Yeah I'm in like level 35ish or so HQ gathering gear right now. Granted, I've got 157 goby balls, so I could sit there and try, try, try, but I'd rather wait until I get my DoH jobs up and can craft myself a full set of HQ "fishing AF".
Speaking of crafting your own gear, I ran into the problem this morning of needing better gear for my weaver, but not having good enough gear to HQ it. It was actually quite funny despite being frustrating.
Edited, Jan 23rd 2014 5:15pm by Bigdaddyjug