Please fix fishing

[Martinius]

ah i see. do you have a lu shang's? if you don't, that's going to play a large role in how well you can catch fish above your level. i wouldn't go after anything more than 10-15 levels above your skill w/o a lu, and even then, i wouldn't go much above 25 levels w/ one.

[Superchicken]

the fishing system is fine how it is imo. Like people said its pretty much free to to fish and you make gil with ever catch. Don't think they need to make it easier or increase skill ups or anything. If you are having trouble skilling up you need to use the skill up rings, change your tactic (how many levels above you the fish is you are trying to catch), etc. And I hope you are doing your daily guild points.

[Effilil]

I tell people who complain about gil to fish, even though I usually complain about not having gil (I spend it all on gear/spells)
I've fished from the start and though I miss the no-real-need-to-pay-full attention of the old days, I do like the new system better...I do wish skill-ups were more frequent some days, but I'm trying to get from 95-96 on Black Sole, so I know it's slower, but the money is good...I'm not looking forward to 96-100 because it's almost all legendary fish, but fishing really does pay for itself at least 100 times over for every skill level you go up...more if you're using lures instead of bait...I only fish a few hours a week right now, but it still is a nice, steady in-game income
plus if you're 30+ fishing skill, ferry fishing for marlin can net you pop items for the fight to get merc kris, which still goes for 3 mil or so

[Godofgods]

sad thing for me atleast, i have no deisre to realy fish for the sake of gill. I jsut want to be able to skill it up since the rest of my crafts are done (or nearly done). So when i would fish for hours on end, and not get a single +.1 skill up, its highly fusturating and highly discourageing. Hell, id trade every fish back to the ocean/lake/river/stream/water if it gave me better skill ups.

Or, dispite even useing the best rod/bait/location combos (minus lu shang) get two casts into the process and then get 20 'not even a nibble' lines.

[Corwin]

Elaborate. What skill, what gear, what fish?

[Godofgods]

Elaborate. What skill, what gear, what fish?

its been so long now..
i think the last time i fished was around lvl 20 for nebs with a hyclone rod and shrimp lure/crayfish paste.

[Gravionblack]

Elaborate. What skill, what gear, what fish?

If your want to get fishing skill to 27 Godofgods has the right set up, halcyon rod and shrimp lure or crayfish balls (i always have more luck with the crayfish balls) then after that swap your setup to halcyon rod/minnow for cone calamary which will take you to lvl 48.

[Godofgods]

if fished through 12 stacks of paste before and not gotten a skingle skill .1 skill up

[Corwin]

Sounds like you haven't touched a fishing pole in ~5 years. While Moat/Neb/Cone are still an option, Nashmau has proven to be best route for quite some time with Lu Shang with Rogue Rig and Shrimp Lure. No monsters, targeted fish, no rod snaps, no line snaps, no lack of skill, AH/Moogle/Vendor less than a minute walk away, and you can level 0-90 catching three different fish with pure profit. And honestly you don't even *need* a Lu Shang, it just makes it easier with no rod snaps and losing a 10k lure.

And you don't know frustration until you go 0/1000 on Ebisu trades (over 15M in fish).

[Blueice]

fishing 100 6/23/09 (G 1/104~~L 1/44) ebisu 10/18/09 took 4 years, buddy of mine would form a fishing alliance & we just had fun & cheered when someone got that elusive skill up!! only fished when time allowed. Quested lu shang's, took 2 months, w/buddy's help, & I bought 1/3 of moats