| Re: Fishing Gear Question +skill from gear does not prevent you from getting skillups. In synthesis crafts, increasing your skill too near or above the level cap can, allegedly, slow down your skillups, but you definately can still get them until your natural skill reaches the cap for that item/fish.
Honestly, I'd sell the fishing gear and not worry about it if I were you. Small amounts of fishing skill are largely irrelevant in the current system. My fishing skill is level 57 and I've been able to pull in Ryugu Titans (100 cap) but still sometimes have trouble with Bluetail (55 cap). It's all based on the endurance and agility of the particular kind of fish you've hooked and your own skill at the fishing minigame, with skill ever so slightly increasing your rate of tiring the fish with each level. Equipment-wise, only the penguin ring, albatross ring, pelican ring and fishing apron really have a significant effect on the results of your fishing.  - |