[Fishing] Easiest way for Horde to get Old IronJaw undesturbed

  1. Gandonar <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    Having tried for Old Ironjaw a few times in Forlorn Cavern, but being ganked constantly,
    I remembered that Old Ironjaw can be fished in the lava too.

    So I rode in into the great forge, and dropped down into the lava, knowing i would die.
    However there is a hidden ledge between the wall and the rotating wheel, which is easy to find as a ghost. (from memory the coords are (50.4, 47.9 or 50.4, 49.7)
    basically when you swim underneath the wheel, you get stuck. thats how you know your at the ledge. now simply jump up on is as ghost, and come back to live.

    You need to set your camera distance to max. Look at your toon, directly from above, and then tilt you camera, so that the wheel is on you left side, and you can only see lava in your buttom right corner. that way you can just see you lure.

    Allies has to be lucky to see you, or know your there. but more importantly the 2 housr i spend there i got spotted twice, and both times the ally died trying to kill me, as they fell in the lava.

    I will try to add some screen shots, to this post

    Happy Fishing
    Gand

  2. BattleMoose <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    I tried off and on for Old Iron jaw and finally sat down and fished for him one night for about an hour and nailed him. Very happy camper.

    Side note: With the release of LK its going to be a pain in the ass to get into Orgimar to fish for Old Crafty now but, with the quest thats available that makes you non PVP in Orgimar, i'll wait till that point, get the baby crockolisk quest and the other and camp out there till i get him.

    Good fishing!

  3. pinktoque <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    BattleMoose wrote:

    I tried off and on for Old Iron jaw and finally sat down and fished for him one night for about an hour and nailed him. Very happy camper.
    Side note: With the release of LK its going to be a pain in the ass to get into Orgimar to fish for Old Crafty now but, with the quest thats available that makes you non PVP in Orgimar, i'll wait till that point, get the baby crockolisk quest and the other and camp out there till i get him.
    Good fishing!

    The lava trick does sound interesting and worth a try, Gandonar. Thanks for the info!

    BattleMoose (besides loving your name), can you tell me some more specifics about the quest that's available that will make you non-PvP in Orgrimmar? Are you Horde or Alliance? I know as a Horde when I'm in Org after 5 mins my PvP flag wears off (even though I am on a PvP server.)

    Did you mean Ironforge? Is there some way as a Horde that I can get into IF via quest where I won't be flagged PvP? This doesn't sound right so I'm assuming I don't quite understand what you mean :)

    I do my crocolisk quest for Org as often as possible -- I must have a baby croc!

  4. Tezuix <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    setting your camera view to max is a bad idea... it is MUCH easier to go into first person (zoomed right in) so you can see the lava directly in front of you =) much easier

    Happy fishing

  5. Pespi <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    I can confirm that this works a treat ^_^ Just make sure you can "reach" your body to ressurect otherwise it's a long run back from your home point.

  6. BattleMoose <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    The quest is an alliance quest at level 74 in the Dragonblight zone of Northrend. It will eventually send you to Orgimmar on a diplomatic mission. The quest giver opens a portal to orgimmar for you. when you get there there are no players, just guards and they don't come after you. You are supposed to complete the quest and take the portal back. Just don't. every time you go to orgimmar it will be like you are trying to finish the quest. You can leave and come back though normal means just don't use the portal, fish till you get Old Crafty, then use the portal. If this is combined with the crockolisk glitch it should be super easy. Wowhead is down right now or i would tell you the name of the quest, I found it by searching there quest lines for that zone and level 74.

    Hope this helps!

  7. BattleMoose <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    Name of quest is: Fate, up against your will.

  8. pinktoque <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    Ugh, thank you for the info tho, BattleMoose! Unfortunately since I'm Horde this won't help :( I've already caught Old Crafty and now I'm trying to work on Ironjaw. I was hoping there was an equivalent quest for Horde that would send them into Ironforge on a diplomatic mission so that I could use the opportunity to fish for Ironjaw while there. Oh well! Thanks for the info, though!

  9. Blaquelight <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    First time poster, long time reader :)

    104 Raw Longjaw Mudsnapper
    29 Raw Brilliant Smallfish
    28 Raw Bristlewhisker Catfish
    1 17# Catfish
    1 Old Ironjaw

    Finally!

    Now if I can just win the darn Fishing Competition...

    Thanks to everyone for the great info about the invisible ledge in IF.

  10. delphinus87 <Angler>, 4 years ago:

    Just thought I should clear this post up a little, I found it a little hard to understand. What you do as Horde is run into Ironforge then into the Great Forge. You must jump into the NORTH-WEST lava pool, not the South-East (Map Link)(maybe I'm just noob, but I spent half an hour looking in the the SE one). You then swim to the large wheel, hugging the wall. When you enter the gap between the wheel and wall, start jumping. Keep walking forward until you stop taking damage, then you can start fishing. Just a side note, make sure you take off all titles when you start fishing. This just makes your red name less noticeable.

    DO NOT READ THIS UNTIL YOU ARE THERE, IT WILL BE CONFUSING
    If you face straight toward the lava, your lure tends to fall behind the wheel, causing you to turn your camera to try to spot it. There is a way to reduce these events. It's sorta confusing, but I'll try my best.
    If you look to the wall, you will see a pillar-looking drawing on it. Position yourself slightly behind this, then turn yourself slightly toward it (I'm a shadow priest, so this part's easy). The best angle to be is looking very slightly to the left of this pillar. If you do it right, all your casts will land in a place you can easily right click, you will, however, have to click cast a few times, as "Target is not in Line of Sight" will prevent you from casting. This is the best way I can describe it, sorry.

    337 Raw Longjaw Mud Snapper
    125 Raw Bristle Whisker Catfish
    116 Raw Brilliant Smallfish
    1 19 Pound Catfish
    1 17 Pound Catfish
    2 Lesser Healing Potion
    1 Lesser Mana Potion
    66 Fishing Levels Gained
    7 Hours
    -----------------------------------
    10 Achievement Points

    Yes, It was worth it :)

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