Stuck???

[DeeBee]

I've been fishing for a lowhile with one of my characters. She has a skill of 161 and I like to keep it up with her level which is 33. The cap should be 170 at this point. Well, this weekend I fished 5 stacks of bait/grubs in 2 locations... and didn't pick a level up. I also had reasonable INT buffs. Is there a problem with the LoY and fishing? Is there a point where normal bait/fishing becomes trivial??? Any suggestions?

DB

[fenedari]

No problem in Gunthuk

Spent a couple of hours in the Gulf getting my fishing from 188 to 200.
This was two days ago. Would suggest buying the Catch-a-Lot bait as it is not that much for a stack and the special catches sell back quite well. 9g and change.
Using regular bait worked just as well for me.

Fenedari Freespirit
54th Lvl Enchanter of Test

[ChaseFV]

The grind

You have finally reached the point where casual fishing isn't going to keep your skill up anymore. Expect to go through several stacks of bait (5 is a lowball - sometimes more like 10) to get a skill point. There is no combination of bait/pole/zone that is any more or less likely to earn you a skill up (no zone has a cap, there's no limit on how far you can take your skill with a plain ol' fishing pole and vendor-purchased fishing bait). The random number generator is your enemy, ignore it and fish for pleasure or profit. If you're really concerned about keeping the skill up, find a zone with both profitable zone-specific fish and a vendor who sells bait and set aside a large block of time (I ground out the last 10 points of fishing in EK (where I could also forage tea leaves, making it triply profitable for me - foraging tea leaves for Qeynos Afternoon Tea, fishing up Thunder Salmon for Surefall Ranger's Trail Juice, and maxing out fishing to make Blessed Fishing Poles with a greater chance for success)). As recommended above, the Gulf of Gunthak is also a lovely place to fish if you're not into other tradeskills (or even if you are - some lovely baked treats can be made from fished goodies in the Gulf).

Geez, /ramble off :roll:

Hope that helps,