whats the point of fishing??

[munky@thechosen]

ive started fishing of the docks at Selbina using a Fastwater Rod and a Sabiki Rig, and all i catch is Bastore Sardines...

i caught 3 stacks in a couple of hours and put them on the AH for 400 each (i checked the price history) and they havent sold in the past 4 days...

what i need to know is once my skill improves will i be able to get better fish using that setup?

[Blackflare]

My best advice for a starting fisher, is to buy a tarutaru rod and a sabiki rig and go to selbina. Fish in there by the water for a few hours. Even if you don't catch anything, skill still rises. So stick with it till about lvl 4 or so, then you should eally start hauling in quus. That's what I did at least =/

[Sorath]

i did 1-4 doing casual saltwater fishing with a carbon rod + sabiki rig. (got bastore/pamtam kelp/quus/a fat greedie by chance)

did ok, watch moon phases for best time fishing (full and new moon work wonders on my fishing).

leveled skill 4-9 in about 3-4 hours of fishing, and 48 moat carp, using mithran rod and little worms and insect balls at the moat in sandoria, but i've had similar success in windurst too.

I do not use any fishing gear, cept the rod and bait, and I have not noticed any vast increase in success/skill ups/catches when I have the Image Support from Fishing guild.

I can't agree that insect balls are the only way to catch moat carp at lower fishing levels, cause when i did the 4-9 session, i noticed no difference in worms or balls, both caught moat carp just as easily, and as we all know, worms are cheaper.

3 to 8gil per worm at most shops that carry them, do the math, 200 gil for a stack of 12 at the AH isn't worth it. i prefer worms, cost effciency as compared to insect balls. however when my cooking skill is better and i can skill up making insect balls, i will switch to using them exclusively, since they are more focused on moat carp catches while little worms can still nab crap like crayfish and whatnot.

just my 2c.

[tonka]

Insect ball seems to attract more moat carp in my experience but overall it may be a loss. Unless it's a good moon cycle i probably go through 3 stacks of insect (900g) for a stack of moat carp. It may be more cost effective to go with little worms, i agree.

[Vinhy]

Can someone tell me the exact ingredients for the insect ball synthesis? What approximate level of cooking skill is required? Also, after going through about a dozen rods, what's the best rod to use for catching moat carp?