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Sabbath's Fishing guide

Well to fish your gonna need a fishing pole right?

Lets make a fishing pole

Step 1 get the resources
a.Fishing-rod requires 7 units of inorganic
b.Fishing-line Guides requires 2 units of metal
c.Fishing-line requires 4 chemical
d.Fishing-rod reel requires 5 units of metal

Step 2 You will need a generic crafting tool

Step 3 make sure all the resources are in your main pack and open the tool

Step 4 go to the generic items

Step 5 choose fishing pole

then just follow the steps to create it.

Your gonna need some bait for those fish to bite so lets find some fishing bait

Step 1 find a scout, if you are a scout start foraging

These fishing rods need to be loaded to fish so lets load that pole with some bait

Step 1 Open the radial on the fishing pole.
a. Hold left mouse button down on the fishing pole till radial opens
Step 2 Open

Step 3 drag the bait into the containter

You can also just drag and drop the bait onto the rod icon.

choosing your bait

you have 3 types of bait that I have found so far
#1 Worm-bait this is foraged

#2 Bugs-this is foraged

#3 chum bait-this is what you get from filleting the fish

Once baited your going to want some water with some nice weeds or rocks.
This is just my paticular favorite fishing location type, I don't think it really matters.

Walk out into the water, about knee deep.

type /fish or make a macro for it. You can also use the radial to cast your fishing line.

once your bobber is out in the water its time to wait and watch your fishing menu

The fishing Menu

Status- Waiting,Nibble,Bite,Caught something
Bait Status-Fresh,Soggy,Mush
Line Range - The furthest I have cast with a rod I made my self was 9.78m
Next Action- Tug up,Tug Right,Tug Left,Small Reel, Stop Fishing

Status tells you what is going on with your line and bobber
Bait Status tells you what condition your bait is in.
Line Range shows you how far or close your bobber is to you.
Next Action shows you what you need to click on to preform the next action.

you will get nibbles and bites and sometimes they will just steal your bait.

I have found that the best time to do one of the rod actions is right after a bite.

your rod actions are

tug
tug left
tug right
small reel
stop fishing

Once you have your fish you can filet it and get fish meat and more fishing bait from each fish.

The larger the fish the more meat you get.But it vaires greatly

SabbathSMC

I will try and keep this updated and add new stuff for fishing as it comes.

One thing new not int he doc is the different kinds of fish. I will try and get these updated when I catch them...

As of the last days of Beta, the fishing rod was only taking up 2 spaces, not 20 like it use to. And as for catching a fish, I tried it once with 7 pieces of bait. I lost all of my bait and I never caught a fish. I got nibbles and bites, but, there needs to be a 'yank' command which allows you to get the hook snagged on the fish's mouth when it bites. To me, the 'tug' they have in the game was just something to get the fish interested in the bait(I fished when I was a kid).

Rhyus

one question... how do you actually extract the fish from the water?

when i fished in beta, i got *bite* but never caught anything. is there something you're supposed to do when you get a *bite* or is the *caught something* completely automatic?

And remember, when crafting your fishing rod, make sure you name it Useless.

Well, given the bugs in fishing (over a dozen crashes trying it), I caught a few fish. After the BITE! you have to play the fish a bit with tugs and small reel ins. After a point, the game takes over and the fish fights you automatically. Most of the time the line snaps or the fish steals the bait anyway. Every once in a while you actually get the fish.

R

Well I was told at one point that you have to find an oasis to be real good at it. Not sure what they are though.

Fishing was much better towards the end of beta, and its not as hard as you think to catch a fish. This is what I do and seems to work well.

Cast your line out and wait for a bite! then use tug on the following que. Sit back and let the game do the rest once you realise you caught something. I have not fished in gold yet, but I will the chefs will need the meat to make certian dishes. They also make nice decorations for your houses. The one thing I did not like about fishing is it gives no skill in anything, it should at least give scouting skill in the fileting of the fish.

I hope to compile a list of the types of fish so if any of you catch one post in there name of fish and what planet. Size would be nice as well.

Thanks Sabbath|SMC and have fun fishing thats what its for just to kick back relax and catch some fish.