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By Sylph.Slide 2013-01-30 18:25:41
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I made 6 a few years back in 100 synths or so, but never used it for anythin. :/
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By Valefor.Sapphire 2013-01-31 11:14:28
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On my 9th boatride waiting for Pirates to show up ; ; (dont have sandcharm) so I can soon start hating Zaldon like everyone else.

So far killed 2 sea horrors, watched another one slowly kill someone who was 'fishing' over the course of 5 minutes lol.
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By Lakshmi.Tanama 2013-01-31 11:25:02
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That zombie boat can be a *** to show up sometimes.
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By Phoenix.Frankbrodie 2013-01-31 14:54:54
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I always just used the old 'door target pops immediately if Pirates are due' method.

And if Pirates were not due warp straight out back to my Home Point set in Selbina to wait for next boat.
Or Mhaura. I forget. That anyway.

Would be pointlessly easy to warp between Mhara and Selbina now that Waypoints are in both. To check for earliest boat.
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By Sylph.Slide 2013-01-31 15:00:09
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I don't mind if pirates don't show up, can still fish Titans and Ryus.
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By Asura.Akamatzu 2013-01-31 15:00:23
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What level would be safe to start fishing ebisu fish?
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By Cerberus.Valmur 2013-01-31 15:06:02
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Asura.Akamatzu said: »
What level would be safe to start fishing ebisu fish?

Mid 80s at least with rings you will still get a ton of breaks so be prepared ;)
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By Aeyela 2013-01-31 15:08:09
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Lakshmi.Tanama said: »
That zombie boat can be a *** to show up sometimes.

No kidding. I just wasted three hours waiting for it and gave up.

Asura.Akamatzu said: »
What level would be safe to start fishing ebisu fish?

With a Lu Shangs it's going to be rough regardless of your level.
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By Asura.Chexmix 2013-01-31 15:33:22
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Phoenix.Frankbrodie said: »
I always just used the old 'door target pops immediately if Pirates are due' method.

And if Pirates were not due warp straight out back to my Home Point set in Selbina to wait for next boat.
Or Mhaura. I forget. That anyway.

Would be pointlessly easy to warp between Mhara and Selbina now that Waypoints are in both. To check for earliest boat.


Getting pirates is luck really, not much point in warping unless you feel lucky leaving from the same town every time since the ferry leaves both sides at the same time.
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By Valefor.Sapphire 2013-01-31 16:14:24
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Yes pirates after like 5 hours! lol
whiskered them all with my blu and got my sand charm.

Oh and bluetail/noble lady are amazing for skill it looks like. Got +.6 in one boat trip after i stopped going after tuna. They sure are easy to catch with ~32 skill for fish that caps at 55/66.
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By Aeyela 2013-01-31 18:58:01
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Valefor.Sapphire said: »
Yes pirates after like 5 hours! lol

Congratulations. Mostly on your tolerance... I gave up after three hours!
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By Bahamut.Ariane 2013-01-31 21:43:18
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Oh God! I got pirates after 6 hours of riding back and forth on the Ferry - and no Sand Charm dropped. Luckily I got it about two boat rides later.

Only way I didn't /wrists was because I was able to leave myself signed in to the PC while at work and otherwise keep busy.
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By Leviathan.Syagin 2013-02-03 07:32:21
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Bahamut.Ariane said: »
Oh God! I got pirates after 6 hours of riding back and forth on the Ferry - and no Sand Charm dropped. Luckily I got it about two boat rides later. Only way I didn't /wrists was because I was able to leave myself signed in to the PC while at work and otherwise keep busy.
Not looking forward to that ;/
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By Cerberus.Conagh 2013-02-03 08:27:37
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Matsya (Matsys) w.e this fish is rediculously hard to get........

I want this shawl D:
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By Cerberus.Mindi 2013-02-04 09:27:02
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whats the bitrate.. well loose catch rate.. on Liks with Dwarf Pugils?

Matsyas take forever to sell somehow and a LS member wants to buy Lik's.. so i thought of maybe useing some of my stored Pugils for those... so curious if the lost rate with pugils is lower then with Minnows.

Cerberus.Conagh said: »
Matsya (Matsys) w.e this fish is rediculously hard to get........

