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bigalphillips 18 Mar 2010 04:38

Data:
I finally got the fishing skill (at tainted shoreline), and it started at "Master". I had been alternating between tainted shoreline and ghost ship for a few days.

In a probably futile attempt to see how long it take to advance the skill, fishing results:
at docks:
(high test)
1 waterlogged crate, 2 mollusks
lake bluegill, smelly old pants
lake bluegill, high test fishing line
pitted thermos, filthy pistol, lake bluegill
waterlogged crate
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
(forgot high test at some point around here)
2 filthy pistols, empty can
3 lake bluegills, dock pike
2 lake bluegills, smelly old pants
empty can, smelly old pants, dock pike, filthy pistol
(using high test again)
high test fishing line, 3 dock pikes, lake bluegill*
high test fishing line, dock pike, empty can
high test fishing line, 3 dock pikes, lake bluegill*
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
lake bluegill, dock pike, filthy pistol, high test fishing line
high test fishing line, 2 lake bluegills, 2 dock pikes*
waterlogged crate
waterlogged crate
waterlogged crate*
waterlogged crate
lakebottom rock, 3 fresh mollusks
new fishing pole, 4 dock pikes
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
new fishing pole, 2 lake bluegills, 2 dock pikes
pitted thermos, 2 lake bluegills
waterlogged crate, 2 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
3 lake bluegills, empty can
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
(high test runs out here)
lake bluegill, pitted thermos, 2 dock pikes
(or maybe here)
filthy pistol, 2 lake bluegills, smelly old pants
3 lake bluegills
3 lake bluegills
(high test again)
high test fishing line, 2 dock pikes, 2 lake bluegills*
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
waterlogged crate
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks*
"It says you caught a 81 pound bass, which beats your previous best of 3 pounds"
lakebottom rock
new fishing pole, 3 lake bluegills, dock pike*
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks*
high test fishing line, 2 pairs of smelly old pants
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks*
waterlogged crate, 2 fresh mollusks
high test fishing line, 3 lake bluegills, dock pike
waterlogged crate, 2 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
waterlogged crate*
waterlogged crate, 2 fresh mollusks
filthy pistol, pitted thermos
high test fishing line, 3 dock pikes, lake bluegill
2 pairs of smelly old pants, lake bluegill
"It says you caught a 84 pound bass, which beats your previous best of 81 pounds"

then at tainted shoreline:
Somewhere between here…
lakebottom rock, 3 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock
waterlogged shirt, lake pearl
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
lake pearl, damp seaweed
… and here skill got to Awesome
lakebottom rock, 3 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock, 3 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
damp seaweed, empty can
lakebottom rock, 3 fresh mollusks

Back to docks again:
3 lake bluegills, smelly old pants
lakebottom rock*
lake bluegill, 2 tangles of high test fishing line
high test fishing line, 3 lake bluegills, dock pike
lake bluegill, high test fishing line

Day 2:
smelly old pants, 2 lake bluegills, empty can (no high test)
lakebottom rock, 3 fresh mollusks
lakebottom rock, 2 fresh mollusks
4 dock pikes
waterlogged crate, 2 fresh mollusks*
lake bluegill, dock pike, pitted thermos, smelly old pants
"It says you caught a 71 pound bass"

At shoreline:
empty can, damp seaweed
withered tendrils, empty can, damp seaweed
withered tendrils, waterlogged shirt
lakebottom rock

Ghost ship:
skullfish, silverware remnants, lake pearl

(whole bunch more here that I lost when my page reloaded. Up to incredible at some point along the way)

* hidden fishing spot on docks

Last edited on 21 Mar 2010 07:52 by bigalphillips Show more

Vholes 18 Mar 2010 05:30

I tried to keep track, screwed up, and gave up. :P

If you keep the fishing description in the right pane, will it reload if the skill increases? Alerting you after the noncombat when it does would be nice.

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In the beginning, men were mortal.

xKiv 18 Mar 2010 13:20

I only had the "total bonuses" rightpane open and it was some time ago, but, iirc, it will *close* when you fish.

The fishing description probably won't reload - that would be like asking for item descriptions to have "amount in inventory" line and use buttons and whatnot and autoupdate.

Vholes 23 Mar 2010 07:22

The Fishing Skill seems to increase fairly rapidly, at least in the right circumstances. I went from Awesome to Incredible to Grand Master before my 30 turn Fish Empathy buff wore off. I had a total of +7 to fishing including high test, also had marine cunning, and was hanging out in the tainted shoreline, using the ghost ship island when I got the slick adventure. +noncombat, +choice, and runaways from writhers help too, of course.

EDIT: Even with most of my buffs wearing off (besides high test), took me another 30-ish Energy to get to beond reproach.

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In the beginning, men were mortal.

