Editing Fishing

{{Incomplete|[[Refactor]] March 02, 2023}}
{{about|the skill|the enchantment|Fishing (Enchantment)}}
[[File:Fishing UI.jpg|thumb|500x500px|Fishing UI]]
'''Fishing''' is a gathering skill that allows players to catch raw fish. These fish can then be cooked using the [[cooking]] skill. 

=General=
Fishing was reworked and released in the v0.10.0 update, it received a massive overhaul and was the first gathering skill in Idlescape that used the node system.

Gathering with a node system increases the amount of gathering areas without increasing the amount of zones, the player starts fishing in a zone and 

Nodes are found by the player while fishing and are dependent on the effective fishing level and bait power stats, higher numbers in those stats gives increased node find chance and decreased find speed.

The caught fish can be cooked with the [[cooking]] skill to offer hitpoint replenishment while [[Combat|fighting]] and various buffs for out of combat actions. There are a lot of different recipes that can be used for different benefits, more information can be found on the [[cooking]] page

Players have a small chance of obtaining either [[Sunken Treasure]]s or [[Ancient Treasure]]s. These can be opened for gold and sometimes [[gem]]s. 

Ancient treasures have a rare chance of dropping fishing gear such as [[Ancient Harpoon]], [[Ancient Fishing Net]] and [[Ancient Fishing Rod]] which are used to craft Idlescape's first legendary item [[Ocean's Embrace]] 

Sunken treasures have a rare chance of dropping [[Modified Diving Gloves]] or a [[Forgotten Soul]].

==Equipment==
<!-- remove after some time and change to a more "rework is old now" text -->After the rework, equipment were changed drastically, meaning you no longer need a special type of gear to fish in an area, but rather having enough stats to actually being able to find nodes. 
Fishing level requirements for zones still exist and are on about the same level as before.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Equipment
! rowspan="2" |Level
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Slot
!Fishing Level
!Bait Power
!Reel Power
!Bonus Rarity
|-
! colspan="4" |(+Augment Bonus)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/Novice_Tacklebox.png" alt="Novice Tacklebox" height="35" width="35">
|[[Novice Tacklebox]]
| -
| rowspan="6" |Tacklebox
|1
|3 (+0.5)
|15 (+1)
|5 (+1)
|5 (+0.5)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/Basic_Tacklebox.png" alt="Basic Tacklebox" height="35" width="35">
|[[Basic Tacklebox]]
|10
|2
|6 (+1)
|20 (+1.5)
|10 (+2)
|10 (+1)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/Advanced_Tacklebox.png" alt="Advanced Tacklebox" height="35" width="35">
|[[Advanced Tacklebox]]
|30
|3
|9 (+1.5)
|25 (+2.5)
|15 (+3)
|15 (+1.5)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/Pro_Tacklebox.png" alt="Pro Tacklebox" height="35" width="35">
|[[Pro Tacklebox]]
|40
|4
|12 (+2)
|30 (+3.5)
|20 (+4)
|20 (+2)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/Supreme_Tacklebox.png" alt="Supreme Tacklebox" height="35" width="35">
|[[Supreme Tacklebox]]
|50
|5
|15 (+2.5)
|35 (+4.5)
|25 (+5)
|25 (+3.5)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/Master_Tacklebox.png" alt="Ocean's Embrace" height="35" width="35">
|[[Ocean's Embrace]]
|80
|8
|40 (+5)
|100 (+7)
|100 (+7.5)
|60 (+6)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/equipment/smock.png" alt="Fisherman's Smock" height="35" width="35">
|[[Fisherman's Smock]]
|
|Body
|3{{img|reinforced line}}
|0 (+1)
|0 (+1)
|0 (+1)
|0 (+1)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/equipment/bucket_hat.png" alt="Fisherman's Bucket Hat" height="35" width="35">
|[[Fisherman's Bucket Hat]]
|
|Helm
|3{{img|bait preservation}}
|0 (+0.5)
|0 (+0.5)
|0 (+0.5)
|0 (+0.5)
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/equipment/waders.png" alt="Fisherman's Waders" height="35" width="35">
|[[Fisherman's Waders]]
|
|Legs
|3{{Img|pungent bait}}
|0 (+1)
|0 (+1)
|0 (+1)
|0 (+1)
|}

