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

[Zion14]

Hey guys,

my English is not perfect, but I wanted to thank you for this great thread. Helped me out a litte .

Allow me to ask two questions:

1. Is there any Off-Hand for the fisher? Cause this document says so....

Off-hand Militia Off-hand HQ 56 Gathering 99 Perception

2. I managed to overmeld my equip, here's my charakter at lodestone.
I have Gathering 310 and Perception 256. Thats the maximum I guess without bufffood and I don't think my fc will activate any fc-buffs.
So is this enough to catch Silver Soveraigns at HQ? I really dont know how to get them. You need to trade 20 of them for the new equip, but you need the new equip to get them? arrg......

[LlenCoram]

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I'm glad you found this thread useful. To answer your questions:
1. There is no offhand. It's likely the author of that document just copy-pasted the gear stats from miner/botanist. Funfact: in 1.0 fishers had militia gigs which let us go "spearfishing." Basically you'd click on a small patch of grass near water and would get a thing. Usually dye.

2. That's enough for silver sovereigns. Eat some food when you go, but with that you should be fine. Warning though, it takes a while to get them all regardless of your stats. Best of luck!

[Zion14]

Thank you very much

[WilliamAshe]

i was at 304 gathering and it said i needed higher, when i hit 308 i was high enough but it escaped me 4 times i would suggest 310+ for this fish

[Nukocafe]

i was at 304 gathering and it said i needed higher, when i hit 308 i was high enough but it escaped me 4 times i would suggest 310+ for this fish

I suggest you get your forager's fishing rod before attempting to catch any big fish to be honest. Some fish require 337+ gathering to catch which is hard to do without the rod.

[LlenCoram]

Thanks for the info!

[WilliamAshe]

I suggest you get your forager's fishing rod before attempting to catch any big fish to be honest. Some fish require 337+ gathering to catch which is hard to do without the rod.

thanks im 4 away from rod right now. alternating between sovereigns and umbrals. sooooo close

[Artamie]

Ughh may I ask if anyone has any tips for the Slime King? I've been stuck on this fish for about 2 rl weeks now with 364 gathering but it seems to... slip away every time I hook it. Is it true that it can be caught during cloudy weather too? That would make this a lot easier considering how rare the right weather and time seems to be.

[TomTom1968]

Same here, can't get the Slime King. I try during night with foggy weather using Crayfish balls. I am fishing with 372 Gathering and 297 Perception. Still, 100% of the time all I read is "The fish got away". There are also fish that "only" Need 301 Gathering but still I read that. Are some of the capital fishes special in the chance they can escape?

[Torquere]

Slime King - Crayfish Ball - 5 pm to 12 am - Dust Storm (or) Cloud ..... It may be possible that you are hooking an HQ Slime King which needs a lot more "luck" than an NQ. Keep trying. PS ... If you catch it in Fog, please let us know.