Fishing

Overview
A gathering skill centered on fresh and saltwater fishing.

There is an occasional chance that, upon fishing with bait worms, you can fish up the Kraken who will grant you one wish. The only wish that you will be able to choose will be "kiss on cheek".

With 1.2 you will have to buy sportfishing bait with vocation points, which you can purchase on a fishing boat and at the Blue Salt Representative of your continent. In The East, They can be found in TigerSpine near the public farm.

Basic Fishing
Requirements for fishing Equipping a fishing pole will cause the dynamic shortcut bar to appear containing your fishing abilities. Chum and Lures are not required for basic fishing.
 * 1) Fishing pole
 * 2) Bait Worms (either crafted at a Farmer's Workbench, from harvesting farming bundles, or buying them on the Auction House)

Sport Fishing
Requirements for sport fishing
 * 1) Fishing pole
 * 2) Lure
 * 3) Chum

Fishing skill influences the damage you do in sport fishing. Allowing you to catch fish faster, and to catch bigger fish. Plus 2 damage bonus every 1000 fishing proficiency on top of the poles base damage. Big damage bonus for each fishing pole requiring higher proficiency.

How to Sport Fish

 * 1) Find a schooling fish area
 * 2) Throw the correct chum into the school of fish
 * 3) Use your sport fishing skill in the school of fish
 * 4) Wait until a fish is on your line (You will hear the combat ding)
 * 5) Target the fish, and he will start having buffs. You have to match the skill to the one he is casting.
 * 6) Once the fish gets low enough, it will get executed.
 * 7) Swim out and collect the fish. (The fish will act like a trade pack)
 * 8) Take the fish to a fishing scale to receive your gold (Dependent on the size and type of the fish).

Fishing Rods
Both the Chum and the Lures can be bought from the Blue Salt Representative Merchants.

Quests
Each faction has a series of fishing quests that lead you step by step through your first pole to the biggest fish.

East
Blue Salt Brotherhood quests based in Villanelle, these fishing based quests help you craft your first fishing pole, gain some worms and get you out there fishing. A good starting hand if you are interesting in becoming a fisherman. The series begins with Fisherman Riko who can be found in the Private Homes area of Lutesong Harbor.


 * The Joys of Fishing
 * Quest Unknown
 * Snapper and Sea Bass
 * Quest to get Treaded Wellingtons. Sub-Arctic saltwater fishing Herring and Char
 * Quest to get 3 Yellow Lure. Buy 3 Chopped Roosterfish
 * Quest to get Fishing title Discriminating Tastes. Sport Fishing for Sturgeon Fry