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The Nuts & Bolts of Fishing

First things first. Before you can fish, you have to be taught, so seek out Tien Hou in Tanvu, Nafis Karam in Qa Riverbank, or Wilhelm Runge in Three Rivers to get the required skill. Complete the quests they give you. Fortunately, they consist of little more than hitting “continue” on the quest content screen. The only time you’ll have to move will be to seek out a fishing license. Search the area around your fishing quest giver. There will be a fishing merchant nearby who can sell you a license for only a few silver. After this, continue the quests until you have completed them and received your new equipment.

Check out your handy dandy fishing journal!

Once you have a rod, equip it in your primary hand. Equip your bait in your secondary hand. Open your skills set and under the general tab, locate your new fishing skill. Move it to any hotbar location for convenience and get ready to fish!

To cast your line, click the fishing skill button you just made. If you just click it once, it will go its maximum allowable distance. If you click it again while it’s in the air, it will stop and drop where it is. This is very useful for getting your fishing line exactly where you want.

While you’re fishing (and only while doing so), you’ll see a number of fish begin appearing in the body of water you’re currently in. The idea is that your bait is attracting fish, but in reality, it’s a nice way of allowing you to see all the fish (with the name “fish” above all their heads) without ruining the immersion factor for any players that may be hunting in the area.

Back to the lesson! Face a direction toward some fish and cast your line. Being careful not to drop the lure too close to any fish (they’ll swim away in abject terror), hit the fishing button again to drop it where you want and slowly begin really it in to attract a fish. Do this by using your down arrow or “s” key by default. The easiest way to think about moving the line in the direction you want is just like moving – arrows or wasd configuration. Either one works just fine.

Once one of the dozen fish out there grabs your line, the name will change. It will either turn into “Unknown” or the name of an actual fish, such as small mouth bass, squid, etc. If it’s an actual fish, you can learn combinations for it. If it’s not, then the standard method of fishing applies without the complications of the combos. For ease of learning, let’s go ahead and pretend your first catch of the day is an unknown since the lessons learned here apply to both unknown and actual fish.

The secret to a successful fishing career is to not only pick the right bait (most will do just fine, but some fish are finicky), but to also watch the fish (or the name above its head) like a hawk. Once I realized this tiny aspect, everything became much easier.

When anything grabs your line, it will move in one of four directions every few seconds. When it begins to move, hit the key that corresponds with that direction. For example, if the fish (or in this case, the unknown) moves to the right, hit the right arrow key or the “d” key, just as if you wanted to move your character in that direction if you were walking.