Moat Carp  

kk, this is my 2 cents in on the matter of catching moats.
In Windurst Woods, by the Tree Fountain, have a clothpole, little worms/insect paste, & some patience, face away from the fountain(either side of fountain) & fish.

I recommend the clothpole for beginners, if possible, because willow rods will break like crazy(i speak from personal experience) even if ur fishing skill is above lvl 8(went through more than 10 in an hr 1 time not too long ago too >.<).
The little worms i recommend if u wanna catch both carps & crayfish(crayfish good for cooking skill).

Added icon, GP info, guild level, and fixed food time.

OK im a noob, is the skill cap the last level you can get craft xp from those fish?

Just wanted to throw this out there. In my experience, Dragon's Aery is probably the best place to catch these. Bring along a few stacks of ingredients for Insect Balls and make your way through Boyahda. You will target only Moat Carp w/ this setup and they bite very often. Cancel "!!!" cuz they are mobs that will probably kill you. Sneak not needed down in "the pit" where Faf spawns, if you avoid pulling up any "!!!". I would fish off the ledge (in the pit, be sure not to drop off though) during Faf camps but have since found myself coming back here to fish for my Lu! Good luck!

I don't think they will break a Halcyon either. My favorite spot to fish for them is Jugner Lake, via the KRT zone.

Does anyone know the best place to fish up Moat Carp? I heard it was North San'doria on the moat
But that just seems a little practical...

Edited, Mon Nov 21 16:23:48 2005

Well then, seems like the fish that broke my rod in Windurst Waters was either a Frog or a Gold Carp. Who'd have thought...

Thanks, guys.

http://www.clanwind.com/ffxi/fishing
...is a great resource for looking up info on any fish, bait, rod, etc...

Moat Carp can be caught with the following bait:

Insect Ball
Little Worm
Robber Rig
Rogue Rig

Moat Carp can break all rods EXCEPT these:

Carbon Fishing Rod
Clothespole
Composite Fishing Rod
Lu Shang's Fishing Rod
Mithran Fishing Rod
Single Hook Fishing Rod

Moat Carp can be found in these areas:

Bastok Markets (Storage of Water)
Bastok Markets (Waterway)
Boyahda Tree
Davoi (Pond)
Dragon's Aery
East Sarutabaruta (Lake)
Eastern Altepa Desert
Jugner Forest (Lake)
Jugner Forest (River)
Korroloka Tunnel (Pond)
La Theine Plateau
Misareaux Coast (Cascade Edellaine)
North San dOria
Port San dOria
Rabao
Rolanberry Fields (Lake)
Rolanberry Fields (Pond)
West Ronfaure
West Ronfaure (Knightwell)
West Sarutabaruta (Pond)
Western Altepa Desert
Windurst Walls
Windurst Waters
Windurst Woods
Yhoator Jungle (Underground)
Yuhtunga Jungle (Pond)
Yuhtunga Jungle (Underground)
Zeruhn Mines (River)

(All info found from http://www.clanwind.com/ffxi/fishing. I'm too lazy to research this crap =p)

arrr my fish is lvl 4 but it will not lvl up y

Moat Carp = 30 Guild Points.

Maximum per day = 1320 Guild Points.

Turn in 43 Moat Carp to gain the maximum.

Edited, Mon May 9 16:49:08 2005

The price seems to be dropping for these on Shiva. The price was 4k a stack for the moat carp now its down to 2k spose coz its easier to fish since the updates

Does anyone have the patch yet? I'm curious just how much the price the brothers are offering for these guys has changed ;_;

how much do these sell for? i need it for recepeis.. can i catch this fish anywhere and how often does a rod break when catching these..

Just so you all know.. I have just begun fishing (.2 skill) and i am freely catching moat carp in the Bastok Markets off the bridge. I am using the basic worm bait(4gill/ea) and a Fastwater Rod that i aquired off a goblin. It seems to be the only fish i can catch as with 3 stacks of worms, i have ONLY caught moat carp.. Jst thought i would let the folks know :)

I have been fishing this with insect balls and little worms in Bastok Moats... but its so damn slow... and expensive... Can someone tell me if there is a Lure (Like Worm Lure) That I can use to catch this? Or a faster way?

im pritty shure that only mithra's can eat one of theese without cooking it...



