down to the pond next to the Blacksmith Shop in Goldshire and threw a line in the water.</p> <p>On the second (!!!!!) cast, I caught a rare fish. :(</p> <p>You can't believe how depressed that made me. I guess I'll now send my lvl 85 thief down there as well but sheesh...</p> <p>I'm kinda hoping that maybe they have upped the catch rate for Rare Fish with the latest patch. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10677 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:26:50 +0000 Isis 10677@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>While doing my 701 casts trying to get my seahorse pet, I got two Steelscale Crushfish within five mins of each other. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10601 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:22:26 +0000 HootzJnr 10601@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>lots of peep have hade good luck in mulgore i tried this WORLDS BIGGEST MOST EPIC FAIL<br /> 13k casts no mud snapper am i missing something or just RELLY suck at fishing</p> <p>EDIT:a couple days at howling ford and DARK HERRING </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10435 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:50:39 +0000 jonhuddo 10435@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p><cite>Preyveil <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10350" title="View original post.">wrote</a>:</cite></p> <blockquote><p> Hoping that posting here to El's will bring me luck as it seems to have done for a few others...</p> </blockquote> <p>I've got an entire Guild Bank full of Fangtooth Herring so just came here to check it wasn't bugged or something. I'm taking on any lucky charms people have so I'll post here too and hopefully I can make that celebratory edit one day :P</p> <p>.:Edit:. HELL YEAH SALTY stick to it anyone that is trying and good luck! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10417 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:37:05 +0000 Silvestas 10417@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I started the Achievement today ( 05/07/2011) after 402 casts i caught the 15 Pound Mud Snapper in Stonebull Lake, Mulgore.</p> <p>Here's the stats:</p> <p>Brilliant Smallfish: 242<br /> Longjaw Mud Snapper: 146<br /> 10 Pound Mud Snapper: 6<br /> 12 Pound Mud Snapper: 2<br /> Minor Mana Potion: 2<br /> Minor Healing Potion: 2<br /> Malachite: 1<br /> 15 Pound Mud Snapper: 1 </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10366 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:19:33 +0000 Niglac 10366@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I started the OTDGA achievement earlier this evening (about 30min ago). I got the Dark Herring on my 37th cast in a pool. It was pretty crazy. Now back to Mr. Pinchy D: </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10361 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:33:43 +0000 el 10361@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Fishing skill does not alter the catch rate, except to remove junk catches. If you are fishing from pools (which never give junk) you are wasting your time and money on lures and lager. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10360 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:59:28 +0000 PubDartGuy 10360@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>What effect * if any * does Fishing skill have on the chances to catch a rare fish for the One That Didn't Get Away achievement? </p> <p>I submitted an in-game ticket to ask, but the GM's response was 'we cannot give any game hints' and suggested I check wowhead and wowwiki. </p> <p>I have an Illustrious 525 base Fishing skill, and am using my Bone Fishing Pole (+30) enhanced with High Test Eternium Fishing Line (+5), and the +5 Fishing enchant on my gloves, and using a lure (+100) and drinking Captain Rumsey's Lager (+10) for a total Fishing skill of 675 (shows as 525 + 150 / 525) on the Professions tab of my Spellbook). </p> <p>But I've fished up at least 1200 Fangtooth Herring from pools, and no Dark Herring yet. I wonder if I'm wasting my lures and lager? (Although, keeping that drinking buff up is a challenge in itself, with only a 3 min duration. It's a good thing I'm a Dwarf, because a lightweight Gnome would never be able to chug this much beer!)</p> <p>And what should I do with all these Herrings? I could cut down a whole forest I suppose... or is there a vendor for the Knights Who Say Ni somewhere around the Argent Tournament Grounds? </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10350 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:11:52 +0000 Preyveil 10350@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>So. Depressed. </p> <p>I've got over 8K at Thunderfalls...<br /> ... 1K in Fort Windreaver<br /> ... 2K in Tedrassil<br /> ... 2K at Iceflow in Dun Murough...<br /> ... 1.5K in Swamp of Sorrows now...</p> <p>Quite a few pound fish some pellet guns and cloaks... lots of reinforced lock boxes and more fish than even a pack of kittens would want to have anything to do with. </p> <p>I'm a cheev hound so i've got to get it done... and this is all i need for salty but it just feels like it will never drop... </p> <p>I've been at it for nine days now.</p> <p>Hoping that posting here to El's will bring me luck as it seems to have done for a few others...</p> <p>-- edit 1 ---<br /> So after my bad luck in Swamp this morning I tried STV contest... and stupidly won... (I don't need it since I won the Kalu won a few weeks back)... I fish the entire two hours and got two of the three rare tourney fish but no rockhide :( I'm back at Thunderfalls now and every minute thinking of poking a bandit in the eye with a fishhook. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10289 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:10:44 +0000 bubba 10289@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>i am currently over 5000 fish and continuing in search of the 15 lb mud snapper, to those that think this achievement is to be done in one day plan for a long haul. