Patience II, Precision and Powerful Hookset

[Odd]

Patience I / II : Increases HQ chance, while reducing success of catching a fish by 40% (Inefficient Hooking).

You can use that, and just normally keep fishing. Just means Fish are 40% more likely to get away (while having higher HQ chance).

Now 'Powerful Hookset' and 'Precision Hookset' negate the 'Inefficient Hooking' for the one pull they are used on, -if- it's the right skill for the Fish.

Usually Powerful is for big/heavy fish and thus strong tugs, while Precision is for smaller fish and thus light tugs.

The Fish can still be caught even if you use the wrong hookset - just has 40% extra chance to get away.
(Some people also say that inefficient hooking doesn't matter if your gathering stat is far above the fish, but I'm not sure about this.)

Way to pipe in almost one year later. I'm sure the OP will find this very useful. /s