Recently got invited to my very first Abyssea and it went really good. I took a Thief up to my current limit break cap which is 70. In preparations to fighting Maat, I wanted to make sure all my dagger skills are capped for my level. Problem is they are only at 141 and I am having a hard time finding a place to skill up. I was hoping someone can give me some tips on how exactly this works. Today I tried out cape terrigan to kill Bandits for my testimony but the mobs evade all my attacks and my trust npcs are also missing, so I am getting no skill ups there either. I tried out lower level mobs but I read somewhere that if they are not Even match or decent challenge I will get nothing, which confuses me even more because that would mean I have to join a party dedicated for that instead of soloing since all I do is miss.

So to recap I am 70 with 141 dagger, what mobs should I aim for to reach the 200+ mark? Thanks for any of the replies in advance!