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El's Extreme Anglin' Forums Topic: STV Rare fish drop rate? http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ El's Extreme Anglin' Forums Topic: STV Rare fish drop rate? en Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:21:25 +0000 Doubled on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate/page/2#post-959 Mon, 26 May 2008 14:21:27 +0000 Doubled 959@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ Just wanted to join in.....I did the STV Extraganza for the first time this past weekend. I only caught 16 by the time someone won it in less than 18 minutes. How are you supposed to beat that? I did end up with a rare fish, got the Hat out of it. Took about 50 successful catches before it popped up. Sukaduk on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate/page/2#post-913 Sun, 18 May 2008 21:47:12 +0000 Sukaduk 913@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ Did my 4th contest today and about 86 casts into got a Brownell's Blue Striped Racer Woot >.> and I also won for the first time =) el on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate/page/2#post-911 Sun, 18 May 2008 16:04:16 +0000 el 911@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ That may be a change or a bug. I noticed that the Consortium Prison Key drops [rewards once the prisoners were killed] were triggering a confirmation dialogue, even though I was the only one who could loot them. Masken on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate/page/2#post-910 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:39:19 +0000 Masken 910@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ Just a little correction to the text on the Rewards page. I got the confirmation window when i caught Brownell's Blue Striped Racer. Masken on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate/page/2#post-909 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:35:24 +0000 Masken 909@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I just did my first competition and I got two (2) Brownell's Blue Striped Racer. Two pairs of Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots in my bag now. Have to try for the Hat and Line next Sunday. ;-) Spellbinder on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate/page/2#post-796 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:47:21 +0000 Spellbinder 796@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ Just to get back on topic a bit as the OP asked for the boots specifically. I haven't played WoW a year yet, started in Sept last year and it is May now (you figure out how long) and for the contest i maybe been at it seriously for 4 months top. And i've gotten a rare almost every contest that i never won, because i allways stay the full time fishing, until 1600. And i have won the boots twice and the hat 2 or 3 times, never the fishing line. So it is not like you have to catch one before you get another. But it seems the drops various between servers. And not only in the competition. But also in dailies fishing quest. In one server they got Crocolisk in the city several times in a row and on my server no one had got the quest yet. interferenza on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-795 Tue, 06 May 2008 06:25:39 +0000 interferenza 795@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ i did 3 contest now... the first time, just when i get the last fish, a horde guy won :( second time... too much people in the area i like, so i changed side of stv, fished a lot of blackmouth... and the last time someone won when i cought the 38 fish Gurko on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-609 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:04:55 +0000 Gurko 609@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I've fished 5 or 6 tourneys on Thorium Brotherhood with Gurko and Garona with Mardigillian. I've never been terribly close to winning, but on Garona I've had something you might call luck with the rares. Hat and line in my first Garona try (3rd or 4th try over all), and 3 count 'em 3 hats in my second try. My biggest problem is having to stay up til 2am for the tourney to start (3am when the US isn't on savings time). Calabar on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-597 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:45:10 +0000 Calabar 597@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ Thanks for the contest tips. I did read that section of the board as well. I’ve always made use of a few of the tips, such as using my mount and heading in the opposite direction of the crowds, but I’ve made some additional notes and I may shelve my frustration and try it again a few more times and see what happens. <blockquote>Yes, you can. To make a quote look like the one I just made, include the tags < blockquote > < /blockquote > (without the spaces) around the appropriate text. More information on these and other tags can be found here.</blockquote> Thanks for the help. Much appreciated. Oberweiss on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-592 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:02:10 +0000 Oberweiss 592@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ <blockquote>And a bit off topic, is there a way to quote others on this forum? I’ve tried [quote] [/quote] and that doesn’t seem to work. </blockquote> Yes, you can. To make a quote look like the one I just made, include the tags < blockquote > < /blockquote > (without the spaces) around the appropriate text. More information on these and other tags can be found <a href="http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/help/#html">here</a>. Frizzlebrix on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-591 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:56:50 +0000 Frizzlebrix 591@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I believe there are other posts on the forum on strategies for winning the Extravaganza but here are a few pointers: Find a starting point with few or no other players. I had success using the shore near the Gurubashi Arena both times I won, there are 5-6 pool spawns within a short distance of each other. Of course, I was fortunate to get 5 pools all to myself at the beginning of the contest so I was lucky. Move fast between tastyfish pools using an epic mount if possible, or some other means of speed. Always try to go the opposite direction other players are going when looking for new pools. Pools respawn all the time. Never share a pool unless you are almost done the contest. As noted above, be prepared for luck to play a role. If other players are constantly fishing from your pools, or you get alot of oily blackmouth etc., you probably won't win that afternoon. Calabar on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-577 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:19:09 +0000 Calabar 577@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ “Im not sure about the rockhide fish since it is a grey fish and I didnt know it was a rare so i MIGHT have thrown it away as a "junk" fish.” Both the Steelscale Crushfish (http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=6360;source=live) and the Rockhide Strongfish (http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=19808;source=live) are green items. In all the years I’ve been fishing in this game I’ve yet to catch either one. And I’ve only very very rarely seen them in the auction house. I have two steelscale crushfish in the bank, but I’ve yet to see the rockhide strongfish more than once in the AH and I wasn’t willing to pay as much for it as they wanted. But there are few things more fun in this game than beating mobs to death by dual wielding fish. *smiles* I’ve gotten all the special fish items from the fishing tournament as well, over various characters. Though I have gotten the hat most often and the fishing line the least. But I am jealous of those of you who have won the tournament. I’ve yet to accomplish that. Is there some secret to it? I always make Bootybay my bind point, but I’ve yet to need to use it. I’m always ten or so fish away when the winner is announced. And a bit off topic, is there a way to quote others on this forum? I’ve tried [quote] [/quote] and that doesn’t seem to work. Thanks. el on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-568 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:09:34 +0000 el 568@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I'll chime in and say that over the last 2 weeks I've had 3 rares out of 150 catches. But then 3 proves nothing. Gut feeling is that all pools of the same type have identical catch chances. However. If you fish pools regularly in <a href="/fish/?s=Stranglethorn Vale" title="Fish Finder - Stranglethorn Vale.">Stranglethorn Vale</a> (or read this site closely), you'll know that fishing regular pools north of Grom'Gol gives slightly different catches to fishing south of Grom'Gol - specifically differences in type of trunk, and the appearance of <a href="/fish/?s=Stonescale Eel" title="Fish Finder - Stonescale Eel.">Stonescale Eel</a> schools to the south. I doubt any of those variations apply to <a href="/fish/?s=Tastyfish" title="Fish Finder - Tastyfish.">Tastyfish</a> pools. I don't tend to venture north of Grom'Gol because the area fills up with twinks and their over-paranoid escorts. Does anyone know if <a href="/fish/?s=Stonescale Eel" title="Fish Finder - Stonescale Eel.">Stonescale Eel</a> can be caught from Tastyfish pools north of Grom'Gol? That would be the obvious sign that there are distinct differences. And if it could be shown that 5% less Eels means 5% more Tastyfish, then things get really interesting... Pure speculation at this stage. Athok on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-567 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:16:11 +0000 Athok 567@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ Hello fellow anglers! So today marks my 10th STV tourney on Destromath US PvP, and I've got a question about my catch rates since patch 2.4. Here's what I've caught in the last three contests, since until then I had yet to catch any rare fish: 1. ~125 tastyfish -- 1 Brownell's Blue Striped Racer 2. ~110 tastyfish -- 3 Keefer's Angelfish!! (Yes, 3 in a single tourney! ><) 3. ~140 tastyfish -- 1 Keefer's Angelfish (Yet again, *shrug*) Keep in mind that out of the 10 competitions I've attended, I've only caught rare fish on the last three (although I did win my Arcanite Fishing Pole on week four). Now for my question: Does it really matter whether you're on the east or west coast of STV if you're fishing for a specific rare? My first thought is that rares have an equal chance to spawn from all pools, no matter the location. However, I just would like some confirmation, or any comments would be helpful. I only ask since I tend to fish exclusively on the west coast, between Grom'Gol and Yojamba Ise, and have caught both rares on the west side, while the Dezian Queenfish eludes me. Then someone mentioned that he's caught the Queenfish on the east coast, and just as I happen to get there, another person caught a Queenfish right next to me, also on the east coast. Sorry for the lengthly post, but thanks in advance for any input!! Best, Athok grugor on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-340 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:13:50 +0000 grugor 340@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I've been fishing in the tournament on most Sundays for about a year trying to get the hat and boots for my twink hunter. I've caught the fishing line a total of 7 times, the boots 4 times, and finally at last....the hat. Just bad luck or is the fishing line much more common than the boots and hat? heraklen on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-270 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:12:08 +0000 heraklen 270@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I have fished the pools in the contest maybe 7-8 times , sometimes in the contest some times out of contest and I have gotten 1 hat 2 Eternium lines 0 Boots . Im not sure about the rockhide fish since it is a grey fish and I didnt know it was a rare so i MIGHT have thrown it away as a "junk" fish. Torgon on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-262 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:37:24 +0000 Torgon 262@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I fished in every tournament for about 2 months straight and have only caught the Fishing line fish. I averaged about 100 catches a tourney, and have even won twice. Leibolmai on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-236 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:34:48 +0000 Leibolmai 236@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ All good to know. Seems like I'll need to change my fishing karma rather then my fishing strategy to get the boots. Must be cursed by some alliance finger-waggler to only get only hats hehe. Cheers, Leibolmai Oberweiss on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-228 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:30:58 +0000 Oberweiss 228@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I agree with El. As often as I used to do the fishing contest, the data I have is a relatively small sample. It's difficult to pin it down exactly what the rate is, but something in the range of 1 in every 200-275 for any of the 3 rare fish is a decent guess. el on "STV Rare fish drop rate?" http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/stv-rare-fish-drop-rate#post-223 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:21:37 +0000 el 223@http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/ I opted for "less than 1 in 200 catches" on the fish finder entries for the 3 rare reward fish, which may be a little too generous. I'd still put the odds a little better than Oberweiss (closer to 1 in 100 of catching any of the rare fish). But then I've never seen a <a href="/fish/?s=Rockhide Strongfish" title="Fish Finder - Rockhide Strongfish.">Rockhide Strongfish</a>. I too can confirm there is no magic order - it appears to be random: At one stage I had a stack of High Test Eternium Fishing Lines in the bank and was still missing one of the rare items completely.