Interesting points, Shadygrove. I remember the sitabaki rig as well. I don't want to make fishing "intense" but I'd like more options when fishing, or have more that I *could* do that doesn't make it to where people can't just cast and reel. If you want to do that, go for it. If not, allow us to have more options should we choose. I know you *CAN* catch all the fish, but I feel it needs to be tweaked. As I said earlier, I'm only missing 6 fish to be complete. I'm nearly done, so why do I care? I'm passionate about the job, and I want others to be able to enjoy the fun. Instead, they turn around quicker than they can because of it's pace and it's "boring." It may be great for you, okay for me, but a good chunk of players find fishing boring and don't touch it anymore.


I just did a search for Botanist... 200+. I just did a search for Miner... 200+. Want to know what happened when I did a search for Fisher? 19/200. I know their search features aren't as good as FFXIV, but this is an indicator that something is... fishy? *ba dum tis!*

I understand things have been discussed, i.e. tacklebox, and are "off the table." But, because we are told something isn't going to happen doesn't mean it CAN'T happen and that we should simply give up. Where in the history of the world would we be if people were told they couldn't do something and believed it, not trying to rise above and make things better? Yeah, I'm going out of bounds a bit, but I'm trying to convey a point that I don't want to give up on our tackleboxes.