Comments on: Fishing for fun, feeling weird

By: Skip Cocoa

Skip Cocoa — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:04:29 +0000

Curse you, cruel fate! You offer up a turtle to a bear who barely knows the meaning of fish (as a bear, you really should have more fish in your diet), and leave a poor Critty Kitty who has remained fish skill capped near her whole life nothing? There is no justice! What? I have to go to Northrend first? I haven't hit 70 yet. I was too busy fishing! Where's my turtle? *sob* No justice in the world. I'm going to go eat my Golden Fish Sticks, and you can't have any! Well, okay, you can have a little. .-= Skip Cocoa´s last blog ..A Rogue Side-Story =-.

By: Lytstep

Lytstep — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:17:20 +0000

I think any of the unique drops should be not thought about you just let them happen. I tried all last year to get the HH mount for my rogue. No luck. This year I was hoping to get it for my 80 priest not yet. Two nights ago on my 80 DK gnome I go in to help out a friend on HH and I get the drop and win the roll.
I think it’s much more fun getting achievments as a surprise..

By: Elkagorasa

Elkagorasa — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:06:56 +0000

Got the fish, now get your chef's hat, so that you can cook those fish feast up in half the time. .-= Elkagorasa´s last blog ..Spotted on Nibuca's Twitter Feed (Mystic Chicanery) =-.

By: dorgol

dorgol — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:02:44 +0000

@BBB – “Dorgol, I really apologise if it seemed like i was gloating.”

Oh, I know, I just had to vent. :) And honestly, I have had similar “hate inducing” luck a few times. My Druid got Anzu after soloing him a dozen times. My Paladin got the White Hawkstrider after soloing him 6 or 7 times. Of course, the Baron still refuses to drop his mount for me.

Since my Paladin is currently at 96 mounts (97 after tomorrow’s Tournament Dailies) I lust after ANY mount I don’t already have.

By: Stop

Stop — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:48 +0000

So, uh, hey, wanna go to Sethekk Halls sometime? Since you're Mr. Mount Magnet and all. ;) .-= Stop´s last blog ..A little flavor =-.

By: Altheta

Altheta — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:03:53 +0000

I too just recently acquired my turtle mount. It was also a result of feeling bad for not offering feasts for my 10 man TOC runs. So i was pool hopping and then out of nowhere i thought it would be cool if i caught the turtle. Blamo achievment shows up. I was a happy cow.

Cheers

Alt

By: Matheo

Matheo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:36:10 +0000

Welcome to fishing, BBB!

My wife was a maxxed angler before Wrath, and a long grind it was. After the fishing restructure, I decided to give it a go, and I really like it, much to my surprise. Nothing quite like cruising around gorgeous scenery like Grizzly Hills, plopping down a bobber and just chilling. it’s quite lucrative as well, with the random items in the dailies and whatnot. Here’s a little something that you may find useful.

When I go fishing, I usually skirt Wintergrasp, unless it’s the daily, because in WG you don’t get Pygmy Suckerfish. After fishing up the makings of a stack of Feasts, I usually have a ton of Pygmies. All I have to do is find a friendly guild elixir-specced alchemist, supply the vials, and I have a respectable number of Guru’s Elixirs! Guru’s make great heroic and farm content pots because I’m saving a flask for the real stuff. +20 to all stats is pure win in my book, tank or DPS, and all it cost me was some vials. Tight lines, BBB!

By: Sarabian

Sarabian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:25 +0000

I hate you. It’s true. I have the fishing hat. I have the rat pet. I go to Wintergrasp for my feast mats. I fish every pool I come across as I’m out running dailies and catching up on old quests for the cash. Why do I grab every pool I see? For that bloody mount!

Really, congratulations. Gotta love those random unexpected drops. I bet you almost peed your fur when that thing popped into your bag. Did you actually squee with delight?

By: Asara

Asara — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:22:33 +0000

You, sir, are one lucky bear!
Before I came and read comments I was going to be all like, “omg I have fished SO much and never gotten that thing”, but apparently there are people out there who have done far more fishing than I have. I’ve made something like 40 fish feasts from school fishing, and still no turtle for me either. I know a lot of people swear by WG fishing, but I honestly prefer school fishing, despite the extra travel. Why? Because every time I fish in WG for feast mats, I end up with a kajillion nettlefish, half a kajillion salmon, and five sculpin. School fishing, yeah I have to fly around to find them, but I can stop fishing for nettlefish when I’ve got two stacks, and move on to the next fish. I would much rather fish up exactly what I need than hope against hope that the waters in WG will deign to provide it. Plus that whole chance for a turtle thing.
I’m not discouraged though. I didn’t get a sewer rat until they put in the fishing daily in Dalaran, even though I was spending most of my spare time on the dock by the inn.
If you fish for it, it will come! …someday!
.-= Asara´s last blog ..I’m no good at clever titles. =-.

By: kyrilean

kyrilean — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:43:48 +0000

Normally I can’t leave a comment because you’re site is blocked at work, but I just had to remember to do so at home.

Gratz man! Jealous beyond belief, but gratz!