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Iv been playin the game for a few weeks now and have yet to learn what benefits fishing has. Can anyone give me an idea as to why anybody would fish on this game? I havnt seen anybody mention it as a money maker so can it be? or is it just used for food? Little insight please, Thanks in advance.

Getting a golden pearl inside a shell was worth the time in fishing! Just like Christmas.

As mentioned, it's good for leveling cooking. It's only real moneymaking use would be the fish used for alchemy. i.e. Firefin Snapper, Oily Blackmouth and Stoneskin Eel (especially the eel for money, but very slow to catch most of the time). Deviate Fish can be a moneymaker because of the novelty food Savory Deviate Delight (changes your form). A couple of fish like Lightning Eel and Plated Armorfish look as though they might be worth something when Blizzard introduces the recipes invloving them to the game, but right now I just have them piling up on a mule.

So, for the most part, fishing is not a big moneymaker, but I think it's a very good skill to have, if for no other reason, to catch a Blackmouth or Firefin while waiting for a boat every now and then. Every little bit helps.

Also, for my Hunter, it's a great cheap way to keep the cat fed.

Edited, Wed Jul 27 09:42:50 2005 by Kourg

Edited, Wed Jul 27 09:51:26 2005 by Kourg

Fishing has not been a good money maker for me, but I have not invested a whole lot of time in it. I know that there are some pretty good benefits when it comes to fishing up armor and stuff. Fishing is useful, but it does take time to skill up. You will have to spend a good deal of time leveling it up, depending on where you fish at.

Besides, you could always just wait a while to level it up, with it being a Secondary skill, it is not necessary to have.

Fishing is supposedly good for the Alchemist, because you can catch the Blackmouth fish in the Wetlands (so I hear...) but so far it hasn't been too keen for me. I fished up some green pants in Ellwyn with my alt at a very low level, which was GREAT for him, but that kind of thing has been so rare for me that I can't justify the time apart from fishing for aiding the cooking skill and (I guess) catching the blackmouth once I don't suck so bad at fishing...



"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
Steven Wright

i also spend time fishing (in a town) when i can't stay dedicated to the game but i can throw a cast or two while going back and forth between game and something else in RL.

i find cooking to be pretty fun. if for no other reason, raise fishing for that.