I want this shawl D:

or well.. Conagh if you want to buy fish from Pra/me we have like 300 pugils stored and atm we prefere to fish matsya when we know someone is looking to buy..
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By Lakshmi.Chilzen 2013-02-07 16:10:39
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As SoA draws near, I've been thinking of working a bit on fishing during downtimes. Was wondering if it's worth investing into a Lu Shang with only 10 Fishing, or if I should wait til higher on? Most of the guides I've read usually recommend it Fishing 30+, so was just curious.
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By krish 2013-02-07 16:17:06
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Lakshmi.Chilzen said: »
Was wondering if it's worth investing into a Lu Shang with only 10 Fishing

It's totally worth it.
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By Cerberus.Valmur 2013-02-07 16:18:26
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I would wait around the Nashmau levels myself (50+) my alt did fine without but if you got the gil sure, will need it eventually.
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By ScaevolaBahamut 2013-02-07 16:28:34
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Lakshmi.Chilzen said: »
Most of the guides I've read usually recommend it Fishing 30+, so was just curious.

They recommend this because until the mid-30s it's really easy to target moat carps along with your skill-up fish; when they say "get lu shangs in the mid-30s" they mean "stop leveling and finish your 10k moat carps".

This is bad advice for a lot of reasons, but for your purposes the most important one is that 10 million for an item that saves you a TON of time and aggravation (as well as money on bait) you can resell for the same amount when you're done with is honestly not a lot of money these days, and the time you spend actually getting those carps yourself is in all likelihood worth quite a bit more than that.
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By Bahamut.Greyfawkz 2013-02-07 16:36:46
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Lakshmi.Chilzen said: »
Was wondering if it's worth investing into a Lu Shang with only 10 Fishing


Was level 10 on Jan 16th, purchased a Lu Shang as advised from a LS member, as it stands I'm currently 64 and couldn't be happier. I didn't have to care where I fished, what level the fish were, it worked great.

Thanks Mack for pointing me in the right direction! :DDD

1/30 Opal silk, 0/296 Saber Shoot ~.~
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By Phoenix.Purpleeyes 2013-02-07 16:57:45
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I don't really think you need one until you head to Nashmau. You don't lose bait from anything you skill up before then if you use minnows or rigs, and it really isn't that much time saved if you fish something like shall shells to 50 (I really recommend doing these. Skill ups are amazing). A halcon rod will be just as useful until you finish on shall shells.

If you have the gil, though, go ahead and get one. You'll need it eventually.
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By Lakshmi.Chilzen 2013-02-07 17:24:48
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Amazing to hear all of this information, so I went ahead and parted with the gil, since the ability to resell it a at a later time, on top of saving so much frustration later on was an easy sale.

Since I've never even really been in the fishing game at this point, should I continue onward with the guide I'm using saying I can go up to 30 at the pond in Qufim, or with Lu Shang in hand, do I just jump over to Bubu and start working on shall shells?

I snooped around BG wiki and found an answer, but thank you all for the feedback earlier, I greatly appreciate it.
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By Bahamut.Jonnady 2013-02-14 21:32:21
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Any reason to keep Lu Shang rod while I have Ebisu?
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By Carbuncle.Woodenfish 2013-02-14 21:50:39
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Bahamut.Jonnady said: »
Any reason to keep Lu Shang rod while I have Ebisu?
No
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By Siren.Barber 2013-02-14 21:51:45
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I guess you can level woodworking by breaking it if you want it to take months and months. Or hold it for speculation if you think the price will increase.
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By Lakshmi.Watusa 2013-02-14 22:51:02
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Bahamut.Jonnady said: »
Any reason to keep Lu Shang rod while I have Ebisu?

If you ever plan to raise a fishing mule to put an Ebisu on it. Makes it easier to skill up til 78, but you can find alternatives without a Lu.
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By Phoenix.Neosutra 2013-02-16 15:13:55
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My favorite thing in the world? Finding out the guy that bought my account was using the account's Ebisu Rod to complete the Lu-Shang's quest.. So he could have the "legendary fishing rod" he heard so much about.
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By Shiva.Trixan 2013-02-17 07:16:46
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Hello, I'm new to fishing :D. Two basic questions. Where do I fishe after level 9? Quus and Nebonites are being evil to me. Second, does catching higher fish lower skill up or....?
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By Lakshmi.Watusa 2013-02-17 14:40:48
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Shiva.Trixan said: »
Hello, I'm new to fishing :D. Two basic questions. Where do I fishe after level 9? Quus and Nebonites are being evil to me. Second, does catching higher fish lower skill up or....?

I liked Tiger Cod and Nosteau Herring in Qufim Island til 30. If you need the gil, you can try SSG for Nebimonites. Much better bite rate than if you're currently catching them on the ferry.

The higher the level the fish is to you, the greater chance of skill ups. Or at least that's been my personal experience.
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By Carbuncle.Anesthesia 2013-02-17 14:42:10
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Shiva.Trixan said: »
Hello, I'm new to fishing :D. Two basic questions. Where do I fishe after level 9? Quus and Nebonites are being evil to me. Second, does catching higher fish lower skill up or....?

Buburimu. Shall Shells.
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