Silver Shark Questions

I'm trying to get these for a crafter in my guild but I'm not sure how.... I was told south bloodshore in eastern la noscea but I have no idea what bait I need to get the fish I need to use in order to mooch it. Also, is it even possible to get it at level 25? Any help would be greatly appreciated :D

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Originally Posted by Gilthaen

I'm trying to get these for a crafter in my guild but I'm not sure how.... I was told south bloodshore in eastern la noscea but I have no idea what bait I need to get the fish I need to use in order to mooch it. Also, is it even possible to get it at level 25? Any help would be greatly appreciated :D

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You're right on the location (one of the locations), but I doubt you'll catch them at level 25. For that location, you need to use Spoon Worms to catch a HQ Fullmoon Sardine (only caught at night), and use that to mooch for the Silver Shark. At level 25, you're more than likely not going to be able to catch them. I did catch a couple at level 30 though, so it's up to you if you want to try. Make sure your gear is good for your level.

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Originally Posted by Gilthaen

I'm trying to get these for a crafter in my guild but I'm not sure how.... I was told south bloodshore in eastern la noscea but I have no idea what bait I need to get the fish I need to use in order to mooch it. Also, is it even possible to get it at level 25? Any help would be greatly appreciated :D

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Do you know who much Shark Oil runs on your server? Because I'm selling Sharks on my server for 3-4,000.

*EDIT* Need Hammerhead as well using Yumizuno lure (level 48 lure) found at Western La Noscea at Halfstone with a Northern Kill or a Streamer. Just FYI.

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Originally Posted by Ryamatsu

Do you know who much Shark Oil runs on your server? Because I'm selling Sharks on my server for 3-4,000.

*EDIT* Need Hammerhead as well using Yumizuno lure (level 48 lure) found at Western La Noscea at Halfstone with a Northern Kill or a Streamer. Just FYI.

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That'd be nice. Silver Sharks are going for around 200gil on my server, and no one is selling Hammerheads. I might fish up some Hammerheads just to see if anyone will buy them. I'll have to check and see if Shark Oil is selling.

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Originally Posted by Mordermi

You're right on the location (one of the locations), but I doubt you'll catch them at level 25. For that location, you need to use Spoon Worms to catch a HQ Fullmoon Sardine (only caught at night), and use that to mooch for the Silver Shark. At level 25, you're more than likely not going to be able to catch them. I did catch a couple at level 30 though, so it's up to you if you want to try. Make sure your gear is good for your level.

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thanks, appreciate the info. Is there a better alternative spot to get them then that doesnt require night time or?

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Originally Posted by Gilthaen

thanks, appreciate the info. Is there a better alternative spot to get them then that doesnt require night time or?

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I don't know. I just remember seeing them somewhere else. I haven't bothered with trying to figure out the best spot for them because, like I said above, they are only selling for around 200gil a piece on my server.

Hopefully someone else can post, and help you out.

On top of fullmoon sardines you can catch them with HQ merlthor goby's too. However, Silver sharks are a lvl 30+ fish, so you probably won't catch them at level 25.

The reason they are so expensive is because the fullmoon sardine is a fish used in crafting and for the class quest, so it sells good in it's own right, and to waste an HQ fish getting a silver shark will require a lot of gil. Hence the high price.

I went to Summerford X:14 Y:15 ish which is in middle La Noscea and used lugworms. You tend to catch only herrings and gobies but if the goby is HQ then it allows you to mooch the silver shark. I don't think night/day really has any significant effect here. If you happen to find a bait that only attracts goby though please let me know! :)

Yea I'm guessing you really need to be near 50 to be able to have the gear (read: perception) to fish them reliably... I'm level 30 now and I've been fishing a bunch in south bloodshore, I've only gotten 1 HQ fullmoon sardine and it didn't even yield me a shark, instead I pulled in a blue octopus :(

It's a lot easier to just use Lugworms and mooch Merlthor Gobies instead of going for the time restricted sardines. Getting Blue Octopus instead of the shark seems to be about 1/10 chance for me.

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Originally Posted by Ryamatsu

*EDIT* Need Hammerhead as well using Yumizuno lure (level 48 lure) found at Western La Noscea at Halfstone with a Northern Kill or a Streamer. Just FYI.

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Iron Jig, Silver Bazaar, 95% catch rate. Why are you people trying to catch everything in so complicated way?

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Originally Posted by Waliel

Heavy Iron Jig, Silver Bazaar, 95% catch rate. Why are you people trying to catch everything in so complicated way?

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Thanks for the tip. There's a lot of misinformation online, have to be careful what you read. I was reading the wrong thing apparently.

I'll keep the rest as a trade secret.

Oooh, sorry. It was Iron Jig, not Heavy Iron Jig.

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Originally Posted by Ryamatsu

Thanks for the tip. There's a lot of misinformation online, have to be careful what you read. I was reading the wrong thing apparently.

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First of all, the information is not wrong. Our mooching is probably how 99% of the people will get their first shark. Also, I had no fricken clue you could catch anything you need to mooch with bait/lure instead. Kinda defeats the purpose of having a mooch then doesn't it?

