Why can't fishing retainer catch anything?

I just hit 45 on my fishing retainer, my fishing log shows about 125 fish that are that level or below, I can send my retainer out for 33 of them...

Mining and Botany retainers can get everything below 1 star, why can't the fisher?

Your retainer can only catch fish that you yourself caught before. If you didn't catch Fish A, neither can your retainer.

EDIT: or wait. Fishing is kinda weird, I dunno if fish have individual levels like other gatherers.

Can only get crafting material fish.

Why? Is there a fish that you want your retainer to catch that wasn't on the list?

As said above - retainer can only fish the "craftin material" fish plus there is a few missing which were turned into crafting one by latest patch.

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Originally Posted by HEC

As said above - retainer can only fish the "craftin material" fish plus there is a few missing which were turned into crafting one by latest patch.

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Which ones?

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Originally Posted by Sounders

Why? Is there a fish that you want your retainer to catch that wasn't on the list?

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The fish for the daily GC turn ins, for my mule. Many of them are buy specific bait, go to BFE, fish for 15 minutes to get 3.

The main reason I made a fishing retainer was to get Paglth'an Discus, Kissing Trout, Boxing Pleco, Saucerfish, and Sagolii Monkfish, for the level 50 turn ins. None are listed as crafting material, so I'm guessing I won't be able to catch any of them.

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Originally Posted by Sounders

Which ones?

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Can't remember right now, but it's only one or two fish anyway - maybe the ones for fishmeal craft (Lomisan anchovy)?

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Originally Posted by StouterTaru

The main reason I made a fishing retainer was to get Paglth'an Discus, Kissing Trout, Boxing Pleco, Saucerfish, and Sagolii Monkfish, for the level 50 turn ins. None are listed as crafting material, so I'm guessing I won't be able to catch any of them.

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Was hoping for the same - well - we can try to suggest this to be added ...

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Originally Posted by StouterTaru

The fish for the daily GC turn ins, for my mule. Many of them are buy specific bait, go to BFE, fish for 15 minutes to get 3.

The main reason I made a fishing retainer was to get Paglth'an Discus, Kissing Trout, Boxing Pleco, Saucerfish, and Sagolii Monkfish, for the level 50 turn ins. None are listed as crafting material, so I'm guessing I won't be able to catch any of them.

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So you use GC seals to get ventures. And the main reason you get ventures is to get GC seals. I can see a lot of things that could go wrong here.

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Originally Posted by Sounders

So you use GC seals to get ventures. And the main reason you get ventures is to get GC seals. I can see a lot of things that could go wrong here.

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5 ventures for 1k seals, 200 GC seals each.

1 venture for more than enough fish for a turn-in, for ~370 NQ, twice that HQ, twice that if starred, 4 times that if HQ and starred, for 200 seals or less.

Miner and Botanist retainer gives 3 turn ins for each venture, so you wind up netting about 300 seals per day when averaged over time.