Fishing

The Fishing skill allows players to catch a variety of items and resources.

• Players can use a bladed weapon to cut Raw Fish into Fish Steaks.
• Fishermen can wield Fishing Weapons, which are player-crafted and rely on the Fishing skill.

Fishing Weapon Special

Fishing Weapons have a unique weapon special ability with the following effects:

• Damage is increased by 100%.
• Impales target, inflicting an additional 60% of damage to a random target within 2 tiles.
• Damage is increased by 30% if no additional targets exist within 2 tiles.

Fishing Weapons

Main article: Armor & Weapons

Players can use Ocean Weapons such as Harpoons and Tridents while on land, but with the following adjustments:

• Against creatures and players, Ocean Weapons will adopt the Swing Speed and Range of Heavy Crossbows.
• Damage will be similar to Heavy Crossbows, though slightly lower.
• Ocean Weapons will continue to use their normal Weapon Specials, Codex Stances, Codex Finishers, and Weapon Abilities, unless otherwise indicated.
• Bonuses, abilities, or effects related to ships or crewmembers will not activate on land.

Burst
Weapon	Wielded With	Poisonable	Speed
Harpoon	2H	No	20
Trident	2H	No	20

Land Fishing

• While fishing on land, players will not receive Captchas.
• Automated and AFK Land Fishing is allowed.
• Players will only be able to catch Raw Fish (no special items).
• Land fishing success rate is substantially lower than ship fishing.

Ship Fishing

For more information, see Ships.

• Captchas still apply while fishing on ships.
• Players can harvest:
  • Raw Fish
  • Special Cooking Fish (Large Fish, Lobster, Crab)
  • Special Fishing Nets
• Aquarium Creatures cannot be caught through ship fishing.

Fishing Pole Bonuses

When fishing for Special Fish or Special Fishing Nets, players receive a bonus based on the quality and material of the fishing pole.

Fishing Poles can be crafted using Tinkering under the Harvesting Tools category.

Player-Crafted Leather Fishing Nets

• Players can craft Leather Fishing Nets using any leather type via Tailoring or purchase them from Fisherman NPCs.
• Leather Fishing Nets have limited uses, which increase based on quality and material type.
• Used at Fishing Spots and SOS locations to retrieve items.

Crafted Leather Fishing Net Bonuses

When determining chances for retrieving items from Fishing Spots and SOS locations, players receive a bonus based on the quality and material of the crafted leather fishing net used as follows:

Material	Bonus
Exceptional	+4%
Mastercrafted	+8%
Dullhide	+2%
Shadowhide	+4%
Copperhide	+6%
Bronzehide	+8%
Goldenhide	+10%
Rosehide	+12%
Verehide	+14%
Valehide	+16%
Avarhide	+18%

Special Fishing Nets

• Players have a chance to find Special Fishing Nets while fishing on a ship.
• Special Fishing Nets are single-use items.
• Throwing a Special Fishing Net into the water has a 75% chance to spawn a Fishing Creature and a 25% chance to catch a Special Fish.
• If a Fishing Creature spawns, one in four will carry a Message in a Bottle.
• Special Fishing Nets are stackable.

Fishing Creatures

Players have a chance to spawn Fishing Creatures while fishing at Fishing Spots and SOS locations. Fishing Creatures will not spawn during normal fishing.

Messages in a Bottle (SOS)

• SOS messages do not expire.
• Double-click a Message in a Bottle to receive an SOS location.
• Players must be within 12 tiles of an SOS location to attempt retrieval.
• A maximum of 20 retrieval attempts can be made at each SOS location.
• Players are guaranteed at least 1 Creature Spawn per SOS, with a maximum of 3.
• Each spawned creature drops a Salvaged Crate containing loot.

SOS Storage Case

• Players can craft SOS Cases via Inscription under the Utility Items category.
• SOS Cases store SOS messages, preventing clutter.
• Players can add all SOS messages in their backpack to the case via Shift-Click.
• Locked-down SOS Cases in houses require Co-Owner access to use.

Fishing Resource Map

For more information, see Resource Maps.

Fishing Frenzy

• Fishing Frenzies are special fishing locations that spawn randomly.
• Players can fish at these locations for Freshwater Aquarium Creatures.
• Fishing Frenzies have limited harvest attempts.
• Harvest completion time is reduced to 3 seconds.

Aquarium Creatures

For more information, see Aquarium Creatures.

• Aquarium Creatures are categorized by Rarity (Common, Uncommon, Rare) and Water Type (Freshwater, Saltwater).
• Freshwater Aquarium Creatures are found in Fishing Resource Maps and Fishing Frenzies.
• Saltwater Aquarium Creatures are found in Special Fishing Nets, Fishing Spots, and SOSes.

World Records

Catching a World Record Fish is rare and difficult.

• Players receive a notification when they catch a unique fish or world record fish.
• Double-clicking a fish displays its stats, including the record holder and weight.
• Fishing Record Boards list all fish types, record weights, and record holders.
• Boards are located at each city's dock near the Dockmaster.

Fishing Spots

• Special Fishing Spots can be found while sailing.
• Players can use Leather Fishing Nets at these spots for a chance to pull up:
  • Aquarium fish
  • Delectable fish
  • Fishing spawns

Training

• Fishing skill delay: 7 seconds per use.
• Players can gain Fishing skill up to 100 while using Fishing Weapons (Harpoons, Tridents) in combat.
• Skill gain is vastly increased for Fishing Spots, Fishing Frenzies, and MIB retrievals.

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Train at a shelter dummy using a harpoon or trident.
80-100	Train at a dummy or in combat using a harpoon or trident.
100-120	Fish from a ship (Captchas required).