Big Fish and you: What bait is needed when to land the big one

[Lyn]

I can confirm Slime King can be caught under Cloudy weather as well, just got it as my last Legendary fish.

[LlenCoram]

I can confirm Slime King can be caught under Cloudy weather as well, just got it as my last Legendary fish.

Thank you

[Tiggy]

How do you get 348 gathering from gear? Using http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/ the best I'm getting from pure gear is 339 with max gathering melds. where is this extra 9 coming from?

[Toothedmeat]

I'd say waste the time here and there to get rod now, for the future. May not be worth while now, but you know S/E will introduce fish after level cap increase that can only be fished up with the very best gear.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

thank you OP

[Dhalmel]

Looks like Old Softie can be fished up in clear sunny weather.


edit:

LOL 2 minutes later: He can be fished up in foggy weather too.

[KingZeus]

How do you get 348 gathering from gear? Using http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/ the best I'm getting from pure gear is 339 with max gathering melds. where is this extra 9 coming from?

http://i.imgur.com/EI1kxjb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AJv3838.png
the "need" means how much more you need to add
the red 1 and 2 means i used +3 materia since they don't have materia lower than 3, but when you meld it you'll only get 1 or 2 out of it for the stat

use ilvl70 accessories to do 5/5 cap melds.
i used gryphonskin choker, rose gold ear screws, gryphonskin wristband and gryphon rings. all those cap 5/5, but you can use astral stuff or whatever else


buy all HQ fishing gear.
Hamlet pullers Hat meld +6p +5p +4g (until you get the Foragers hat, then use that which has 82p and 4g)
body meld +6p +6g +5g
hands meld +4p +6g +3g(it'll show +2)
legs meld +3p(it'll show 1) and +6g
boots +6p +3g(it'll show 1)

the new dodore belt is better than raptorskin survivor belt for fisher
dodore survival belt HQ base is +16p, add +4g and +3p will make it 19p and 4g capped (it has better stats but currently is a ton of $$$$$)
raptorskin survival belt HQ base is +14p, add +3g and +3p(it'll show 2) which is 16p and 3g capped


so if you meld everything i've originally listed using HQ's, i70 accessories, have foragers hat/rod, you'll have 348g and 289p (without food buffs....) http://i.imgur.com/EI1kxjb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/AJv3838.png

if you get the new dodore survivor belt HQ, add +4g and +3p, you'll have 349g and 292p http://i.imgur.com/KDIeQwI.png

if you can get the new dodore belt AND Halcyon Rod Supra (153g 88p) you'll get even greater stats (currently a lot of $$$) and gear caps will be 359g and 298p http://i.imgur.com/fhaucLY.png

then use food if you need to get a little higher numbers (Spinach Quiche, landtrap salad, etc etc), as well as free company actions

[Tiggy]

http://i.imgur.com/REIW5Hl.jpg

you need ilvl70 stuff like what i used to do 5/5 cap melds on accessories.
anything i70 with melds. i used gryphonskin choker, rose gold ear screws, gryphonskin wristband and gryphon rings. all those cap 5/5, but you can use astral stuff or whatever else

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all of that will give you the maximum top caps for everything

Wait so you're using accessories that don't have any base gathering stats at all just for higher meld caps?

What are the gathering stat caps for those accessories?

[BaconDaddy]

Western La Noscea
Megalodon - The Ship Graveyard - Daytime - Clear/Windy - Lugworm - 301+? - Mooch from Merlthor Goby, double mooch Goby to Wahoo

[LlenCoram]

Western La Noscea
Megalodon - The Ship Graveyard - Daytime - Clear/Windy - Lugworm - 301+? - Mooch from Merlthor Goby, double mooch Goby to Wahoo

Thanks for the contribution, but the megalodon is a known fish! The list in the OP is purely for the new Big Fish that were added in patch 2.2, and serves only as quick collection of data until all the relevant database websites manage to collect everything.

I'm glad to see other fishers though! Keep pulling .