Last edited on 23 Mar 2010 07:30 by Vholes Show more

bigalphillips 17 May 2010 04:44

My fishing for the day: I started out just from a fairly clean start (very little fishing in the past this run, just a couple coinfishes probably)

• (With new fishing pole & extreme tackle, on dock)
• nothing (better at fishing)
• soaked newspaper (better at fishing)
• smelly old pants, filthy pistol (better at fishing: Learning - 2)
• lake bluegill, dock pike, soaked newspaper (better at fishing)
• soaked newspaper (better at fishing)
• empty can, smelly old pants
• 2 filthy pistols, lake bluegill
• filthy pistol, pitted thermos, (better at fishing)
• (Computer lab)
• You're starting to get the hang of this! The game cheerfully reports you landed a 9 pound bass. (better at fishing)
• You're starting to get the hang of this! The game cheerfully reports you landed a 8 pound bass. (better at fishing: Amateur - 3).
• (Back at docks)
• filthy pistol, high test fishing line (better at fishing)
• knit cap, dock pike (better at fishing)
• lake bluegill, smelly old pants, bait bluegill
• (Use bait bluegill)
• smelly old pants, knit cap
• 2 pairs of smelly old pants
• (equip inky sapphire)
• (use tackle box - no result)
• bait bluegill, knit cap
• knit cap, dock pike (better at fishing)
• waterlogged PDA, knit cap, dock pike (better at fishing)
• dock pike, pitted thermos (better at fishing)
• bait bluegill, waterlogged PDA
• soaked newspaper, dock pike (better at fishing)
• soaked newspaper, dock pike (better at fishing: Comfortable - 4)
• empty can, dock pike
• You pull up an old composite fishing rod. Lucky!: old composite rod, 2 dock pike, soaked newspaper
• knit cap, waterlogged PDA
• You're starting to feel pretty comfortable with this whole fishing thing. You've learned a new Skill: Fishing: lake bluegill, filthy pistol, smelly old pants
• (use tacke box: 2 extreme floating lures, 2 Extreme Sinking Lures)

bigalphillips 18 May 2010 02:48

Day 2:

• (with floating lure, new fishing pole)
• lake bluegill, filthy pistol, waterlogged PDA, knit cap
• (without floating lure, with old fishing pole)
• lake bluegill, bait bluegill
• (with tackle box also)
• dock pike, soaked newspaper
• 2 waterlogged PDAs
• 3 lake bluegills, bait bluegill, dock pike
• 2 pairs of smelly old pants, 2 knit caps
• (with Sinking Lure, high test, new pole, inky sapphire)
• 2 knit caps, bait bluegill, high test fishing line, waterlogged PDA
• lakebottom rock, 2 XP Strength
• (sewers, with coin flip)
• masonry
• riot baton, lake bluegill
• smelly old pants, 2 lake bluegills, soaked newspaper, wriggling worm
• masonry
• soaked newspaper, lake bluegill, smelly old pants
• (docks)
• lake serpent: giant pike, mud eel, lakebottom rock, 3 dock pike, empty can
• waterlogged crate, 3 fresh mollusks
• (shoreline)
• lakebottom rock, 3 XP Str
• lake bluegill, waterlogged shirt, lake squid, damp seaweed (better at fishing)
• 2 clumps of damp seaweed
• lakebottom rock
• terrible serpent (lost)
• (no more lure + line)
• partially digested fish, lake bluegill
• (floating lure)
• lake bluegill, partially digested fish, lake squid, damp seaweed (better at fishing)
• damp seaweed, waterlogged shirt, 2 lake bluegills (better at fishing)
• partially digested fish, damp seaweed, lake bluegill, lake perch (better at fishing)
• 2 lake bluegills, damp seaweed
• lake bluegill, waterlogged shirt, empty can, 2 lake perch (better at fishing)
• 2 clumps of damp seaweed
• lake bluegill, 2 clumps of damp seaweed, empty can
• 2 lake bluegills, empty can, damp seaweed
• (floating lure runs out around here or so)
• 2 clumps of damp seaweed
• (Use tackle box: Extreme Challenge Hook, 2 Extreme Sinking Lures, Extreme Fishing Hook, Extreme Chemical Worm, Extreme Floating Lure)
• (at rock off slick, with challenge lure)
• mpty can, silverware remnants, damp seaweed (Much better at fishing)
• (back at docks)
• smelly old pants, bait bluegill
• knit cap, dock pike, 2 pairs of smelly old pants

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EDIT: new run:

Perception: 14
Reflexes: 7
Strength: 5
Will: 7

old fishing pole

0 skill to start

Man, you didn't hook anything. Must be the weather or something.

You've gotten better at fishing. Your rank is now Just Starting.

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Man, you didn't hook anything. Must be the weather or something.

