http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in Discussion about fishing in World of Warcraft. en-US Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:20:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/search.php http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in/page/2#post-4792 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:10:20 +0000 Pipp 4792@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I caught the Dark Herring in a Fangtooth Herring School in Winter's Breath Lake at 46,19. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in/page/2#post-4360 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:15:44 +0000 Pipre 4360@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I fished for the Dark herring for about 16 hours total and never saw the guy, went to Elwynn and caught the Mudfish in under 30 minutes. The RNG is truly random! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-4358 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:51:54 +0000 Axolara 4358@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I got this pretty fast today from fishing herring schools, I highly recommend trying this fish for your achievement. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-4214 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:24:38 +0000 VoicesInMyHead 4214@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>01.30.2009 21:41 server time<br /> Cauldron Isle - 56.8 , 39.1<br /> Fishing 450 + Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole + Truesilver Fishing Line<br /> Fished 3 Fangtooth Herring pools<br /> 10 Herrings<br /> 1 crate of Colbolt Ore x2<br /> 1 Dark Herring</p> <p>-The Voices </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-4095 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:54:47 +0000 rakoth 4095@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>As I noted in another thread, I caught the Dark Herring fishing pools in WInter's Breath Lake in HF. Fourth cast - talk about lucky... </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-4080 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:31:10 +0000 Rezn 4080@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I caught the Dark Herring at 54.61 57.7 . Was 2:20 am server time. Fishing Skill 480.<br /> Caught it on first cast! </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2980 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:18:51 +0000 Oberweiss 2980@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I finally fished up a <a href="/fish/?s=Dark Herring" title="Fish Finder - Dark Herring.">Dark Herring</a> yesterday after doing laps around the big lake North of Skorn, fishing in only the schools. I was the only person fishing there, and they respawned fast enough to fish in them continually. It was the last achievement I needed to complete to get the Salty title.</p> <p>I did some open water inland fishing as well, because the <a href="/fish/?s=Pygmy Suckerfish" title="Fish Finder - Pygmy Suckerfish.">Pygmy Suckerfish</a> sell well, and you don't get any of them fishing exclusively in the schools, unfortunately. At least the <a href="/fish/?s=Fangtooth Herring" title="Fish Finder - Fangtooth Herring.">Fangtooth Herring</a> are used in three different cooking recipes, so they sell pretty well, too. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2979 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:00:44 +0000 Mitzy 2979@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Hehe, I feel for you. I as well only need the One that didn't get away achievement for Salty. Sucks really :&lt; </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2959 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:00:28 +0000 JohnClark 2959@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>650 catches in the Fjord .. still no Herring .. its all i need for Salty but must admit .. slowly losing resolve. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2899 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:18 +0000 Nomi 2899@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Fished up Dark Herrig today from Grizzly Hills, lake around the area called Blue Sky Logging Grounds, open water. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2777 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:57:02 +0000 aparchee 2777@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Hi, got him today, 987 fish caught when he popped from a pool excluding catches of Crates and Waters, easily over 1000 including them. I just fished from the pier at Valgarde moving between the 2 respawning pools as and when they were up. ;-) </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2775 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:39:51 +0000 Arek 2775@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I've fished up 600 herrings now, and no luck yet.</p> <p>I think the reason the dark herring is alluring is because in other cases of the rare catches for OTDGA, you're fishing in ponds with multiple kinds of fish to catch, not all of which have a rare replacement that fulfills the achievement. With herring schools being very plentiful, it's pretty easy to constantly circle a pond (I have had no competition so far) and constantly catch herring, so you've got the chance to get the rare with every cast. If you're fishing in a pool with three kinds of fish that have equal drop rates, your chances of getting what you want dropped by a third.</p> <p>I doubt it has any higher of a catch rate, but the consistency of which you're testing the RNG works in your favor in this case. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2731 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:45:36 +0000 Cayena 2731@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>How many pools are people fishing before they're pulling up the Dark Herring? I'm over 500 fish caught from pools and no Dark Herring, so it really doesn't seem to be much different from other rare fish. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2723 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:02:27 +0000 Gummo 2723@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>My guess is it's <strong>possible</strong> to catch a <a href="/fish/?s=Dark Herring" title="Fish Finder - Dark Herring.">Dark Herring</a> from open water. For example, the fishing quest "Shrimpin' Ain't Easy" appears to merely substitute a Bloated Barbed Gill Trout whenever you would normally catch a Barbed Gill Trout, which is why you sometimes catch some other fish -- open water in Zangarmarsh will fish up about 70% Barbed Gill Trout. If the Dark Herring is a similar rare substitution for a Fangtooth Herring, any time you'd catch a fangtooth, you have a small chance of getting a Dark Herring instead, and you <strong>can</strong> get a Fangtooth Herring from some open water, just not as often as a pool.</p> <p>As an odd aside, the Shattrath daily fishing quests gives 0 XP, but the cooking daily in Shattrath gives you XP (12,650 at level 70). </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2722 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:34:57 +0000 castorshell13 2722@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>heres the question tho, is it only fangtooth schools? or can you also catch it free water? </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2721 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:20:26 +0000 Ixumi 2721@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Ditto on the above! Got my 'Salty' title. ^_^ </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2710 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:09:23 +0000 spiny 2710@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Caught today from "Lake Cauldros", immediate N/NW waters from utgarde keep. It was fished directly from a Fangtooth Herring school. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2706 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:16:28 +0000 el 2706@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>Thanks Cnirec. I've added <a href="/fish/?s=Dark Herring" title="Fish Finder - Dark Herring.">Dark Herring</a>. Curious that it requires level 78, even though it is caught in a level 68+ zone.</p> <p>On the plus side, it means people trying to complete the One that Got Away can now fish in a zone where they will catch valuable fish. Still, this is not a common catch. So I guess the achievement did not get any easier.</p> <p>I'd still love to know if Dark Herring can be caught elsewhere. Logically it should also be caught in inland <a href="/fish/?s=Grizzly Hills" title="Fish Finder - Grizzly Hills.">Grizzly Hills</a>, which shares the same open water fish as <a href="/fish/?s=Howling Fjord" title="Fish Finder - Howling Fjord.">Howling Fjord</a>. But it might be found in other zones too. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2702 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:10:46 +0000 Cnirec 2702@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>More info: Dark Herring, green (uncommon) dagger, 146-271 Dam, 1.9 Speed, 109.7 dps, req. level 78, Chance on hit: Blast enemy for 70 Fire Damage. And a quote in gold lettering "Herring seeks your life". Looks just like a silver fish when held in hand cept it's shiny "oh my".</p> <p>Landed it in the lake just west above Valgarde, Howling Fjorde while fishing a Fangtooth Herring pool.. Since I can't seem to get the name of the lake to pop up on the screen I'll call it Lake Utgarde Keep, as one can enter Utgarde from the lakes NE corner. </p> http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/otdga-turtle-swordfish-out-dark-herring-in#post-2628 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:22:45 +0000 el 2628@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <p>I have one report that the Dark Herring does actually exist. I'm very interested in additional information... </p>