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What level/fishing skill is needed to catch Stonescale eels?
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Its not the fish that required the skill its the zone. the best place to catch Eel is steemweele port in Tanaris, and you need around 225-250 range to catch successfully there.
I don't remember exactly, but I'd guess at 225+.
Scholar
30 posts
ok cool...so if I have a skill of 182 I can prob catch some there with a bauble?
That definitely is the best spot to catch them. If your skill is 181 I would suggest doing 1 of 2 things:
1) If you're in a guild w/ a lot of higher level players ask them for donations of Night Crawlers (+50 fishing for 10min IIRC). They drop very frequently in the plague lands... heck I know I have a stack of them in the bank.
2) If you have an engineering friend have them make you a stack of fish attractors (+100 fishing for 5min IIRC). Again, very cheap mats and will give you plenty of fishing boost.
By the time you're done using either of these for a while (assuming you have a stack of either) you won't need them again as your fishing skill should be high enough (around 225) after finishing a stack. You can always break inbetween and do the artisan quest (if you're over 40).
1) If you're in a guild w/ a lot of higher level players ask them for donations of Night Crawlers (+50 fishing for 10min IIRC). They drop very frequently in the plague lands... heck I know I have a stack of them in the bank.
2) If you have an engineering friend have them make you a stack of fish attractors (+100 fishing for 5min IIRC). Again, very cheap mats and will give you plenty of fishing boost.
By the time you're done using either of these for a while (assuming you have a stack of either) you won't need them again as your fishing skill should be high enough (around 225) after finishing a stack. You can always break inbetween and do the artisan quest (if you're over 40).
If you are alliance and on a PvP server, go fish em at Fethermoon Stronghold. (right next to the town)
Waaaaaay less chance of getting ganked.
Waaaaaay less chance of getting ganked.
Scholar
23 posts
I found better catch rates when i fished for eels at overlook clift in Hinterland. And its rather safe too.
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Always use bobblers (as they are commonly known on our server)
300 fishing, +25 Pole - always using the Aqua +100. If decreases the 'fish got away' 'nothing was hooked' chance, also you will find areas where a base of 325 is not high enough and where Stonscales will be fighting to get on your hook.
If you fish always carry a stack of the best baubles you can find/buy/make. You never know where you might end up :)
300 fishing, +25 Pole - always using the Aqua +100. If decreases the 'fish got away' 'nothing was hooked' chance, also you will find areas where a base of 325 is not high enough and where Stonscales will be fighting to get on your hook.
If you fish always carry a stack of the best baubles you can find/buy/make. You never know where you might end up :)
I've been fishing in Steamwheedle Port off and on for the last week or so. I started out with around 225 skill (had just finished the artisan quest), I had the Strong Fishing Pole (+5), and I used Nightcrawlers (+50/10 minutes). At 280 total skill, I was still missing occassionally (maybe 1/5 casts). Once I got to 290 skill (235 base), I never missed again.
I think Stonescale Eels have a 100% catch rate once you get to 290 skill. 100% as in you'll never lose your catch. I did infrequently catch Eels before 290 skill, but only one, maybe two. Now I'm at 265 (base) and I've only caught about 15 more ^_^; I guess the rate just isn't high for them! Oh well, I've fished up clams with three black pearls... come on, golden!
I think Stonescale Eels have a 100% catch rate once you get to 290 skill. 100% as in you'll never lose your catch. I did infrequently catch Eels before 290 skill, but only one, maybe two. Now I'm at 265 (base) and I've only caught about 15 more ^_^; I guess the rate just isn't high for them! Oh well, I've fished up clams with three black pearls... come on, golden!
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also you will find areas where a base of 325 is not high enough and where Stonscales will be fighting to get on your hook.
Where would this be? I have askill of 284 and fish in feathermoon or steamwheedle at the moment.
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Woot! My first post. Yeah, I know. Big deal.
Anyways, When I got to 150 fishing I swam to Booty Bay, bought my book and several stacks of baubles. I then decided to see just how much further I could swim safely. Turns out, I got bored before I ran out of places to swim to. But along the way I found a spot that seemed to work out nicely for me skill gain wise. It also happened to be a hotspot for Stonescale Eels. I swam all the way around the southern point of the continent up to the point where I entered the South Seas. At that VERY spot, right at the time the zone messsage comes up, there is a little shelf that you can get onto with a little effort. Zero monster spawn.
The minimum fishing here is 200. Not only did I pull up alot of skill points (225 skill in less then 3 hours), I pulled up no less then 50 of both Firefins, Oilies as well as Sturdy Locked Chests(4 in a row!! Is that record?), Big Mouth Clams(3 Iridescent Pearls and 1 Black)and the Summer Bass were in full run. As well as 25+ Eels. Maybe swimming isn't your prefered method of getting to this spot but considering I was level 18 when I did this, I think I did rather well.
Oh, as long as you stay a bit off shore and swim AROUND the large island at the very south, its totally safe to swim there as well.
[EDIT] I was level 18 when I found the spot and fishing with 150 skill and baubles. I returned to the spot once getting to level 20 and using my book and going on the skill gain spree. It was about 45% successful casting with only 150 skill and +80 from the baubles and my strong pole. At that rate, I found fishing better elsewhere. Sorry for any confusion.
Edited, Thu Aug 25 19:12:47 2005 by Bugsplat
Edited, Thu Aug 25 19:16:44 2005 by Bugsplat
Anyways, When I got to 150 fishing I swam to Booty Bay, bought my book and several stacks of baubles. I then decided to see just how much further I could swim safely. Turns out, I got bored before I ran out of places to swim to. But along the way I found a spot that seemed to work out nicely for me skill gain wise. It also happened to be a hotspot for Stonescale Eels. I swam all the way around the southern point of the continent up to the point where I entered the South Seas. At that VERY spot, right at the time the zone messsage comes up, there is a little shelf that you can get onto with a little effort. Zero monster spawn.
The minimum fishing here is 200. Not only did I pull up alot of skill points (225 skill in less then 3 hours), I pulled up no less then 50 of both Firefins, Oilies as well as Sturdy Locked Chests(4 in a row!! Is that record?), Big Mouth Clams(3 Iridescent Pearls and 1 Black)and the Summer Bass were in full run. As well as 25+ Eels. Maybe swimming isn't your prefered method of getting to this spot but considering I was level 18 when I did this, I think I did rather well.
Oh, as long as you stay a bit off shore and swim AROUND the large island at the very south, its totally safe to swim there as well.
[EDIT] I was level 18 when I found the spot and fishing with 150 skill and baubles. I returned to the spot once getting to level 20 and using my book and going on the skill gain spree. It was about 45% successful casting with only 150 skill and +80 from the baubles and my strong pole. At that rate, I found fishing better elsewhere. Sorry for any confusion.
Edited, Thu Aug 25 19:12:47 2005 by Bugsplat
Edited, Thu Aug 25 19:16:44 2005 by Bugsplat
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