I'm currently at 872 Gathering and 638 Perception, I have all the best in slot gear for body, hands, legs, feet, all overmelded and HQ. I'm working on the yellow scrip Fishing rod right now and will update the head piece soon when I can get another overmelded one.

Why do I keep losing fish that are anywhere from 5-20 levels below me? There are times where I lose fish 4-5 times in a row in an area where that literally shouldn't happen. This is not including using patience or anything other than regular casts/reels.

Is there just a guaranteed chance to lose every fish regardless of skill and I'm just getting huge bouts of bad luck? Is it because my fishing rod isn't the BiS yet so I can lose any/everything? I can't really find info about chances just usually thresholds for needing x-amount of gathering to catch something and I don't understand why I lose so many fish, so frequently.

Thank you for anyone with info or ideas, I really appreciate it.