I've been catching these for the past 20 minutes, just for the money. My skill is 26 + 2, and I'm using a Halcyon Rod + Shrimp Lure, in Windurst Waters. I wasn't expecting to skill up on these, seeing as how they're 30 skill levels above me, but I just now gained two skill-ups from them.
So, it's quite possible to both skill-up and cash-out on these guys at lower levels. My bite rate is just a bit lower than my bite rate on Pipira, which I was previously skilling up on.
Gold Carp
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Guild Level: Journeyman
Turned in for: 900 Guild Points
Max Guild Points obtained: 4560 (5.0x)
Turned in for: 900 Guild Points
Max Guild Points obtained: 4560 (5.0x)
Caught 8 (would've been 9, but was too quick with the enter key) with Halcyon and insect paste within 1/2 an hour outside of the residential area in Windurst Waters, between 00:00 and 10:00am on Firesday, mostly after 5am, 76% waning moon. At 10 they stopped biting altogether.
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Edited, Dec 16th 2008 8:23pm by Hamasi
Edited, Dec 16th 2008 8:23pm by Hamasi
Catch on average 2 and a half to 3 stacks of Gold Carp per 200 fish cap in Windurst Woods using Insect Paste. Pays off for bait expenses, so no complaints.
Watusa of Lakshmi
svlyons wrote:
Same sorta thing with Watusa. I saw him fishing on the ferry one time. It felt like a hollywood celebrity sighting.
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You should try Jugner Forest with Insect Paste and Halycon rod at (H-5).
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were is the best place to fish help me pls
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I just fished up two in an hour. No gear, lvl 6 fishing skill...halcyon rod and insect paste off the rotunda in windy woods. I was so excited i wanted to wake up the entire house and tell them. I didn't. That's it.
Scholar
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I'm a level 7 Fisherman, and don't know where to fish and what to use for the best/fastest fishing skillups! can anybody help me?
Thanks Atanas of Sylph
DRK 40
The Path of the DRK has many routes, which one you chose depends on how willing you are to kill!
Thanks Atanas of Sylph
DRK 40
The Path of the DRK has many routes, which one you chose depends on how willing you are to kill!
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I found that fishing with a Clothespole/Little Worm in Bastok Moats (other cities moats might be good as well) - is a really cheap way to skill up fishing and earn a bit of gil on the side. (When Bastok is ahead in conquest the little worms are dirt cheap from Boytz's Nick Nack's in the mines)
I also did pretty well at the skilling up at Kazham peer fishing for Cobalt Jellies(again with the clothespole)
I'm no expert (as I'm only lvl 12 myself) - but that's what I've learnt!!
I also did pretty well at the skilling up at Kazham peer fishing for Cobalt Jellies(again with the clothespole)
I'm no expert (as I'm only lvl 12 myself) - but that's what I've learnt!!
in windy these r easiest to catch, i had on fish gloves , pants, boots and my cook guild coat.
at lvl 9 fishing halcyon rod & insect paste my 1st 4 cast 3 were gold carp.
in the end out of 12 stacks of paste, 9 stacks moat carp, 3 stacks of gold carp and i got skill ups on. them so yes, easy catch...
thats my experience!!!
at lvl 9 fishing halcyon rod & insect paste my 1st 4 cast 3 were gold carp.
in the end out of 12 stacks of paste, 9 stacks moat carp, 3 stacks of gold carp and i got skill ups on. them so yes, easy catch...
thats my experience!!!
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where at in woods did you caught the gold carp at i have been looking for a place to caught them at
you would have been skilling from the moat carp as they skill from 0-11 :o
if you kill the mithra armor it drops some of thees......
Worth 900 Guild points each for a total limit of 4560 for one day. Turn in 5 for 4,500 Guild Points, or spend the extra time/money for the final 60 points and turn in 6 Gold Carp.
Fishing guild in Windurst sells them for about 1.5k-2k depending on availability. AH is usually much cheaper.
Fishing guild in Windurst sells them for about 1.5k-2k depending on availability. AH is usually much cheaper.
Halcyon Rod + Shrimp Lure in North Gustaberg
You will only fish up TriColors and Gold Carp
***EDIT: You will fish up the occasional Rusty Bucket, and Rusty Leggings (CHEER!)
Never had a single line snap or rod break, and I pay ZERO for bait... can stand out here all day skilling up.
Edited, Sun Feb 12 00:24:27 2006
You will only fish up TriColors and Gold Carp
***EDIT: You will fish up the occasional Rusty Bucket, and Rusty Leggings (CHEER!)
Never had a single line snap or rod break, and I pay ZERO for bait... can stand out here all day skilling up.
Edited, Sun Feb 12 00:24:27 2006
does anyone know what these are used for? i can't seem to find a use for them, other then guild points (as stated above). any ideas?
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I am not lying I just caught one of these with NO SKILL... I was wearing all fishing gear and have Moghancement fishing, but when it caught the hook it said "Your positive you do not have enough skill" I was shocked, but no skill up :(
Just because it says "Your positive...." DOSENT mean you cant catch it. If you have enahncments like clothes etc. it WILL be easier. Your assumptions are not always right (especially at lower lvls). I dont know if anyone has said this but when you are fishing where you can get aggro if it says "Something caught the hook!!!" [pleas note the 3 '!!!'] that means you have a monster, and if you are on a mule you most likely need to let the catch go if you think you are weaker then it. a normal one '!' means it is either an items or a fish.
I caught this when I was about lvl 3+1 using insect paste with a Hume fishing rod (I believe that was it).