Best place to attempt Silver Shark is probably South Bloodshore. You can use low level bait like lugworms and only catch Merlthor Gobies and possibly the Coral Butterfly on occasion. Singling out the Gobies will give more chances at catching an HQ version, allowing you to Mooch. The downside is Blue Octopus shares bites on Mooched catches, so it'll be a crapshoot on what you catch.

I want a second opinion on using lure to catch silver shark before I'll believe it. I won't take one persons opinion on it.

Not sure if theres a place where you get a Silver Shark only from Mooching and not having other fish stealing the bait.

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Originally Posted by Artamie

I went to Summerford X:14 Y:15 ish which is in middle La Noscea and used lugworms. You tend to catch only herrings and gobies but if the goby is HQ then it allows you to mooch the silver shark. I don't think night/day really has any significant effect here. If you happen to find a bait that only attracts goby though please let me know! :)

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If you are high enough, Cape Westwind (level 45 area) in Western Thanalan is the best spot for Silver Shark. (North of Vesper Bay by the imperials... you'll need Stealth III). Use a low level bait/lure for ocean fishing to catch the Merlthor Goby and you can mooch Silver shark or Wahoo. And even double mooch the Wahoo back to Silver Shark.

Because there is a huge level gap between the lvl 3 Merlthor Goby and the lvl 34 Haraldr Haddock, you'll always get goby's for the starting fish.

I was able to pull these up much faster than other areas.

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Originally Posted by Moochan

I want a second opinion on using lure to catch silver shark before I'll believe it. I won't take one persons opinion on it.

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I have fished almost every spot around Eorzea and I am 99% certain that Silver Shark can only be mooched, either from a goby or from the fullmoon sardine.

You will start to see patterns in areas when you try to complete locations. For instance Silverfish mooches Goldfish. Once you've done this, and if there is a fish at the end of the row that just isn't being caught by any other means, it is most likely double mooched off of the goldfish.

Thanks Lumia, I'll have to give that a try for sure! :o

Yes, Silver Sharks can only be mooched. Either by a single or double mooch depending on the location.

With 246 Perception I'm still not getting many HQ goby bites is it capped?

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Originally Posted by Vermilion

With 246 Perception I'm still not getting many HQ goby bites is it capped?

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i have 190 perception and get a ton of HQ goby bites

just gotta use the right bait for them...

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Originally Posted by KingZeus

i have 190 perception and get a ton of HQ goby bites

just gotta use the right bait for them...

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What would the right bait be? I have tried all baits and seems HQ rates are still the same. Lugworms, Rat tails, Goby balls, and Pill bugs.
Do baits have hidden HQ multipliers that I don't know about?

I think HQ chance caps like other gathering jobs. Which really sucks.

You best bet is to find a high level spot with low level bait that has gobys and silver sharks. For example, I use goby balls at my spot which singles out gobys and ocean clouds whichs are level 3 and 6 respectfully and takes the other five fish out of the loop. Allowing me to target the shark.

A little research of fishing resources can net you a spot like this

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Originally Posted by Lumia

If you are high enough, Cape Westwind (level 45 area) in Western Thanalan is the best spot for Silver Shark. (North of Vesper Bay by the imperials... you'll need Stealth III). Use a low level bait/lure for ocean fishing to catch the Merlthor Goby and you can mooch Silver shark or Wahoo. And even double mooch the Wahoo back to Silver Shark.

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Thank you very much for this tip, it helped a lot, I now have a reliable way to make the oil so I can make the militia crafting tools for me and the LS crafters so we can better support the LS with 1 star items. I can confirm this worked well. Using low level bait (15 and lower) I caught nothing but Gobys which when HQed gave me a shot at the Silver Shark, occasionally I got a Wahoo to which seemed to HQ at least half the time mooching into a Silver Shark.

Again much appreciated.

Just tried out the western thanalan spot...way better than waiting around blood shore

I pulled 10 sharks in a very short period
so 10 sharks + 25gp hammer head sharks = 1 shark oil
10 shark oils sell for 45,000 (before tax)

and i thought fishing was useless now :P

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Originally Posted by Orophin

Best place to attempt Silver Shark is probably South Bloodshore. You can use low level bait like lugworms and only catch Merlthor Gobies and possibly the Coral Butterfly on occasion. Singling out the Gobies will give more chances at catching an HQ version, allowing you to Mooch. The downside is Blue Octopus shares bites on Mooched catches, so it'll be a crapshoot on what you catch.

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yep this is THE spot, use lugworm and you'll ONLY catch Gobies. and if you get HQ Gobies you get silver shark or blue octopus.

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Originally Posted by Vermilion

What would the right bait be?

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goby balls

Hello! Ive been currently testing this spot for about 10hours now using all level 50 green fishing gear just for our class with some + perception and + gathering Materia installed.

When i first arrived at this location i caught a few silver sharks right away. However now i cannot catch any. When i try to mooch i get a normal goby again. I think the weather has alot to do with this. Only under certain weather can you mooch a silver shark.

i used about 500 goby balls , and i tried a floating lure for a while. Both catch HQ gobys but when using mooch they wont land a silver shark.

257 gathering
220 perception

Try here for another Silver Shark location I haven't fished lately so could be wrong

Middle La Noscea ~ Summerford
Use Pill Bug to and get HQ Harbor Herring then get Lv25 Ogre Barracuda or Lv41 Silver Shark