Valuable Junk
There are two items of junk caught in Outland that have no practical use, but can be sold to vendors for large amounts of money:
- Goldenscale Vendorfish
- Value: 6g.
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- Steam Pump Debris
- Value: 50s.
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Many of the "junk" rewards from the Daily Fishing Quests also sell to vendors for gold.
Strange Engine Parts
- Strange Engine Part
- Starts quest: Strange Engine Part.
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Strange Engine Parts can be rarely caught from Steam Pump Flotsam pools in Zangarmarsh. Each part starts a quest (level 55+ required). For Alliance, simply deliver the Strange Engine Part to K. Lee Smallfry in Telredor for 2g 20s (or 9g 79s at level 70).
((The part is described as, "It reads 'Capissen 38' on the bottom." This is a subtle reference to Firefly/Serenity: "Don't ride in anything with a Capissen 38 engine, they fall right out of the sky." - a quote from Serenity's engineer, Kaylee. Smallfry is a tribute to Kaylee.))
Bosses
There are two raid dungeon "bosses" that require at least someone in the group to be able to fish:
- Gahz'ranka in Zul'Gurub: An angler will need to complete the quest, Nat's Measuring Tape, buy a Mudskunk Lure from Nat Pagle, then catch 5 Zulian Mudskunk from within Zul'Gurub, and use finally use the lure at Pagle's Point. Read a full explanation »
- The Lurker Below in Serpentshrine Cavern: Simply fish from the "Strange Pool", and eventually you'll "catch" The Lurker Below.
Each creature carries a wealth of loot: See Gahz'ranka and The Lurker Below.
Gahz'ranka is particularly prized because sometimes Tome of Polymorph: Turtle can be looted from its corpse. This tome is highly valued by mages, since it gives them a third polymorph spell, which is useful in complex raid encounters that require a lot of "crowd control". Zul'Gurub was intended for 20-person groups of level 60s, but Gahz'ranka can now be killed by a few well-equipped level 70s.
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Also in the Valuable Fish chapter: What's Valuable?, Buff Food, Supplies, Gear, and Minipets.
