blue cloud coral help

[Vazara]

hi, i cant seem to catch this item for crafting. i've been using red balloon bait at cloudtop, no luck, in cloudy/fair/clear weather. i have 412 gathering n 350 perception. what am i doing wrong?

[Jeykama]

Make sure you have Snagging turned on.

[lordoftheapes79]

Make sure you have Snagging turned on.

Isn't snagging for maps?

[Vazara]

oooo i didnt think of that. haven't used it yet, in fact >> i will try this later for sure!

[Lyrinn]

Isn't snagging for maps?

No, snagging is also required to catch "fish" you would normally expect to be hard to pull up, like corals and some shellfish.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Is there any time where you would want snagging to be Off?

I thought it was just for maps, but I'd kept it on mainly for gits and shiggles. I know that the two GP hook abilities work for some fish and not for others, so are there any fish where snagging on makes them harder to catch?

[Vazara]

snagging worked perfectly! turned it on n caught 8 corals i feel silly now for forgetting about it lol

[Garlyle]

Is there any time where you would want snagging to be Off?

I thought it was just for maps, but I'd kept it on mainly for gits and shiggles. I know that the two GP hook abilities work for some fish and not for others, so are there any fish where snagging on makes them harder to catch?

I don't believe it directly impacts your success rate on any fish. That said, I can think of two times:
1. You don't want the map from a given fishing hole. EG you're fishing somewhere that might pull up a Boarskin map; screw that, save your map gather for a Dragonskin!
2. You don't want the fish that are added via Snagging. It's like using lower level bait - turning off Snagging can reduce the number of possible fish any given cast can pull, increasing the chances of getting the other fish.