Petition for the Fishermen, Join the Fight!

[Figgles]

I would sign again and again if I could.

Signed,
-Figgles Newton-

[Punainen]

Yes, people keep pointing to it as a passtime... But the game in its entirety is a passtime. I don't need a passtime within a passtime.

Others point to the FEW meager uses for a SCANT number of fish... While all other gatherers can find some use in EVERYTHING they collect.

I want fishing to be MORE useful, MORE worthwhile.

I don't want 95% of the catches to be 1-5gil vendor garbage.

[Macho]

/signed

As an idea, in FFXI we had legendary rods and fish. Now I'm sure they are here too but I haven't really gotten to fishing but how about a battle on a sea shore that could only be started by a maxed fisherman? Fishing up a legendary fish and the mother comes in to save the fish? Or you use that legendary fish as bate to reel up the monster to fight!

[Stormlark]

I was sad when I discovered how little I could earn from fishing. It's more enjoyable than mining or botany, but far less profitable.

/signed

[DSWBeef]

I was sad when I discovered how little I could earn from fishing. It's more enjoyable than mining or botany, but far less profitable.

/signed

I have over 2k fish in my retainers and little to do with them....

[Stormlark]

I have over 2k fish in my retainers and little to do with them....

I don't have as much, but a lot of my retainers' inventory is filled with fish that I can't auction and can't stand the idea of vendoring, so I know where you're coming from.

[Riot55]

I totally agree. I understand the paranoia about bots, but it seems like the system now would do a pretty good job at deterring them. 95% of the fish I've caught, and I am now a level 44 fisherman on a new server, have been worthless. I have a really good spot to make some money right now, but I doubt that'll last. Fish as a whole are pretty pointless aside from filling up your own fishing log as an achievement. I get that that's the new direction for fishing, and I do like the challenge and hunt of it all, but I do think fishing should still be considered a lucrative career instead of just a pointless hobby.

Let level 50 fishermen have a small chance to fish up treasure chests or even allagan silver pieces and stuff for instance. Give us a fisher NPC who rewards us for catching legendary fish! Give us more RELEVANT recipes that require rarer fish.

[Silverwalk]

Signed. Make fishing worthwhile.

[Issac]

Raah! Who pulled my notice down?! No matter, it's back up, now.

[Shyen]

...But let's not stop at aquariums. There is no reason you shouldn't be able to have a record catch stuffed and mounted on a wall as decoration. Or make weapons out of the parts of certain fish. [...] Or fishing up mini pets--who wants a pet lobster, seasnail, or baby seal?

If we can't make money off the catches, at least let us fish up cosmetic items for even more fun.

ahh the secret satisfaction of stabbing people with a swordfish >

*scribbles on the parchemnt*
I'm just a guppy in a sea of sharks, but i do have great expectations for my fishing days ahead than being haggled by Sisipu into the salted herring market! If i can cast my line from the top of the upper decks for Coral Butterflies there shan't be limits to the abyss depths monstrosities I might be able to reel in! We need to be able to show it off!