FFXIV ocean fishing newbie’s ideas and bait checklist

Ocean fishing is a enjoyable and enjoyable Closing Fantasy 14 facet exercise, although it may be anxious when you don’t know what you’re doing. Getting on a ship with pals to reel in huge catches is a novel expertise, however you’ll be able to solely ocean fish throughout sure instances of the day.

You do not want to personal any expansions to ocean fish and you’ll take part even when you’re enjoying the free trial. Yippee!

Beneath, we clarify how you can unlock ocean fishing in FFXIV. We’ll additionally inform you the ocean fishing schedule, what bait to make use of when you ocean fish, and tricks to rating huge and rake in rewards.

What’s ocean fishing?

Ocean fishing is like an alliance raid, however for fishing. You’ll board a giant boat that’ll take you thru three totally different elements of the water and also you’ll have to finish targets for further factors.

You’ll be put right into a full celebration, with two different events in your boat. The aim is to catch fish to attain huge in the course of the time restrict.

It’s not all simply catching huge, uncommon fish, although. Catching particular “spectral” fish has an opportunity to set off a spectral present. These spectral currents let you catch even extra fish with greater level values, so triggering one in all these is sort of at all times the aim.

There are additionally a handful of targets to attempt to full in the course of the expedition, like catching a number of sharks or jellyfish.

Methods to unlock ocean fishing in FFXIV

With a view to begin your grand ocean fishing journey, you’ll must unlock the Fisher job, which you are able to do by heading to the Fisherman’s Guild in Limsa Lominsa. You’ll additionally want to finish the subsequent Fisher quest, “My First Fishing Rod.” You may ocean fish even when your Fisher is at degree 1. (In truth, ocean fishing is a very easy technique to degree Fisher up tremendous quick.)

After getting your Fisher able to go, you’ll simply want to finish the hunt “All of the Fish within the Sea” in Limsa Lominsa, which begins on the NPC Fhilsnoe beneath:

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When you end that quest, you’ll be able to queue for ocean fishing through Dryskthota on the Limsa Lominsa Ferry Docks (west of the Arcanist’s Guild Aetheryte), so long as it’s time to ocean fish.

Be aware that you simply won’t be able to take the Ruby route by the Stormblood areas till you beat the Stormblood growth.

Ocean fishing schedule

Sadly, you’ll be able to’t ocean fish everytime you need to. Ocean fishing abides by a schedule and you’ll solely register for it for fifteen minutes from the highest of the actual world hour, each different hour. For instance, if the registration interval begins at 2 p.m., you might have till 2:15 to queue for ocean fishing. In the event you miss this era, you’ll have to attend till 4 p.m.

Whereas we’d suggest searching for the odd and even hours, the precise time adjustments relying on daylight financial savings and in your timezone, so we truly suggest Lulu’s Instruments, which has a stay ocean fishing schedule, even noting which targets and routes the subsequent few boats will take.

Which bait to make use of whereas ocean fishing

There are three fundamental bait sorts used throughout ocean fishing: krill, ragworm, and plump worm. You may nab all three of those baits from the service provider on the docks the place you queue for ocean fishing. It’s best to fill up and purchase a ton of every of the three.

In each ocean fishing expertise we’ve had, there has at all times been someone within the group who will use alliance chat (the orange chat) to say which bait to make use of — or, alternatively, someone who will inform you which bait to make use of when you ask. Nonetheless, when you don’t need to depend on these genius fishing strangers each time you get on the boat, listed below are the perfect baits to set off spectral currents by location:

• Bloodbrine Sea: krill
• The Ciedalaes: ragworm
• Galadion Bay: plump worm
• Rhotano Sea: plump worm
• Rothlyt Sound: plump worm
• Northern Strait of Merlthor: ragworm
• Southern Strait of Merlthor: krill
• Sirensong Sea: plump worm
• Kugane Coast: ragworm
• Ruby Sea: krill
• One River: krill

In a really broad sense, these three baits will maintain you lined. There are some particular catches that take a totally different bait from the three, however for the sake of simplicity and scoring factors, utilizing these three baits ought to lead you to success.

