So, I decided to fish for Old Ironjaw today for basically the first time...
I had casually done so before, but didn't really try very hard, and gave up to do other things after a few minutes.
This time was different though, this time my plan was to stay committed until I caught this elusive beastie.
42 minutes and 40 seconds later, I see green text, and to my amazement, I've done it... Old Ironjaw is mine!
Total fish caught: 91
Next up, Old Crafty!
I've got my Forsaken eyesockets set on Ol' Ironjaw as well, beware Alliance of Blade's Edge, the raid is coming for you.
P.S. I think I'll leave Crafty for later, he's to crafty for me, and being in my faction's own city, it'd just be too easy.
Pipre <Deadly Salty>, 1 year ago:I've caught both, and I have to admit that fishing in the orgrimmar will be much easier than fishing in Ironforge. In Orgrimmar you can fish up by the mage/priest trainers out of sight of passersby. Ironforge will be much more difficult. If you're horde, that is.
Oberweiss <Moderator>, 1 year ago:For allies fishing in Orgrimmar, you may have an easier time fishing from in the little waterfall (Northwest corner) at the other pond in the Valley of Honor.
The pond in the Valley of Spirits is where Horde is sent to by using a mage portal or the portal to Orgrimmar in Shattrath. There will be considerably less traffic in the Valley of Honor.
Additionally, it may help to do your cross-faction city fishing while /sleeping. The lower profile may help hide you, and possibly help you avoid combat altogether if passersby think you're dead already.
Does anyone have any similar recommendations for fishing in Ironforge?
I just have to ask to be sure. While fishing after Old Ironjaw i have to fish inside of Ironforge right? Like in that cavern? Theres also a small pond outside mages where they portal. But only inside Ironforge it really says Ironforge on your minimap.
Pipre <Deadly Salty>, 1 year ago:you can, oddly enough, catch him from the lava in the center of IF. You could probably make your way around one of the pillars there that would be hard for someone trying to kill you to get on. Alternatively, you could fish in the forlorn cavern, its unlikely that a lvl 70 would go back in there since there are only lowbie quests and rogue/warlock trainers. Don't even try to fish in the pool in the Mage district if you're horde. The portal to IF from shattrath drops right next to it.
Woot! Finally got the *%^*&!
It only took 1078 catches.
BTW, I don't think fishing in the Great Forge works anymore. I tried for fun a couple of days ago and I got the message about my cast not landing in fishable water.
Now I have to work up my courage to go after Old Crafty...
Well, when I said "I've got my Forsaken eyesockets set on Ol' Ironjaw" I wasn't kidding, 46 successful casts later, Super Happy Dance!
I fished at the very back of the Forlorn Cavern with a few Potions of water walking, all the Allies just rode right by (there was actually only 5 or so) without seeing me, I think about 3 of them were the same paladin but I'm not sure...
I got killed a few times going in though, and being in the guild <Bringing Down Ironforge> didn't help the peace negotiations...
My dad, on his draenei was beside me for some of it, 5 or so casts in, he gets Old Ironjaw, he wasn't quite as elated as I was, and I had to rez under his Elekk a few times, and all those night elves were jerks, but it was worth the time and effort.
I even got "Guildy of the Day" just for getting in there alone.
I may write a more "roleplay-y" version of this, then pass it in for extra english marks, keep your eyes open.
Grats on catching him faster than me, apparently he isn't as rare as the droprate says he is.... or the droprate was raised... either way, I need to go catch Old Crafty when I get the time. :)
Calabar <Angler>, 1 year ago:I’ve been fishing in IF for each of the Crocolisks in the City quests every since it was pointed out on these forums that the crocs could be caught there. Granted, my server hasn’t gotten that quest very often, but with four characters doing that quest each time and some of those taking nearly 20 casts I’ve yet to see any off hand fish of any type. *shrugs* So I don’t think the drop rate is exactly high.
Yohaun <Angler>, 1 year ago:OK you guys have got me too interested in this. This Tauren is sneaking into Org. Ironjaw will be.....MINE!
Why would a tauren need to sneak into Org? and why would you be expecting to catch Old ironjaw there?
(I am aware this is a typo, this has been a subtle hint)
Syllis <Angler>, 1 year ago:I went there last night, inspired by you guys talking of catching him.
I strolled thru the main gate (well hauled butt actually) and avoided all but two of the guards on the way to the lake in the cavern. I doubt if anyone will ever find the two bodies on the lake bottom.
