Big Fish and you: What bait is needed when to land the big one

[Desidious]

Moldva

Midge Basket - Ala Mhigan fighting fish (Hq mooch)

Springripple Brook : 1am Eorza time : Cloudy weather

[Huckster]

Got Gigantshark HQ from the location provided in the first post. Actually got it on the 3rd cast. Now sitting in LL to get the Octomammoth - kinda hard to limit down the catches with Lugworms - got 6 Blue Octopuses and no Octomammoths yet (gathering 334 / perception 279)

EDIT:
Just got Octomammoth HQ - also during clear weather / daytime. (lugworm)

Got Moldva on 1st try using bait/time combo from 1st post, Chirurgeon too.

Junkmonger is a mooch from Merlthor Goby (not double mooch):

[KingZeus]

I'm getting pretty burned out already. so far at these locations i've gotten no missed bites using various baits and being at each location for at least 5+ hours each. catching all HQ versions of all the fish at the spot, even HQ's of a mooch many many many times.

nym river, middle la noscea
upper soot creak, central than
the unholy heir, central than
the footfalls, western than
nophica's wells, western than


all these new fish are pretty much just higher level of certain fish at those spots. and i've caught tons of the lower level version of them.
since i've tried lots of baits at these spots, it must be very specific weather and time on them, or a very very low bite rate

[Huckster]

My bad, this whole Yoshi thing is throwing me off pretty badly xD. But yeah, that you can catch these with lower level bait/lures makes things interesting. I was trying for Jacques the Snipper today. Went two ingame days using both yumis and n. krill, all weathers, and nothing. Not even a bite. Guess I'll have to expand to try other lures now.

I was trying to catch Jacques too using Pill Bug, Rat Tail, Goby Ball - mooched Ocean Cloud and Harbor Herring - no luck too - yet.

[Desidious]

Glad my info is paying off. Now someone catch other fish to make my job a bit easier. XD

[Huckster]

I was trying to catch Judgeray in Fallgourd Float with no luck - tried bass balls, chocobo lure and some others. Managed to mooch from ALa Migho Fighting Fish and Striped Goby - but not the Judgeray - maybe weather conditions? (other ray-like fish in Mor Dhona needs gloomy weather).

Anyone still trying to catch the big fish? DO you have any links to Japanese sources?

[Desidious]

I was trying to catch Judgeray in Fallgourd Float with no luck - tried bass balls, chocobo lure and some others. Managed to mooch from ALa Migho Fighting Fish and Striped Goby - but not the Judgeray - maybe weather conditions? (other ray-like fish in Mor Dhona needs gloomy weather).

Anyone still trying to catch the big fish? DO you have any links to Japanese sources?

I have no jap sources sorry but I am still working these fish with not even a sign I'm going the right direction.

[KingZeus]

for the most part i'm going to forget about trying to figure them out right now. i spent like another 5 hours yesterday at cedarwood, tried every bait/lure there is.
since a lot of people returned to the game, some fish sales are going good so i'm going to concentrate on making some money, brayflox speed runs, plus doing atma and new coil turns.

[Yoshiki]

I am going to reply to this just so I can thank you guys for the great work you guys are doing ..

[LlenCoram]

Got Gigantshark HQ from the location provided in the first post. Actually got it on the 3rd cast. Now sitting in LL to get the Octomammoth - kinda hard to limit down the catches with Lugworms - got 6 Blue Octopuses and no Octomammoths yet (gathering 334 / perception 279)

EDIT:
Just got Octomammoth HQ - also during clear weather / daytime. (lugworm)

Got Moldva on 1st try using bait/time combo from 1st post, Chirurgeon too.

Junkmonger is a mooch from Merlthor Goby (not double mooch):

Sorry Huckster, didn't see your edit. First post fixed.