==Bait==
Bait can be used by moving it into the tacklebox. A tacklebox equipment does not need to be equipped.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" |Bait
!Source
!Fishing Level
!Bait Power
!Reel Power
!Bonus Rarity
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/earthworm_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Earthworm Bait]]
|[[Game Shop]]
| -
| -
|5
|5
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/nightcrawler_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Fat Nightcrawler Bait]]
|[[Mining]]
|1
|15
|10
|5
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/glowbug_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Glowbug Bait]]
|[[Foraging]]
|1
|10
|15
|5
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/shrimptail_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Shrimp Tail Bait]]
|[[Crafting]] ([[Raw Shrimp]])
|1
|20
|5
|5
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/fish_guts_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Fish Guts Bait]]
|[[Crafting]] (Various Fish)
|2
|25
|5
|10
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/smelly_meat_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Smelly Meat Bait]]
|[[Combat]]
|2
|10
|20
|10
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/hardened_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Hardened Hook Bait]]
|[[Crafting]] ([[Adamantite Bar]])
|3
| -
|35
|20
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/alluring_lure.png" width="42">
|[[Alluring Lure Bait]]
|[[Crafting]] ([[Adamantite Bar|Adamantite]], [[Gold Bar]])
|3
|30
| -
|20
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/writhing_tentacle_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Writhing Tentacle Bait]]
|[[Crafting]] ([[Writhing Tentacle Bait]])
|5
| -30
| -30
|60
|-
|<img src="https://idlescape.com/images/fishing/bait/mysterious_bait_hook.png" width="42">
|[[Mysterious Bait]]
|[[Bird's Nest]], [[Mysterious Seed]]
|?
|?
|?
|?
|}

=Areas=
Bonus Rarity must be above the minimum rarity for zones to appear and a further 10~25 rarity for rare resources to drop.

