Lucky Fishing Hat - Guide.

**Monani** · 11-29-2007

I've gotten alot of questions about where i got my hat when i log onto my twinks. So i've decided to make a guide.

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A few things about the STV Fishing Tourney
First off, I guess I'll explain a bit about the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza. The main objective of the tourney is to get 40 [Speckled Tastyfish] and turn them in before anybody else. As a 19 twink, your objective is to get the [Lucky Fishing Hat], and possibly [Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots]. To get these, you need to get rare fish, that are gathered from the pools of tastyfish that spawn along the coast of STV during the tourney.

Here's Blizzard's little story about it or whatever, if you feel like reading it: http://worldofwarcraft.com/info/events/fishing/

When: Every Sunday (2:00-4:00PM Server Time)
Where: Along the coast of Stranglethorn Vale

Rewards: Since this is a guide for 19 twinks, I'm just going to bother with the rare fish. To get the following rewards, you need to get ONE of the type of fish shown next to the item.

[Keefer's Angelfish] = [Lucky Fishing Hat]

[Brownell's Blue Striped Racer] = [Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots]

[Dezian Queenfish] = [High Test Eternium Fishing Line]

How: Keep reading

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Step 1: Gathering supplies

150 Fishing Skill*
[Strong Fishing Pole] (+5 Fishing)
~25 [Aquadynamic Fish Attractor] (+100 Fishing)**
If you're up to it, you can also go ahead and get [Formula: Enchant Gloves - Fishing] to a crappy pair of gloves. Now, if you're looking to get both the [Lucky Fishing Hat] and [Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots], and already have one of two, I personally would recommend getting as much fishing as possible, because nobody likes thinking "what if.." when a fish gets away. Here's a list of gear that would give you the most fishing possible at 19:

150 Fishing Skill
[Aquadynamic Fish Attractor] (+100 Fishing)
[Strong Fishing Pole] (+5 Fishing)
[Lucky Fishing Hat] (+5 Fishing)
[Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots] (+5 Fishing)
[High Test Eternium Fishing Line] (+5 Fishing)
[Formula: Enchant Gloves - Fishing] (+2 Fishing)
This gives a total of 272 Fishing!

*You don't need 150 fishing to fish in STV (125 is the minimum to beable to fish in STV, including Pools of Tastyfish [Thanks Cowblackout]), but I recommend it. To not get the "Your fish got away." message, 225 fishing skill is needed. [Thanks Cowblackout]

**Aquadynamic Fish Attractors are created by engineers (150 Engineering to make them, plans are bought from a trainer), the mats don't cost much, and are the best lures out there as far as I'm concerned. If you don't want to make the Aquadynamic Fish Attractors, [Bright Baubles] (+75 Fishing), usually bought for 2s 50c from a vendor, would work just fine, too. Just be sure to bring enough lures to last you the entire tournament!

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Step 2: FISH!
As a 19 twink, one can only assume that your objective is to get the Lucky Fishing Hat, and possibly the boots, too. Well, there are three ways of doing the fishing tourney at 19.

Up/Down the coast with a guard
Up/Down the coast without a guard
Yojamba Isle
1. Up/Down the coast with a guard. This is pretty straight forward, just have a high level escort you up and down the coast while you look for pools and fish. If you have an escort that you know won't let you die, this is by far the best way to go.

2. Up/Down the coast without a guard. Also pretty straight forward, except for that it's really dangerous, and I just wouldn't really recommend it, unless you're horde, in which case I suppose the Grom'Gol Base Camp could work. I got the hat outside Grom'Gol on my 19 Rogue.

3. Yojamba Isle. No guard? No problem. Not too many know of this island, and some that do know about it don't go because they think that the trolls there are aggressive. In fact, this is the island where the Zandalar Tribe resides. They're the guys you get faction with for doing Zul'Gurub, which are neutral, and to top it off, there are NO mobs at this island, so you don't need to worry about dying (unless of course you drown yourself). The only downside of this island is that there aren't too many pools that spawn. As I very rarely have an escort with me, I fish here whenever I'm looking to get the hat and/or boots. Here is a map of the fishing pools that I'm aware of: (I haven't fished at a tourney in a few months, so if there are anymore you're aware of, other than the glitched few, let me know so I can add them)

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Step 3: Enjoy your new items!
Once you get a rare fish, you must turn it in to the Fishbot 5000 located in Booty Bay. Hopefully you get your new hat and/or boots in your first week, but if not, just keep at it! Fishing is all about patience, so good luck all of you impatient people!

OH! Before I forget, after the tourney ends, you can turn in your [Speckled Tastyfish] to Jang the Fishing Apprentice (located next to the Fishbot and such in Booty Bay). It is a repeatable quest called Apprentice Angler, and for every 5 [Speckled Tastyfish] you turn in, you get 23 silver. It's not much, but at least your still getting some money for your attempt at the hat/boots. The fishing tournament NPCs despawn an hour after the tourney ends, so don't wait too long!

Also, I somehow forgot all about this, but the [Speckled Tastyfish] disappear from your bags within a few hours, so be sure to turn them in! [Thanks Stun for an updated map]

Unlike the [Speckled Tastyfish], the rare fish will NOT disappear from your bags, but you will have to wait until the next fishing tournament to turn them in for your reward.

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FAQ

Where do I fish [Speckled Tastyfish]? You fish them from Pools of Speckled Tastyfish.
Do I need to talk to somebody for the Pools of Speckled Tastyfish to spawn? No, the pools automatically spawn when the fishing tournament start. The fishing tournament is from 2-4pm server time. All of the pools despawn at 4pm.
What is the max level of fishing a 19 twink can get up to? 272 Fishing, the gear is listed above in Step 1. Or 150 without any gear or special fishing poles, as the fishing book, [Expert Fishing - The Bass and You], requires level 20 to use.
What time can you catch the rare fish? Sundays, 2-4PM Server Time
Do tastyfish pools spawn on Yojamba Isle? Yes, I fish there quite often during the tourneys, there are 5-6 or so pools around the island, and 2-3 along the coast north of the island, I'll be including a little map of the area once I can get one.
Does turning in fish give you exp? No, you do not get experience for turning in either tastyfish or any of the rare fish.
Where can I fish to 150 fishing? I would recommend fishing in either Orgrimmar or Stormwind. You can level from 1-150 in both places quite easily, and if you really wanted to, you could fish between battlegrounds!
What are my chances at getting <Rare Fish Here>? Quote:

Originally Posted by greasybackflop
Here's some stats I calculated from thottbot data if anyone is interested:

Keefer's Angelfish: 0.25% (1 in every 400 tastyfish)

Dezien Queenfish: 0.22% (1 in every 450 tastyfish)

Brownell's Blue Striped Racer : 0.18% (1 in every 550 tastyfish)

ANY rare fish: 0.65% (1 in every 150 tastyfish)

Please note that these stats were gathered from THOTTBOT data, which I, for one, believe to be quite unreliable. I only added this to give one an idea at the chance they're looking at per fish.
Since the rare fish are BoP and Uncommon, is it possible to group with somebody who isn't going for the hat/boots and roll on the fish? No, only the person who caught the fish is able to roll on it.