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

[Tiggy]

How do you get 348 gathering from gear? Using http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/ the best I'm getting from pure gear is 339 with max gathering melds. where is this extra 9 coming from?

[KingZeus]

How do you get 348 gathering from gear? Using http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/ the best I'm getting from pure gear is 339 with max gathering melds. where is this extra 9 coming from?

http://i.imgur.com/EI1kxjb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AJv3838.png
the "need" means how much more you need to add
the red 1 and 2 means i used +3 materia since they don't have materia lower than 3, but when you meld it you'll only get 1 or 2 out of it for the stat

use ilvl70 accessories to do 5/5 cap melds.
i used gryphonskin choker, rose gold ear screws, gryphonskin wristband and gryphon rings. all those cap 5/5, but you can use astral stuff or whatever else


buy all HQ fishing gear.
Hamlet pullers Hat meld +6p +5p +4g (until you get the Foragers hat, then use that which has 82p and 4g)
body meld +6p +6g +5g
hands meld +4p +6g +3g(it'll show +2)
legs meld +3p(it'll show 1) and +6g
boots +6p +3g(it'll show 1)

the new dodore belt is better than raptorskin survivor belt for fisher
dodore survival belt HQ base is +16p, add +4g and +3p will make it 19p and 4g capped (it has better stats but currently is a ton of $$$$$)
raptorskin survival belt HQ base is +14p, add +3g and +3p(it'll show 2) which is 16p and 3g capped


so if you meld everything i've originally listed using HQ's, i70 accessories, have foragers hat/rod, you'll have 348g and 289p (without food buffs....) http://i.imgur.com/EI1kxjb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/AJv3838.png

if you get the new dodore survivor belt HQ, add +4g and +3p, you'll have 349g and 292p http://i.imgur.com/KDIeQwI.png

if you can get the new dodore belt AND Halcyon Rod Supra (153g 88p) you'll get even greater stats (currently a lot of $$$) and gear caps will be 359g and 298p http://i.imgur.com/fhaucLY.png

then use food if you need to get a little higher numbers (Spinach Quiche, landtrap salad, etc etc), as well as free company actions

[Tiggy]

http://i.imgur.com/REIW5Hl.jpg

you need ilvl70 stuff like what i used to do 5/5 cap melds on accessories.
anything i70 with melds. i used gryphonskin choker, rose gold ear screws, gryphonskin wristband and gryphon rings. all those cap 5/5, but you can use astral stuff or whatever else

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all of that will give you the maximum top caps for everything

Wait so you're using accessories that don't have any base gathering stats at all just for higher meld caps?

What are the gathering stat caps for those accessories?

[Lyn]

Wait so you're using accessories that don't have any base gathering stats at all just for higher meld caps?

What are the gathering stat caps for those accessories?

i55 accessories cap is 4 gathering and 4 perception.
i70 accessories cap is 5 gathering and 5 perception, only worth it if you have the money/mats though.

[KingZeus]

Wait so you're using accessories that don't have any base gathering stats at all just for higher meld caps?

because the only accessories with "base gathering stats" is anything with +CP or +GP, which fisher doesn't use. so therefore, there are no accessories with stats that fishers use.
so use the highest ilvl accessories to get 5/5 +g+p melds

[lvicious]

buy all HQ fishing gear.
Hat meld +6p +5p +4g (until you get the Foragers hat, then use that)
body meld +6p +6g +5g
hands meld +4p +6p +3g(it'll show +2)
raptorskin survival belt waist meld +3p(it'll show 2) and +3g
legs meld +3p(it'll show 1) and +6g
boots +6p +3g(it'll show 1)

Shouldn't the hands be +4p, +6g +3g (show 2) You have 6p. Can you double check the rest too pls. Thanks for the post Zeus!

[KingZeus]

Shouldn't the hands be +4p, +6g +3g (show 2) You have 6p. Can you double check the rest too pls. Thanks for the post Zeus!

yerp! thanks!

[Torquere]

yerp! thanks!

There is a new Dodore Survival Belt (HQ) out that has 16 Perception, and you can meld on 4 GP, 4 Gathering and 3 Perception. This is only a gain of 1 Gathering and 3 Perception over the Raptorskin Survival Belt. For those of us who are already near max melded, it's not really worth it to buy the new belt and redo the melds, but if you are getting these items for the first time, you might want to consider the newer belt.

[KingZeus]

There is a new Dodore Survival Belt (HQ) out that has 16 Perception, and you can meld on 4 GP, 4 Gathering and 3 Perception. This is only a gain of 1 Gathering and 3 Perception over the Raptorskin Survival Belt. For those of us who are already near max melded, it's not really worth it to buy the new belt and redo the melds, but if you are getting these items for the first time, you might want to consider the newer belt.

you didn't read my posts... i've already said that in them and updated several days ago

[Torquere]

you didn't read my posts... i've already said that in them and updated several days ago

Happens. Hard to read everything.