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[Fishing] Sea Turtle Problem

  1. Macsimus <Angler>, 4 months ago:

    So, I have been farming for this turtle mount for exactly 9 days straight. I fish for about 7 hours a day. I started fishing in Howling Fjord. I figured I would try to catch 2 birds in one lake. I ended up catching the Dark Herring 3 times in one sitting 3 days ago. I got bored with Fangtooth Herring and moved to the Frozen Sea. Many more pools concentrated together. I have not stopped fishing. I am up to 6100 casts and I even opened up a ticket thinking that I was doing something wrong. I stopped doing my daily quest, stopped talking to people, pretty much cut myself off from enjoying anything about the game and even real life. I would see a turtle on TV or a picture on the internet that was unrelated and that would induce a marathon of fishing.

    I have finally decided to stop trying for this mount. It's cute and all but I am really obsessing too much with this whole thing. I have read every forum post about it and GMs tell me that it could take 1 cast or 10000 casts. For the sake of my sanity (and my wife's), I am stopping. I know some people have had really good luck catching this thing and some people are still trying but I just cannot do it anymore.

    I made sure I was always casting into a school of fish. I went all over Northrend to catch from every school I can find. My fishing skill was at 563 at all times. Good luck everyone! I hope you all catch this mount on your first cast!

    Now I just need to win one of the derbies for "Salty" - fml <.<

  2. Wooly Bay <Angler>, 4 months ago:

    Macsimus wrote:

    "... For the sake of my sanity (and my wife's), I am stopping. I know some people have had really good luck catching this thing and some people are still trying but I just cannot do it anymore.
    I made sure I was always casting into a school of fish. I went all over Northrend to catch from every school I can find. My fishing skill was at 563 at all times. Good luck everyone! I hope you all catch this mount on your first cast!
    Now I just need to win one of the derbies for "Salty" - fml <.<

    I hear you Macsimus...I hear you.

    I have throttled back my hunt for the world infamous, notorious dread pirate turtle aka the "Great Pink Sea Snail" What I have done, is when I get to 200 or more Northern Spices (i keep 100 stack on stand by...not sure why I just tend to roll like that)
    I will then fish up 200 or so of each of the 3 types of fish for the Fish Feast - casting only in pools. This 1) gives me some income for the time I spent fishing, makes use of the abundant spice collection (nothing to spend them on anyways, unless they come out with an apron to match this way nifty hat i got while i am cooking at warp 9...but I digress.

    I also have decidedly NOT kept count of how many times i have done this, or pool fish for other things, just cause I really do not want to know how many times I cast looking for this mount.

    As far as the Salty title, it is even more difficult for myself; working nights, if I am up at 4 pm - the wife and kids expect to have my attentions. Rightly so.
    I only have one more achievement to do to earn that title, win one of the competitions.

  3. traconis <Angler>, 4 months ago:

    el, where did you fish and you got the mount?

  4. Rentz <Angler>, 4 months ago:

    Got my pal today.

    Fished Agility food in the Lake In'dule, Dragonblight.

    He is rather cute. :>

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