Nodes without a minimum rarity can appear at any rarity threshold.
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Level'''
!'''Zone'''
!Exp
!Recommended Gear
!'''Min. Rarity'''
!'''Node'''
!'''Possible Loot'''
|-
| rowspan="4" |1
| rowspan="4" |[[Shallow Pond]]
| rowspan="4" |20
| rowspan="4" |[[Novice Tacklebox]]
|
|Drifting Around
|{{img|raw anchovy}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}
|-
|
|Oop, All Shrimp!
|{{img|raw shrimp}}
|-
|
|Small Schools of Fish
|{{img|raw anchovy}}{{img|raw magnetic minnow}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}
|-
|
|The Shallow Pond
|{{img|raw shrimp}}{{img|raw anchovy}}{{img|raw magnetic minnow}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |20
| rowspan="3" |[[Lazy River]]
| rowspan="3" |30
| rowspan="3" |[[Basic Tacklebox]]
|25
|ANGY Bois
|{{img|raw trout}}{{img|raw salmon}}{{img|raw tigerfish}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}
|-
|
|Migrating Schools
|{{img|raw trout}}{{img|raw salmon}}{{img|raw tigerfish}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|raw magnetic minnow}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}
|-
|
|The Lazy River
|{{img|raw trout}}{{img|raw salmon}}{{img|raw tigerfish}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|raw magnetic minnow}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |50
| rowspan="4" |[[Still Lake]]
| rowspan="4" |60
| rowspan="4" |[[Advanced Tacklebox]], <br>Fisherman's [[Fisherman's Bucket Hat|hat]] or [[Fisherman's Smock|smock]] or [[Fisherman's Waders|waders]]
|30
|Big Catch!
|{{img|raw lobster}}{{img|raw ancient lobster}}{{img|raw crab}}{{img|raw slippery eel}}{{img|raw tigerfish}}{{img|aquamarine}}
|-
|
|Cage Match
|{{img|raw lobster}}{{img|raw ancient lobster}}{{img|raw crab}}
|-
|
|The Still Lake
|{{img|raw lobster}}{{img|raw crab}}{{img|raw slippery eel}}{{img|raw tigerfish}}{{img|raw magnetic minnow}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}
|-
|75
|Yedyod’s Cave
|{{img|raw ancient lobster}}{{img|raw crab}}{{img|raw slippery eel}}{{img|raw tigerfish}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |65
| rowspan="8" |[[Open Ocean]]
| rowspan="8" |90
| rowspan="8" |[[Pro Tacklebox]]/[[Supreme Tacklebox]], <br>Fisherman's [[Fisherman's Bucket Hat|hat]], [[Fisherman's Smock|smock]] and [[Fisherman's Waders|waders]]
|50
|Almost Jurassic
|{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw huge tuna}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|raw tentacle meat}}{{img|aquamarine}}
|-
|
|Carefree Day
|{{img|raw tuna}}{{img|raw huge tuna}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|75
|Ghost Ship
|{{img|raw shark}}{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|100
|Is that a tentacle?
|{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|raw tentacle meat}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|50
|Playtester’s Paradise
|{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|
|Sharks Ate All The Tuna
|{{img|raw tuna}}{{img|raw shark}}{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}
|-
|25
|Shipwreck Bay
|{{img|raw shark}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|
|The Open Ocean
|{{img|raw tuna}}{{img|raw shark}}{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw huge tuna}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |85
| rowspan="7" |[[Stormy Seas]]
| rowspan="7" |100
| rowspan="7" |[[Supreme Tacklebox]]/[[Ocean's Embrace]], <br>Fisherman's [[Fisherman's Bucket Hat|hat]], [[Fisherman's Smock|smock]] and [[Fisherman's Waders|waders]]
|75
|Endless Vortex
|{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|raw tentacle meat}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|
|Eye of the Storm
|{{img|raw tuna}}{{img|raw shark}}{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw huge tuna}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}
|-
|100
|INFO’s Stand
|{{img|raw tentacle meat}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|
|The Stormy Seas
|{{img|raw tuna}}{{img|raw shark}}{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw huge tuna}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|50
|World’s End
|{{img|raw tuna}}{{img|raw shark}}{{img|raw hammerhead shark}}{{img|raw great white shark}}{{img|raw huge tuna}}{{img|raw megalodon}}{{img|seaweed}}{{img|rotten driftwood}}{{img|sturdy driftwood}}{{img|aquamarine}}{{img|mystical driftwood}}
|-
|Rare Encounter
|Ascended
|-
|Common Encounter
|Swordfish
|}

=Fishing Stats=
There are various stats that can be gained through levels and equipment that affect fishing.

===Effective Fishing Level===
Effective fishing level is the combination of the players fishing and mastery level and the fishing stats on equipment.
It affects various secondary stats:

*Chance of finding and gathering from a node
*Rarity of resources
*Quantity of resources in a node
*Chance to preserve bait

===Bait Preservation===
Bait preservation comes from both effective fishing level and the [[Bait Preservation|enchantment]] of the same name which comes enchanted by default on the [[Fisherman's Bucket Hat]]. It determines the chance that a bait is used on an action and is capped at 50%. 

Bait preservation is reduced by [[Deadliest Catch]] but cannot go lower than 0%.

===Bait Power===
Increases the chance and speed of finding nodes. Chance is capped at 100% and speed is capped at 1ms (should be 1 second).

===Reel Power===
Increases the chance and speed of gathering resources. Chance is capped at 100% and speed is capped at 1ms (should be 1 second). At higher levels, due to larger nodes, reel power is more effective than bait power in increasing overall fishing speed..

===Bonus Rarity===
Some nodes require a certain bonus rarity to start appearing. Rare resources require a rarity higher than the node.
Nodes and resources have a cap where bonus rarity above will not provide additional drop frequency.

=Enchantments=
{{Enchantments|Fishing}}

=Change Log=
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!History
|-
|12 September 2019
|The fishing skill was released
|-
|11 November 2021
|[[Patch_Notes#v0.10.0_-_Fishing_Rework.21|Major rework, node system, new gear, etc]]
|}

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