POWER TO THE MIGHTY MITHRA!
LOOK AT MY TAIL AND TREMBLE!

well ive been reading these fishing tips for days now. my fishing is up to 12 and have tried for the last 3 days for moat carp in windurst, waters, walls , and woods. and have not caught one. ive tried with all the diff. fishing rods, and gear. plus the diff. times of day with the moon in diff. phase. and still nothing. and im not talking about standing there for a few mins doin this. im standing there for 5 or 6 hrs and still nothing. im begging to think that moat carp are a mythical creature or something throwen in the game. so the gms can sit back and laugh at all the ppl trying to fish moat carp. sorry im very very upset. the one moat carp i did have i brought at the ah. for my fishing test. im just a little upset over this and all the gill ive spent on trying to catch these fish

To help you on your journey.

My observation while fishing in Rabeo for Moat Carps.

I presently use three rods, Composite, Mithran and Carbon.

Depending on the time of day and the type of weather one of the three rods will help me continue to catch fish or caps. What determines whether I should change rods is dependant on some messages I recieve while fishing.

The three messages are;

"You did not catch anything"
"Fish you caught was to small for the hook"
"Your catch got away"

These messages can be due to these factors;

1, The rod you are using is to small or to big for the fish thats in the pond at the time.

What I believe can causes this trigger are two things.

A) I've come to the conclusion that there are three sizes of fish for the same fish species. I will refer to Moat Carps as an eg. from here on out.

**Small Moats are only catchable with Carbon Rods.
When to fish for small?
4am - 7 am
1 Weather Earth Icon 4 - 7 am
4pm - 7 pm
1 Weather Earth Icon 4 - 7 pm

20% to Full Moon and 20% after Full Moon are prime times to try Carbon on other hours of the day.
If Weather shows one Earth or Fire Icon then use Carbon during Full Moons at above times.
Other moon phases use the time slot above.


**Medium Moats are only catchable with Mithran Rods.
12am - 4 am
12pm - 4 pm
One or Two Icon's of either Earth or Fire during 30% before and after Full Moon.
I use Mithran if the Carbon stops catching anything after two casts if a Weather Icon appears. If I still do not land after two casts on the Mithran then I go to the Composite.
I tend to use the Mithran more so during 30% before and after New moons as I would a Carbon during a Full Moon. Even simular Time frames. And utilize Composite As I would the Mithran during the Full Moon time frame.


**Large Moats are only catchable with Composite Rods.
7 am - 12 pm
7 pm - 12 am
30% before and after New Moon when there are single or double Icons of Earth or Fire.
Occationally on Full Moon when weather again has double icons of Earth or Fire.


2) You've been in the zone to long and must rezone to reset your zone timer which I believe is in place to prevent BOTerz from timeless fishing.


When a catch gets away due to being to small for the hook, it's not dependant on your fishing skill so much as the size of the hook. So if you get this message go to a smaller rod as its the hook on the rod and not the bait that will determine the size of the hook.

When you get message saying your fish got away again its dependant on the rod your using again. Only this time you will need to switch to a larger rod or smaller rod to determine which size is in the water. I ussually go to a larger rod. then work my way down depending on the time of day and the weather along with which moon phase. ^^


I get about 1 or 2 times where I dont land anything due to figuring out which rod to use at the time. But the majority of the the time I'm landing fish or Caps. Then theres the rezoning too.

I was at Rabeo one day on a New Moon with two fire Icons. Everyone at the hole was complaining about not catching anything. You guessed right. I was using a Composite and was landing left right and centre. While those around me were using Carbon Rods or Mithrans. ^^

Apperantly the Lu removes everything stated above except the Zoning part. ^^ And if this rule applies to other areas outside Rabeo I can see why it would be difficult to implement this type of fishing as rods would be constantly broken which would put a huge damper.

Any one know the best for timing, I'm using a bamboo rod with insect balls, i get about 5-6 moat carp per stack. The only thing i don't know is whats the best time to pull it in, how many bobs should i wait for???

Thanks

Say i have 10-12 fishing skill, how many moat carp would i catch?(i am using Mithran & Insect Paste)

Dear Fishermans, I just gotta put this up i dont know how all of you are having a hard time finding these fish there so easy to catch i average 9-12 carps each stack!! and they sell from 4~5k.