Edited, Thu Oct 6 20:01:39 2005
Edited, Thu Oct 6 20:01:39 2005
I'm 49.8 fishing right now still working on my Lu Shangs >.<. I've found Windurst Woods/Waters to be great places to skill up at my level and work on Moat Carps at the same time.
Unlike Sandy, Bastok, and many other locations, the only things you will hook here, with insect paste, are Moat Carp and Gold Carp, not Dark Bass, Tri Carp, and all that other low level crap.
Best setup for me has been Halcyon + Insect Paste. At my level, I can pull up Gold Carps quite often, so it's nice to be getting a useful fish on every cast.
Unlike Sandy, Bastok, and many other locations, the only things you will hook here, with insect paste, are Moat Carp and Gold Carp, not Dark Bass, Tri Carp, and all that other low level crap.
Best setup for me has been Halcyon + Insect Paste. At my level, I can pull up Gold Carps quite often, so it's nice to be getting a useful fish on every cast.
I caught one the other day. Although, my fishing skill is only about 2 or 3. XD
But I was using Little Worms and a Hume Fishing Rod. It almost took to long to catch, 'cause it DID have the "you don't know if you can hold on any longer." message pop up. ^^;
I also caught a bunch of Tri-colored Carp with the same bait and rod. :)
But I was using Little Worms and a Hume Fishing Rod. It almost took to long to catch, 'cause it DID have the "you don't know if you can hold on any longer." message pop up. ^^;
I also caught a bunch of Tri-colored Carp with the same bait and rod. :)
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oddly enough i was fishing in northern sandoria using a hume fishing pole and insect paste i caught
11 moat carp
6 tri colored carp
1 gold carp
my fishing is lvl 9
11 moat carp
6 tri colored carp
1 gold carp
my fishing is lvl 9
In my opinion, North gusta burg has the most gold and tricolored carp, as those seem to be the only fish that bite insect paste there. Un fortunatly, unlike the other areas with gold and tricoloreds, there are no moat carp. So if you have your lu shangs already maybe that would work, but if not, the loss of moat carp will kill ya.
Scholar
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I fish for these all the time, its pure profit and thats always fun.
This is a mid level fish (cap is at 55) so if your low you'll only catch a few of them from time to time. The best bait to use for them is Insect paste or Shrimp Lure (Which is the bset IMO, cause..well,you never lose any money once you repay the cost for the lure) and a Composite or Mithran fishing rod (warning!: If there are arrowood logs in jugner, which there probably are, then the mithran rod MIGHT break, so be careful with that.)
Selling these on the AH is less profitable than to the fishermans guild, at least on Asura. the guild buys them for 675 a peice.
Best locations would probably be Sandoria, Jugner, Windurst Woods/Waters/Walls, and Bastok Markets. IMO, jugner has the best bite rate.
Once you can catch these consistantly, you rack up the gil pretty fast.
Edited, Sat Nov 13 22:49:58 2004
This is a mid level fish (cap is at 55) so if your low you'll only catch a few of them from time to time. The best bait to use for them is Insect paste or Shrimp Lure (Which is the bset IMO, cause..well,you never lose any money once you repay the cost for the lure) and a Composite or Mithran fishing rod (warning!: If there are arrowood logs in jugner, which there probably are, then the mithran rod MIGHT break, so be careful with that.)
Selling these on the AH is less profitable than to the fishermans guild, at least on Asura. the guild buys them for 675 a peice.
Best locations would probably be Sandoria, Jugner, Windurst Woods/Waters/Walls, and Bastok Markets. IMO, jugner has the best bite rate.
Once you can catch these consistantly, you rack up the gil pretty fast.
Edited, Sat Nov 13 22:49:58 2004
cap is 56, not 55~
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I've never had any luck with any fish casting off of port Sandy. I've tried as per one of the guides to fish tricolored and golds till a skill in the mid 30's but this particular area has never given me much.
granted i have only a 15 skill which is augmented to 19 with fishing gear, but the bite rate in that area is just awful for me
granted i have only a 15 skill which is augmented to 19 with fishing gear, but the bite rate in that area is just awful for me
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hmm i just caught one earlier today uh... it was in jugnar near at the end of the creek near the waterfall my fishing level is 13 and i had full fishing gear
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I just started fishing last night and I caught one of these with a carbon rod and insect paste in Windurst wood. The funny thing is that my fishing skill was less than 1 at the time and I didn't catch anything else for the 30 minutes I tried.
I guess I was super lucky :)
I guess I was super lucky :)
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umm in sandy port i caught 3 of these within 2 stacks of insect past with carbon pole ^^ so wishing skill 30+ ? no way im not sure if it was like unbelieveable luck or something my skill is now lvl 6 but was lower then lol so i dont really know much about it i dont mean 2 dispute anyone's word but im just telling you of my experience with gold carps
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umm in sandy port i caught 3 of these within 2 stacks of insect past with carbon pole ^^ so wishing skill 30+ ? no way im not sure if it was like unbelieveable luck or something my skill is now lvl 6 but was lower then lol so i dont really know much about it i dont mean 2 dispute anyone's word but im just telling you of my experience with gold carps
i think it's weird that i got one of these at fishing skill 10(full gear, Composite rod, Insect Paste). It's supposed to 41-56 fish. I wonder if this means that I can synth something 46 levels above and succeed some fraction of the time?
No, you wont even be allowed to attempt a synth 46 levels above you.
As a warning; do NOT compare fishing to any other craft, it is not synthing, there is no element star or house element, day effect, there is moon but there's no such thing as HQs in fishing, so that's a completly different concept.
As a warning; do NOT compare fishing to any other craft, it is not synthing, there is no element star or house element, day effect, there is moon but there's no such thing as HQs in fishing, so that's a completly different concept.
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