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10288 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:32:55 +0000 Telex 10288@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>About a Month before Cataclysm Dropped, I startied Working on my Achievements to pass the time. I Finally Got the Fishing Bug, and Jumped and Lept through the Anglers Acheeves, Got my Mr. Pinchy within a Week, and the rest in good time, But..The Last 2 left Were Winning a Fishing Derby and "The One That Didn't get Away". I could Not believe It..My Very First Derby I entered..Wouldn't ya know.. I got the Black Tip Shark and raced back to Dalaran For the Win and got my Boots. I know Lucky..and highly Rare, I was elated. Now the Final Beast. I tried for the Dark Herring but just wasn't loving it, so after about 800 casts I switched to the 15 LB Mud Snapper in Crystal Lake. I got about 1200 Casts Total and got my Bloated Smallfish but not the one that got away. I read ELs Anglin' and StoneBull Lake was what everyone was talking about. So at 186 casts total.. 15 LB Mud Snapper!!!! Given this was Over a Months time only fishing there for 10 mins at a time. But 20 casts in today there it was.. SALTY !!!!!!. Here's how the numbers looked at StoneBull Lake. (on the lil bump rock off the Coast with 680 Fishing Skill and Magical crawdad out for help :)</p> <p>Brilliant Smallfish = 107<br /> Mud Snapper= 74<br /> Minor Mana Potion = 2<br /> 12 Lb Mud Snapper =2<br /> 15 LB Mud Snapper = 1 </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10287 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:39:42 +0000 turtlehead 10287@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Just got the 15 Lb snapper at Thunder Falls. Been working last couple weeks off and on in the Herring pools of Howling Fjord and caught around 900 herring with no darkies. First cast for the daily today at thunder falls and the snapper surprised me by flopping in my lap.</p> <p>Thought I'd post it as another confirmation that Thunder falls can be used as an alternative to crystal lake.</p> <p>Good luck to the rest of you still casting for it! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-10266 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:01:43 +0000 Phrin 10266@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I just fished up the 15 pound mud snapper in Crystal Lake in Elwyn. I started fishing for it in earnest yesterday. Fish caught on the way:</p> <p>Raw Brilliant Smallfish: 324<br /> Raw Longjaw Mudsnapper: 202<br /> 10 pound Mudsnapper: 4<br /> 12 Pound Mudsnapper: 1<br /> Minor Mana Potion: 4<br /> Minor Healing Potion: 1<br /> 15 Pound Mudsnapper: 1</p> <p>Total items fished up: 537</p> <p>Final fishing skill: 474 (unbuffed)</p> <p>I seem to have caught the fish in an extraordinarily short time. Initially, I spent several hours fishing for the dark herring in Howling Fjords, but the effort of moving and having to hit the pools was realling annoying. I found it much easier to park on the banks of Crystal Lake and fish without having to aim or move.</p> <p>Good luck to all of you who are still searching for the big fishes. Now I need to finish the dailies and win the extravaganza. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-9549 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:40:14 +0000 SpiderSpawnX 9549@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p><cite>Calicia <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-9450" title="View original post.">wrote</a>:</cite></p> <blockquote><p>I've never gone on a marathon fishing session for the OTDGA. For the most part, I've just used my time at herring pools or Crystal Lake as filler while I wait for randoms or for a raid to start. Even so, after a couple of months even a casual fisherman starts to curse the RNG gods.<br /> After cruising by this thread for encouragement and seeing that Stonebull Lake seems to be the hotspot again, I saddled up and made my way to Mulgore. As an aside, the Shattering has brought changes for Alliance trying to get there, but it's actually easier than it was before. Just go to Theramore and take the new gate which runs directly to the Southern Barrens. You have to bypass a large gate between the Southern Barrens and Mulgore, but it's not a big deal. You'll pick a new flight point along the way to boot.<br /> Anyway, the point is that after about 30 minutes, the 15 Pound Mud Snapper hit. I was standing out on a log near the logging camp.<br /> Take it for what it's worth, but I'm a believer: Stonebull Lake FTW.</p></blockquote> <p>I can confirm a sencond catch here!!! Thanx for the Info. Here is my stats:</p> <p>2hours of fishing 4:30pm - 6:30pm PST<br /> Fishing Skill 585 - Probably not important.<br /> 1st 90 mins i was standing next to the log with branches then moved onto the log without branches @ 45.8 65.8</p> <p>Raw Brillian Smallfish - 252<br /> Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper - 167<br /> 10 Pound Mud Snapper - 7<br /> 12 Pound Mud Snapper - 5<br /> Minor Mana Potion - 1<br /> 15 Pound Mud Snapper - 1 </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-9487 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:00:15 +0000 Jimbra 9487@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I got this achievement by happy accident, by catching a Rockhide Strongfish during the Stranglethorn fishing tournament. Didn't win the tournament, but I think this achievement was a good consolation prize. :) </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/one-that-didnt-get-away-achievement/page/27#post-9450 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:06:37 +0000 Calicia 9450@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I've never gone on a marathon fishing session for the OTDGA. For the most part, I've just used my time at herring pools or Crystal Lake as filler while I wait for randoms or for a raid to start. Even so, after a couple of months even a casual fisherman starts to curse the RNG gods.</p> <p>After cruising by this thread for encouragement and seeing that Stonebull Lake seems to be the hotspot again, I saddled up and made my way to Mulgore. As an aside, the Shattering has brought changes for Alliance trying to get there, but it's actually easier than it was before. Just go to Theramore and take the new gate which runs directly to the Southern Barrens. You have to bypass a large gate between the Southern Barrens and Mulgore, but it's not a big deal. You'll pick a new flight point along the way to boot.</p> <p>Anyway, the point is that after about 30 minutes, the 15 Pound Mud Snapper hit. I was standing out on a log near the logging camp.</p> <p>Take it for what it's worth, but I'm a believer: Stonebull Lake FTW. </p>