FFXIV Fishing

I enjoy fishing in FFXIV, but I found it a bit faster to level before the newest updates. I took fisher to 7 in basically no time, but grinding it from 8-11 was a tedious process. Basically I do guildleves whenever I can because they provide the easiest sp. The ones at Bentbranch were easy, really good sp and quick. Fishing grade 2 waters at Emerald Moss has been a different story. Despite switching bait, areas and sweet spots I occasionally fail the levequests.

Last night, I attempted the Gridanian Fighting Fish leve and fished with Moth Pupa, Chocobo Fly and Midge Baskets. I failed the leve, catching only one fighting fish. Afterward, I was very successful in the grade 2 waters with Midge Baskets and am considering heading to La Noesca to farm Puks and obtain a few more for experimentation. They appeared to catch mostly crayfish and salmon.

Regarding some of the generated responses while fishing: I really dislike the new mechanical response “Something big hits your line!” It’s extremely misleading and makes me think I am about to fish up something uncommon or rare, but nope, it’s another crayfish. I do like the “You sense *such and such type of fish* below you” because it assists me in finding sweet spots for certain types of fish. Also, now, instead of giving you 1-5 chances to “farm” there, the game force closes your rod and lets you know “The fish are agitated, you put your rod up and observe” when it’s time to move on.