Methods to get a excessive rating in ocean fishing

You may min-max in ocean fishing, and whereas scoring huge additionally depends on luck, there are some things you are able to do to assist increase your rating:

• Empty your stock to organize for the fishing journey, as you’ll be hauling in a lot of distinctive fish that take up a ton of stock slots. Don’t use the “launch checklist” function to robotically discard fish, because the animation that performs to discard the fish wastes your treasured time on the boat.
• Convey and use Cordials and Hello-Cordials to revive your GP. You ought to be utilizing your fishing abilities, whether or not you’re utilizing Persistence, Highly effective and Precision Hookset, or different fishing abilities. You shouldn’t simply be utilizing your fundamental Hook ability.
• Don’t neglect to make use of Thalaik’s Favor, a degree 15 ability that provides you again 150 GP in change for 3 stacks of Angler’s Artwork (a buff you get for simply catching huge fish).
• Use Chum between catches throughout spectral currents to get fish to chew sooner.
• Don’t stress an excessive amount of about your level worth whereas fishing, as there are a ton of bonuses on the finish that’ll shoot your rating up. You’ll be shocked about what number of bonuses you could get on the finish.

Simply by following the above, we’ve been capable of rating above 10,000 factors (which is all it’s essential to get the mount and minions).

Ocean fishing rewards

Each time you end ocean fishing, you’ll get a boatload of EXP, in addition to gatherers’ scrips (when you’re excessive sufficient degree to have them). Notably, there are just a few unique rewards to ocean fishing which might be locked behind particular achievements.

The next achievements give minions and mounts:

• On a Boat IV: Earn a cumulative complete of 1 million factors whereas ocean fishing (A lot-coveted Mora minion)
• No Extra Fish within the Sea I: Rating at the least 5,000 factors throughout a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (The Main-Common minion)
• No extra Fish within the Sea II: Rating at the least 10,000 factors throughout a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Hybodus Horn for the mount)
• Close to, Far, Wherever Fish Are II: Rating at the least 10,000 factors throughout a single ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Mossasaurus minion)
• Mine, Mine, Mine: Encounter 3 seagull flocks whereas ocean fishing (Gull minion)
• Double-backwards Somersault: Encounter 3 dolphin pods whereas ocean fishing (Dolphin Calf minion)

You may declare these rewards from the achievements menu when you earn stated achievement.

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These achievements offer you titles:

• On a Boat V: Earn a cumulative complete of three million factors whereas ocean fishing, (World-class Troller title)
• No Extra Fish within the Sea III: Rating at the least 16,000 factors throughout a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Ocean Fisher title)
• No Extra Fish within the Sea IV: Rating at the least 20,000 factors throughout a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Grasp of the Sea title)
• Close to, Far, Wherever Fish Are III: Rating at the least 16,000 factors throughout a single ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Doom of the Deep title)
• What Did Octopodes Do to You?: Earn the “Octopus Vacationers” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Octopus Traveler title)
• What Did Sharks Do to You?: Earn the “Certifiable Shark Hunters” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Shark Hunter title)
• What Did Jellyfish Do to You?: Earn the “Jelled Collectively” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Jellyfish Fanatic title)
• What Did Seadragons Do to You?: Earn the “Maritime Dragonslayers” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Sea Dragoon title)
• What Did Balloons Do to You?: Earn the “Balloon Catchers” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Balloon Catcher title)
• What Did Crabs Do to You?: Earn the “Crab Boat Crew” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Deadliest Catcher title)
• What Did Mantas Do to You?: Earn the “Sticking it to the Manta” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Manta Maniac title)
• What Did Shellfish Do to You?: Earn the “Most Mussel ” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Sea Comber title)
• What Did Squid Do to You?: Earn the “Squid Squadron” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Squidzure Dragoon title)
• What Did Shrimp Do to You?: Earn the “Shrimp Smorgasbord” bonus throughout an ocean fishing voyage on the Rubyroute (Shrimp Mariner title)