notebene.3190 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I've been fishing for a little over an hour in Mount Maelstrom (lots of saltwater fish pools and open water), and I've gotten the following fish from the Avid Saltwater Fisher collection (eating 150 power food, jade fishing lure +100 power, striped pole +25 power, shrimp bait, 74 boat stacks - total: 825 power): 3 - Seahorses 2 - Leafy Sea Dragons 5 - Mantis Shrimp 2 - Electric Eels 0 - Rockfish 0 - Horseshow Crab 1 - Sea Robin 0 - Redfin Barb 0 - Googly-Eyed Squid 1 - Shimmering Squid 0 - Vampire Squid (I need!) 2 - Flapjack Octopus (too early for flapjacks?) 1 - Aurelian Herring 1 - Red Gurnard I have been fishing a hole, then throwing 2-3 open water casts before moving to another hole. Is there 'anything' I can do differently to get that Vampire? I wish they had some sort of scaling system where the longer you fish and do 'not' get what you are missing from a given collection, it slowly starts improving your odds of getting a missing fish when a fish from that table is drawn compared to a duplicate...but never 100% or guaranteed unlock. Who knows, maybe they already have something in place for that and I'm just extremely unlucky. Been at this a week now, trying to fish an hour a day. Spent a lot of time in Seiteng (sp?), this is my second day in MM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Try different bait and different fishing holes? Channel Fish (chance) Coastal Fish (chance) Mysterious Waters Fish (chance) Offshore Fish (chance) Open Water (chance) Saltwater Fish (chance) Shore Fish (chance) Fishing Hole: Any, Open Water Favored Bait: Any Time of Day: Any 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Storm.3046 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I found I had more success with that collection in Open Water, and not the fishing nodes... Whether that was simply RNG or somehow the drop tables differ when there are less types of fish available, I don't know... You pulled 18 from that collection over an hour... that seems pretty good? I also note that the squid is only 'Rare'; is it possible that your FP is too high for an optimal chance at that rarity? Given the general widespread distribution and that there were 5 missing from that tiny sample size, would seem to indicate to me, that it's just RNG and that you'll get there through luck eventually... Everyone has 'one' that they struggle to get... Hang in there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebene.3190 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 12 minutes ago, Garrison Storm.3046 said: I found I had more success with that collection in Open Water, and not the fishing nodes... Whether that was simply RNG or somehow the drop tables differ when there are less types of fish available, I don't know... You pulled 18 from that collection over an hour... that seems pretty good? I also note that the squid is only 'Rare'; is it possible that your FP is too high for an optimal chance at that rarity? Given the general widespread distribution and that there were 5 missing from that tiny sample size, would seem to indicate to me, that it's just RNG and that you'll get there through luck eventually... Everyone has 'one' that they struggle to get... Hang in there! Yeah, and that seems to be the case, at least for me. I get a 'lot' of other saltwater collection fish than what I'm looking for when I go out. There doesn't seem to be any reason to it either, they seem to come before I have lots of boat stacks and later when I do. Whether I have my food or not. I'm going to try moving around more, to all the things in the list @Inculpatus cedo.9234 listed, and mix in way more open water casts in those areas, and just try to move around more. Was starting to wonder if there was a trick to that fish. The wiki has a trivia for the fish and wasn't sure if that was some sort of in game hint or just a worldly bit of fun fish facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechtec.3827 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Try chumming some blood overboard, after all it's a "Vampire" Squid Jk! maybe try some Essence of luck ?? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebene.3190 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 I forgot to mention I was using a Heroic Booster, if that is what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) Fishing equates to gathering, so using this booster can multiply the casts allowed in Fishing Holes: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Item_Booster_(masterwork) Only 1 Laurel each (much cheaper than Heroic). Edited April 12 by Inculpatus cedo.9234 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin.4501 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) See comment below Edited April 12 by Ronin.4501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin.4501 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 4/11/2024 at 11:11 AM, notebene.3190 said: I've been fishing for a little over an hour in Mount Maelstrom (lots of saltwater fish pools and open water), and I've gotten the following fish from the Avid Saltwater Fisher collection (eating 150 power food, jade fishing lure +100 power, striped pole +25 power, shrimp bait, 74 boat stacks - total: 825 power): 3 - Seahorses 2 - Leafy Sea Dragons 5 - Mantis Shrimp 2 - Electric Eels 0 - Rockfish 0 - Horseshow Crab 1 - Sea Robin 0 - Redfin Barb 0 - Googly-Eyed Squid 1 - Shimmering Squid 0 - Vampire Squid (I need!) 2 - Flapjack Octopus (too early for flapjacks?) 1 - Aurelian Herring 1 - Red Gurnard I have been fishing a hole, then throwing 2-3 open water casts before moving to another hole. Is there 'anything' I can do differently to get that Vampire? I wish they had some sort of scaling system where the longer you fish and do 'not' get what you are missing from a given collection, it slowly starts improving your odds of getting a missing fish when a fish from that table is drawn compared to a duplicate...but never 100% or guaranteed unlock. Who knows, maybe they already have something in place for that and I'm just extremely unlucky. Been at this a week now, trying to fish an hour a day. Spent a lot of time in Seiteng (sp?), this is my second day in MM. When it comes to Saltwater fish in general, I've typically completed the entire collection (repeated 74x so far) while fishing in Sandswept Isles, specifically in the Strait of Panube, Atholma, and Chukara Sea (northern and mid) regions. Another map where I've caught a fair amount of Saltwater fish is in Rata Sum, in the Rata Sum Port Authority/Idea Incubation Lab regions. As a rule I only fish in holes unless I'm going after the white fish (ie. fish with the white border). Also, if you're going to try those maps, I would highly recommend using fishing food, as the fishing power required is a good bit higher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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