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: soaked newspaper

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Man, you didn't hook anything. Must be the weather or something.

You've gotten better at fishing.

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Man, you didn't hook anything. Must be the weather or something.

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You found: knit cap

You've gotten better at fishing. Your rank is now Learning.

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You found: bait bluegill

You found: lake bluegill

You found: knit cap

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You found: 2 bait bluegills

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You found: smelly old pants

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: knit cap

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: knit cap

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: knit cap

You found: kid's flippers

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: kid's flippers

You found: high test fishing line

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: filthy pistol

You found: dock pike

You've gotten better at fishing. Your rank is now Amateur.

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: bait bluegill

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You found: soaked newspaper

You found: empty can

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You found: dock pike

You found: knit cap

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: 2 pairs of smelly old pants

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You found: dock pike

You found: lake bluegill

You found: empty can

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: bait bluegill

You found: smelly old pants

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You found: kid's flippers

You found: waterlogged PDA

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You found: 2 dock pike

You found: knit cap

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: high test fishing line

You found: waterlogged PDA

You found: pitted thermos

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: dock pike

You found: lake bluegill

You found: filthy pistol

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: dock pike

You found: knit cap

You've gotten better at fishing.

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You found: lake bluegill

You found: knit cap

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You found: dock pike

You found: soaked newspaper

You found: knit cap

You've gotten better at fishing. Your rank is now Comfortable.

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You pull up an old composite fishing rod. Lucky!

You found: old composite rod

You found: soaked newspaper

You found: dock pike

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You found: high test fishing line

You found: dock pike

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: waterlogged PDA

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You're starting to feel pretty comfortable with this whole fishing thing.

You've learned a new Skill: Fishing

You found: bait bluegill

You found: dock pike

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: knit cap

You found: pitted thermos

You found: filthy pistol

You found: soaked newspaper

You found: empty can

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You found: dock pike

You found: soaked newspaper

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You found: 2 dock pike

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You found: knit cap

You found: 2 dock pike

You found: filthy pistol

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You found: filthy pistol

You found: smelly old pants

You found: 2 lake bluegills

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You found: 2 pairs of kid's flippers

You found: filthy pistol

You found: dock pike

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: soaked newspaper

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: dock pike

You found: bait bluegill

You found: lake bluegill

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: dock pike

You found: kid's flippers

You found: knit cap

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You found: pitted thermos

You found: empty can

You found: knit cap

You found: bait bluegill

You found: lake bluegill

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You found: 3 dock pike

You found: waterlogged PDA

You found: lake bluegill

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You found: bait bluegill

You found: knit cap

You found: empty can

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You found: dock pike

You found: knit cap

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: lake bluegill

You found: soaked newspaper

You found: waterlogged PDA

You found: knit cap

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You found: 2 pairs of smelly old pants

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You found: 2 pairs of kid's flippers

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: waterlogged PDA

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You found: 2 lake bluegills

You found: knit cap

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You found: pitted thermos

You found: smelly old pants

You found: 2 dock pike

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You found: knit cap

You found: dock pike

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You found: dock pike

You found: 2 pairs of smelly old pants

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: 2 dock pike

You found: 2 pairs of smelly old pants

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: lake bluegill

You found: kid's flippers

You found: 2 dock pike

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You found: dock pike

You found: bait bluegill

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: 2 pairs of smelly old pants

You found: dock pike

You found: bait bluegill

You found: soaked newspaper

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: dock pike

You found: bait bluegill

You found: knit cap

You found: lake bluegill

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You found: knit cap

You found: waterlogged PDA

You found: bait bluegill

You found: lake bluegill

You found: smelly old pants

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You found: smelly old pants

You found: pitted thermos

You found: knit cap

You found: kid's flippers

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You found: knit cap

You found: 2 dock pike

You found: lake bluegill

You found: empty can

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You found: high test fishing line

You found: waterlogged PDA

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Last edited on 14 Apr 2011 21:07 by bigalphillips Show more

xKiv 21 May 2010 08:41

Anyone else think this is actually something (as of yet) invisible for the rank (which exists independently of the skill) and the skill only gives us "moderate +yields and be able to see your rank"?

bigalphillips 21 May 2010 11:31

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

Vholes 09 Jun 2010 21:57

Seems like no amount of normal fishing at the Waterfront or the Waterfront hidden spot will get you better at fishing once you're "comfortable". Didn't get any "better at fishing" messages until I moved to the Tainted Shoreline.

Also I think I only get XP even there when I catch 3+ actual fish in one go. Maybe even 4.

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Last edited on 09 Jun 2010 22:08 by Vholes Show more

Magnifico 27 Aug 2010 00:41

I got the skill my next fishing adventure after hitting the rank of "Comfortable". Looks like Al (in the log above) got it a few adventures after hitting that rank too …

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