http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly Discussion about fishing in World of Warcraft. en-US Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:02:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/search.php http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly#post-6748 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:06:16 +0000 Cherel 6748@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Interesting. I didn't know you could complete this one from a pool - I've always done it in open water. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly#post-6745 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:59:07 +0000 Al 6745@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Thanks, El! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly#post-6743 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:08:25 +0000 el 6743@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>The technical explanation of how pools are "cherry picked" <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/pool_appearance.html">is here</a>. There's a <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/pool_spawning.html">summary here</a>.</p> <p>There have been a few claims of a catch from a <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/moonglow_cuttlefish_school.html" title="Fish Finder - Moonglow Cuttlefish School.">Moonglow Cuttlefish School</a>. I've never managed to confirm that myself, and it seems more likely that such catches are coming from the open water near the pool - it's easy to "miss". </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly#post-6742 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:36:11 +0000 Al 6742@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Open water works fine. I've done it several times. There are usually very few monsterbelly pools on my server when this is the fishing daily. The increased pressure, plus the nature of pool respawning - which I know has been discussed here - (El, can you provide a link, 'cause I cant remember where, exactly?) means that everyone fishes out the monsterbelly schools, leaving nothing but dozens of cuttlefish pools. Consequently, I generally complete this quest by flying (previously water walking on my land mount) to the nearest chunk of ice and fishing open waters for it. It never takes a very long time. </p> <p>I agree with Marlburo. I certainly wouldn't expect to find it in a cuttlefish pool. Assuming I landed inside the pool for each cast, I would expect nothing but cuttlefish ... with the random suckerfish. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly#post-6735 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:52:27 +0000 Marlburo 6735@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>well the only way you would get a monsterbelly while fishing "in" a cuttlefish pool is if you were outside of the pool i beleive. Frankly i didn't even know you could complete this quest in open water. Fly around those glaciers and 8/10 there will be a deep sea monsterbelly school ready: with max fishing and bait ive never had to use more than one pool </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/bloated-monsterbelly#post-6729 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:24:18 +0000 yossarian 6729@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>the fishing daily in the frozen sea, looking for that severed arm...</p> <p> i have never completed this quest by getting the drop of the bloated monsterbelly while fishing a cuttlefish pool in the frozen sea.</p> <p>i have completed it in open water (usually the way i do it) and monsterbelly pools in the frozen sea (on occasion).</p> <p>i have never ever really tried to test this theory... </p> <p>i just go to complete the quest and if there is a pool near my landing spot i will fish it.</p> <p>so it could just be the luck of the draw...</p> <p>does anyone know if my observation is actually true or just unique to my own experience? </p>