I started fishing, and after about 80 or so, told myself I would go to 400 catches and then call it quit for the day. I really didn't expect to catch him the first trip.
The 365th fish I caught was Old Ironjaw.
And earlier in the day I visited the Darkmoon Faerie fortune teller. She told me, and I quote, "You will find something exciting tomorrow.
I caught Old Ironjaw shortly after midnight.
Pipre <Deadly Salty>, 1 year ago:My lowbie Paladin alt (lvl 26) caught Old Ironjaw in, no kidding, 5 casts in the mage pool. This after it took Petre over 600. Then I maxed her fishing while waiting on rez/rebuffs for our Vashj attempts. A pretty successful evening, even if Vashj didn't go down.
Marlburo <Extremely Salty>, 1 year ago:While i was toiling away in org trying for crafty (1,123 cast in two days with no luck yet) my guildie decided to sneak in to IF. I told her if she got it before I did (I was 500 casts in at that point) she was out of the guild.....I lied....but I hate her lol
Oberweiss <Moderator>, 1 year ago:Well, I finally got off of my lazy, tauren butt and headed over to Ironforge for Old Ironjaw. I haven't caught him yet, but I'll share my method of getting situated, since it seemed to work pretty well.
First of all, I don't like running into Ironforge directly. It's too crowded, and I tend to get chain-ganked. I mounted up and sped through Stormwind to Tinker Town where the tram is. If you get netted or anything happens, do whatever you can to stay mounted. Guards will de-aggro once you get far enough away. Once you get zoned into the tram, there tends to be less trouble, as there are few players and no guards.
I stealth at this point. Take the tram to Ironforge, walk up to the instance portal to Ironforge and unstealth. Wait until the stealth cooldown is done. Zone into Ironforge and stealth immediately. Walk down the tram hallway and make a right. Avoid the fires and pair of guards at the start/end of each hallway. Continue until you see a fairly large pond on the left, in the Forlorn Cavern. This is the body of water where you'll fish.
The alliance traffic will generally be coming from the opposite direction you came from, so your best option is to pick a spot along the back wall, in the opposite corner. You will not need water walking potions; the water is shallow enough to walk on the edge. You will probably want to fish while /sleeping to keep a lower profile. However, you may want to bring some Elixirs of Camouflage. It seems that the majority of alliance who found me were hunters and druids who had track humanoids on. With the change to the blips' coloring, they can spot the enemy faction quite a bit easier.
Good luck, everyone!
Edit: On my 943rd catch, I finally claimed him for my own. Phew!
I've been trying to get Ironjaw on my warlock for the past three days; I've filled my bags twice so far and still no luck.. Not very fun whenever you get camped, either...
But I have found a bit of a way to avoid getting camped if you're Horde going after Ironjaw. Stay at the back of the Forlorn Cavern, and you will avoid most confrontations this way. If by some bad luck you are spotted (most of the time it was a low level who saw me and called some 70s...), just keep fishing until you actually die. Come back and check to see if you're being camped. If not, continue to fish. If you're unlucky enough to be camped, go around into the Great Forge as a ghost and rez inside one of the buildings. Your corpse will disappear from where it was on the other side of the wall, and the alliance will have no idea where you are. Now you can either run back while you're alive, or you can die again inside the building, and run back and rez again inside the Cavern. If all went well, those pesky alliance will be gone.
Gummo <The Pacifist>, 1 year ago:I have to admit, it was pitifully easy for my 63 gnome rogue to catch Old Crafty; I was behind the main building in Valley of Spirits, only got hassled by a 70 hunter (and I got away while he got stuck behind the building). I didn't keep track, but I only had a few stacks of fish when I caught him, so it was probably around 50 casts.
Amnon <Salty>, 1 year ago:After finally catching Old Crafty after several days, hours and thousands of catches, Old Ironjaw took me a measly 110 mud snapper, 48 smallfish, 54 catfish, a couple potions and one bloated snapper. Maybe a little over an hour. I just hit Ironforge at about 2:30 AM server time, went left at the main entrance, rode right to the Forlorn Cavern and by the time I got to the back I only had one guard on me. Fished while /sleeping so that I was largely invisible underwater and didn't have a single problem.
Anyone have any tips as far as the easiest way into Orgrimmar? Is it easier to go threw the main gates or the side entrance?
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