Hey, Was just curious - Final Fantasy XI :: Dreams in Vana'diel :: Community

Marutah · 11-26-2005, 01:16 AM

Im a level 14 War on Seraph Server, and ive only just registered and this is my first post.

Being new to the game ive still got alot to learn, I am asking here if FISHING can make good money for a low lvl. I allways seem to only be able to catch Moat carps, I know this is due to being a "newbie" but I was curious wether if I was to perservere and level up my fishing skill to catch some better fish, Are they good money? also i notice that the bait is costing more than i can make off a moat carp catch, But im guessing this is just because every craft in every MMORPG requires some perserverence and some cash to make money from it.

Hope to get a reply, Thanks in advance

Jei · 11-26-2005, 02:36 AM

fishing is really good if you know what to catch.

Moat carps are a good start. Sells fast, very good price and easy to catch. They can acutally support you for quite a long time ^^ Unless you want to work for Lu Shang. (a quest requiring you to trade 10k carps)

Some higher level fish can sell for a really good price. Some are even very easy to catch like shall shells and nebimonites. Check the Jeuno auction house for these fish price and see for your self. They are easy enough that you can catch without having much skill too. They don't bite every catch like moat carps tho so you will have to take your time to catch them.

Aeni · 11-26-2005, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Jei

Unless you want to work for Lu Shang. (a quest requiring you to trade 10k carps)

You know, Jei, I figured out how to get one without having to hand over the moat carps at those paltry NPC returns. If you do the math, you'd know what I'm talking about.

Marutah · 11-27-2005, 11:22 PM

Thanks alot for the advice, made some nice cash from ya advice.

Back to fishing!

pacoblah · 01-09-2006, 06:20 PM

Yeah, i hear alot of people talking about fishing as a good money making craft. So fishing can be a pretty good money maker? I guess with all these posts i have on making money, is what craft can start netting a profit pretty quickly? Fishing sounds nice, but blacksmithing seems like it will never bring back big returns...is fishing a craft that could bring back large returns?

bikkebakke · 01-09-2006, 06:29 PM

fishing is something that can bring you large quantities of gil as long as you know what to fish. my suggestion is start in fresh water with either little worms or insect paste and fish up moat carps. stacks of moat carps make real good starting money.

pacoblah · 01-09-2006, 06:47 PM

What would a stack of these moat carps sell for? And how long do you think it would take to farm that much fish?

bikkebakke · 01-09-2006, 07:22 PM

Well... back in the day they sold for 5k a stack... with current inflation probably alot more. It doesnt take long at all to build up these stacks if you use insect paste.

qaitakalnin · 01-09-2006, 08:06 PM

also a good way to go is to lvl your cooking with your fishing to make your own bait, and then you can also cook some of the stuff you will get from other misc drops. My LS leader did this for about 50lvls of her fishing and cooking (she later just when ahead and now as a 90 somthing cooking, but still only a 50 somethign fishing). But yeah know what to fish, and remember fishing does take time.