Fishing

Fishing is one of four different gathering professions a player can have. Players can learn this profession by traveling to Alderra and speaking with Jed Baconist. After completing his quest, you'll need to purchase a fishing rod from the Tools of the Trade store next to Jed. Equip it and your all set to begin fishing!

To fish:

The player must be on a water tile, notated as blue on your mini-map, of their appropriate level. Once on the tile, type /fish.

Note: While in fishing mode, you cannot move. It is recommended to pick a tile without any monster spawns on it.

Once in fishing mode, the player will /cast their line out.
A bobber will appear. Text will scroll on the screen. The text will tell you the appropriate action to take. e.g. reel, pull back, pull left, or pull right.

Note: If you press the incorrect action 3 times, your line snaps, you gain 0 experience, and it counts towards your Profession actions for the day.

Players have an extremely small window of time to enter the correct text action. If you do not, it counts towards an incorrect action.

Note: A tacklebox and worms provide a slight buff to the amount of time you have to enter the action. If you follow the recommended tips below and practice some, you shouldn't need the bonuses items.

If you successfully press the sequence of actions as they appear on the screen, you'll be rewarded! (Though sometimes with junk...)

Fishing can be a bit tricky to master at first and feel a bit complex. Once you understand the mechanics it's one of the easiest professions. Here are some tips:

Setup your macro F8 - F12 as: /cast, /reel, /pull, /pull left, /pull right.
Press F8 to cast your lure. Watch for the text on screen to tell you what action to press. Keep four fingers sequentially on F9-F12.

Note: Find what feels natural. Pinky on F9 or pointer finger on F9.

With fingers in position, naturally press the corresponding action. Repeat until you've caught your fish.

It'll take quite a few casts to become comfortable and proficient. Once your muscle memory kicks in with where each action resides on your macros, it will be simple.

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