Starting out Fisher...

[raidenn]

My level is only 7 so bear with me. I seem to pull up rusty buckets, leggings and caps all the time. I do notice that my current mog house has fishing enhancements (i got commodes because they were cheap). Is this the reason I keep pulling rusty items?

[Jei]

most likely. there are 2 fishing moghancements. When you look in your key item, it will tell you exactly which one you have
- increases chance of catching items <-- most water base furnitures give this. including rusty buckets
- increases skill <--- very few expensive furnitures give this

[neighbortaru]

as Jei said, it's very likely the furniture you have.

[raidenn]

What are the kinds of furniture that increase skill?

[Icemage]

What are the kinds of furniture that increase skill?

http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/6392

Basically only two items: The (very expensive) furniture item "The Big One", which is hard to use due to its weak elemental affinity for water, and the 150,000 Fishing Guild Point item, "Fishing Hole Map".


Icemage

[raidenn]

I guess I should take out that commode if I want to keep pulling up fish.

[Icemage]

You could also switch the elemental alignment of your mog house furniture by putting in more furniture aligned to another element (Moghancement: Light from mannequins, for instance). That would rid you of Moghancement: Fishing/Items, at least.

The other painful option is to level Fishing to 68 and purchase the Fisherman's Apron, which reduces item catches while worn. :P


Icemage

[raidenn]

Yeah hehe. By the way, is Knightwell that pond in West ron?

[neighbortaru]

yup, the one "near" the outpost

[Icemage]

Yeah hehe. By the way, is Knightwell that pond in West ron?
Yes.

Be careful when fishing there - if you accidentally pull on a large bite (three "!!!"s and fast fishing music), you might pull up an Arrowwood Log, which will pretty much always break anything except a Composite Rod, Lu Shang's Fishing Rod, or Ebisu (and Composite sucks for catching moat carp, which is I assume why you're asking about that location in the first place).

It's otherwise a reasonable spot to get moat carp (the unlabelled ponds in Rolanberry Fields are better, and Dragon's Aery is the best if you can trust yourself not to pull up a level 73+ Demonic Pugil...)


Icemage

[raidenn]

Oh i just want to skill up and maybe make a little profit from moat carps.

[Jarre]

Surprisingly rusty sublinigers are worth a bit, in garuda there selling for an average of 5k each , rusty caps sellign for 1.5k each so don't throw them away.

Moat carp at the moment has fallen through the ceiling and on garusa is now only avaergaing 6k a stack.

when I fished for about a week in April (gave up as skill increase was slow and wanted some excitment of levelling up characters) moat carp was 10-12k a stack as you can see its alot cheaper now though on an up side good for people wanting Lu shangs rod.

[Bricklayer]

You probably want to use Insect Paste for bait as well (if you aren't already). This will keep you from fishing up crayfish.

Nice avatar, BTW. Reminds me of Rudyard Kipling, kinda...

[raidenn]

Thanks. Yes Insect paste works in Knightwell without trouble of pulling up rusty stuff.
One problem. I noticed that almost all my furnishings that give more than 2 spaces are water based. This gives off the mog enhancement for fishing. What can I do?

[neighbortaru]

move them to a mule :)

[Jarre]

I have 4 chests each with +3 storage and +3 water, I have a mahogony bed and 2 bronze beds to counter this and give me mog enhancement experience, My MH looks like a dorm!!

[raidenn]

Wait so you can counter it with furnishings of a different element? Is there a cheaper alternative?

[neighbortaru]

Wait so you can counter it with furnishings of a different element?yes. each furniture piece has an element and strength. the dominant element (from adding up all the strengths) determines what moghancement will be in effect (strongest piece of the element). if you build up on a different element, you can overcome the water one. Is there a cheaper alternative? yes, remove them :P