Saturday, February 18, 2017

Shattrath Fishing - Really? Read On

Shattrath Fishing - Really? Read On
Hunting Down the Ghostly Queenfish and Ancient Black Barracuda

Two rare fish stand - ahem - swim between Keya and achieving "A Cast Above the Rest" for catching all eighteen rare fish and completing the quest "Bigger Fish to Fry," the first part to earning the Underlight Angler.

Keya spent an unproductive couple of hours in Stormheim fishing for the barracuda. She caught two other rare fish that she aleady had. The elite shark Steelscale swam within head knocking distance and she killed it just for fun. Keya took it's fin, but I don't know what it's for. She did get a little work in killing crabs along the shore when she got too bored to fish. The crabs drop stormscale that sell for 15-20 gold each. Chaitee was happy to get them.
But no rare barracuda. She was out of lures so she returned to Dalaran and fished drowned mana for awhile. It was boring, but she persisted until she had enough fish for eighty minutes with the special lure. 
Wait, what's the meaning of this "first part" business? There's more to do after catching all those rare fish? Drat! Once Keya catches the last two rare fish, she still must complete the following quest threads:

Luminous Pearl
The Dalaran Fountain
Fish Frenzy

So, the grind continues, but Keya is reluctant to get all slippery and stinky again. She decided to take a break that still related to fishing. She is currently using a fishing pole, appropriately named Strong Fishing Pole, which can be purchased for a song at most vendors. The pole adds +5 to fishing expertise.

Wild is the great fisheman of the family and has earned many of the best poles in the game. Keya turned to Wild for suggestions on what poles she should be looking for to increase her skill. Keya didn't want to go through long questlines or other extended requirements. She would be satisfied with a pole that included +15 or better skill. Wild lovingly brought out his best fishing poles: The Jeweled Fishing Pole (+30), Nat Pagles' Extreme Angler (+20), and his favorite, the Mastercraft Kalu'ak Fishing Pole (+30).

Wild looked a bit sad as he brought them out of storage. Wild was careless in his youth and lacked the vision to understand that he should have kept all of his fishing poles for the sake of posterity. Instead, Wild discarded older, less useful poles. Too bad. Fist and Jezi both use the Nat Pagle model that Wild has, but Fist also has the Darkwood Fishing Pole (+15).

Keya nodded and made impressive noises at the selection. Wild knew none of those would suit Keya's purpose. "There are two poles that you have the best chance to get quickly."
Keya started to ask, but Wild interjected with a sigh. "Both of those poles present a problem, however. You'd have been better off if you were of Horde affiliation."

"Why?" Keya demanded.
"Because the +20 Big Iron Fishing Pole is earned by catching shellfishtraps off the coast Desolace. Yes, Desolace," Wild repeated.
"Desolace is Horde territory." Keya thought a moment. "And the other?"
Wild shrugged. "That would be the Nat Pagle model. But there's a catch."
"And that is?" Keya patiently asked.
"This surf casting gear is acquired in the Hinterlands from a quest provided by "Katoom the Angler" at Revantusk Village. Just skewer 15 Saltwater Snapjaw turtles and Katoom will hand over one of Nat Pagle's finest reels." Wild paused.
"Another Horde territory and a horde quest giver. Great." Keya shook her head. "What else do ya got?"
Wild had to think for a minute. "Well, there is another possibility, and it looks easy, at least on the surface." Wild smiled at his little water joke.

Keya yawned.

"I never got around to getting it, but Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole is a +20 pole that also includes +52 stamina. That was quite impressive numbers at the time. Seth can be found in Shattrath, neutral territory, and the pole can be had via a quest calling for eight Pristine Shimmerscale eels."
When Keya hesitated, Wild added. "There are other options, such as the Mastercraft. There is a quest thread to complete, but at your level, Keya, you should complete it quickly."
Keya thought about it. "I'll try Shattrath first." Keya went deep into the heart of Dalaran and located the Shattrath Portal. Once in Shattrath she easily found the quest giver, Seth, and got the quest, "Rather Be Fishing." Keya took flight to a pool just outside the walls of the city and killed eels until she had the eight required. Then back to Seth. Keya now has Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole. It's a simple looking pole, but makes a great upgrade. The whole adventure took less than twenty minutes.

A smiling Keya headed back out to do some more fishing with her new pole.

As good as the new fishing pole is, Keya's luck turned bad. Keya tried catching the Ancient Black Barracuda in Stormheim, Highmountain, and the Broken Isles with no luck. She went far to the northern end of the island, to Shipwreck Cove. Taking flight down a steep mountain to the Cove, she landed in the midst of a great battle, facing numerous enemies and forced to kill an elite before she could get out of the way. Keya went so far as to plead with Rakta to make her some water walking elixers so she could fish on the open water of the Great Sea. She had no luck, there, either. Keya lost the better part of a day, ending in frustration.

Then came the night. Keya went to the Grey Shoals in Aszuna (33,37), the same area where she caught the Axefish. She came hoping for inspiration. Keya fished one pool, and found the rusty queenfish brooch needed to catch the Ghostly Queenfish. She caught one. Ahem, actually, she caught eleven of them. Supposedly there's a way to sell them, but Keya hasn't figured that out, yet. And then she fished up a second rusty queenfish brooch, which I know can be sold. From nothing to riches.

One rare fish to go. Keya is now hunting the Ancient Black Barracuda.

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