Fishing Aetherial Reduction Tread

[HakuroDK]

Hey folks! So I've been... kinda wondering where this thread is as it is kind of important. So I'm going to use this thread to relay information about certain collectible fish that can be aetherially reduced and what they yield. Any additional help would be appreciated.

NOTE: I will be editing this post frequently and without warning, so please check back often for more information!

NOTE 2: As per request, my fishing stats as of the start of this thread is as follows:

Gathering: 523
Perception: 439
GP: 607

My gear can be found at this link: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/R9RT

NOTE 1: My gear above is for Miner, hence the higher stats due to an off-hand tool, but I use the exact same armor and accessories for Fisher. For a main hand, I use a non-melded HQ Birch Fishing Rod
NOTE 2: I was doing this with Trailblazer gear (the blue scrip gathering gear)

Before the list, I want to point out that you will always get Water Crystals/Clusters from regular fish and you will always get Ice crystals/Clusters from Cloud fish. Other than that, things like Duskborne Aethersand have a chance to appear at 3/8, Dawnborne has a chance to appear at 5/8, and Seaborne has a chance to appear at 8/8. Happy fishing!

Dravanian Bass (Reduction Level 56)
Location: Dravanian Forelands, Whilom River (29, 15)
Time: 12AM - 6AM
Weather: Fog, Clouds, Dust Storms
Catch Method:

Goblin Jig -> Dravanian Bass (Straight Catch)
Stonefly Nymph OR Purse Web Spider -> Blueclaw Shrimp -> Dravanian Bass (Single Mooch)

Manasail (Reduction Level 56)
Location: Churning Mists, Tharl Oom Khash (Requires Cloudfishing)
Time: 10AM - 2AM
Weather: Fair Skies, Clear Skies
Catch Method:

Red Balloon -> Manasail (Straight Catch)
Red Balloon -> Sky Faerie OR Rudderfish -> Dravanian Bass (Single Mooch)

Caiman (Reduction Level 58)
Location: Sea of Clouds, Voor Siran Siran (27, 34) ; Dravanian Forelands, The Iron Feast (30, 5)
Time: 6PM-8PM
Catch Method:

Stonefly Nymph -> Blueclaw Shrimp -> Caiman (Single Mooch, Dravanian Forelands Only)
Bladed Steel Jig -> Bullfrog -> Caiman (Single Mooch, Sea of Clouds Only)

Pteranodon (Reduction Level 58)
Location: Churning Mists, Sohm Al Summit (20, 40) (Requires Cloudfishing)
Time: 9AM - 5PM
Catch Method:

Red Balloon -> Sky Faerie OR Rudderfish -> Pteranodon (Single Mooch)
Red Balloon -> Sky Faerie -> Rudderfish -> Pteranodon (Double Mooch)

Thaliak Caiman (Reduction Level 60)
Location: Dravanian Hinterlands, Middle Thaliak River (21, 22)
Time: 3PM-6PM
Catch Method:

Goblin Jig OR Bladed Steel Jig -> Sweetfish -> Thaliak Caiman (Single Mooch)
Stonefly Nymph OR Purse Web Spider OR Bladed Steel Jig -> Bullfrog -> Thaliak Caiman (Single Mooch)

Tupuxuara (Reduction Level 60)
Location: Azys Lla, The Habisphere (40, 18) (Requires Cloudfishing)
Time: 3PM-6PM
Catch Method:

Red Balloon -> Tupuxuara (Straight Catch)
Red Balloon -> Sky Faerie OR Rudderfish -> Tupuxuara (Single Mooch)
Red Balloon -> Sky Faerie -> Rudderfish -> Tupuxuara (Double Mooch)

RECOMMENDED STRATEGY: Use Patience II, when you get a Medium/Large tug, use Powerful Hookset, otherwise just use Hook. Using it on Medium will get you a Rudderfish, which is moochable for Tupuxuara, and Large is always Tupuxuara. Small tug could be either Sky Faerie (Best Case Scenario) or, more commonly, Unidentified Flying Biomass (Worst Case Scenario). Using Hook while under the effects of Patience II will more often than not cause the small fish to get free, allowing you for much faster hooking on the larger fish that you actually want.

[Spawnie]

needs your gathering and perception stats on this aswell but good job :3

[HakuroDK]

needs your gathering and perception stats on this aswell but good job :3

As per your request, I have added my current gathering stats.

[Spawnie]

As per your request, I have added my current gathering stats.

haha awesome thankies :3

[HakuroDK]

I also added a recommended strategy for tackling Tupuxuara, which is looking to be the easiest of the Lv60 Reduction Fish, based on personal experience. I managed to net 4 Tupuxuara of Rank 8/8 using the above strat.

[FoxyGrandpa]

I have recently caught both the Caiman and Thanliak Caiman. The Caiman gave me Dawnborne sand at 8/8 quality and water crystals while i had another at 7/8 which gave Duskborne and more water crystals. The Thaliak Caiman though was 8/8 with Duskborne and water crystals

[Dorone]

Got a Seaborne Aethersand off a 8/8 Thaliak Caiman. Can't quite remember setup, but was mooched off something with a Goblin Jig.

[TwiissTwiiss]

Tupuxuara also drops Seaborne Aethersand.

[ShiroSteve]

If you have the dravanian folklore book you're unlikely to be able to be successful targeting Thaliak Caimans and are better off going for the more difficult Tupuxuara. If you have the book for Azys La you'll likely been unsuccessful at targeting Tupuxuara and should focus Thaliak during that window.

[Zorlinta]

Where is Manasail love?