Quote Originally Posted by Fruity_Snacks View Post
Based on what we know so far about big and legendary fish in Studium/Facet holes is that they are designed, assuming that you have the quest done. If you do the quest, then you are fishing for the fish as is intended. The fish bite rates in these holes ARE changed and rebalanced based on if you have done the turn in quests unlocked or not.

Does that make it feel any better? No. But from what we know (again, so far, we're still working to study this), SE is aware that this is a thing and does modify the fishing hole around to compensate.
Appreciate the insight and all the research you've been putting into this. I was only assuming it's an oversight due to it being bad game design, so I was giving them the benefit of the doubt. If the intention really was to make the fish 5x harder to catch after finishing a quest, it goes against the design philosophy they've applied to the rest of the game.