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RuneScape – How to get 99 Fishing

July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

So you want 99 fishing huh? As a veteran fisher of level 99 I will tell you the best and fastest ways to level up. This article may become out of date one day, but it should still be a great way to go.

I will begin the guide with simply having level 1 fishing all the way down to 99. If you have a certain level to start from, just scroll down to the proper area.

Level 1-5

Requirements: Fishing Net

If you are starting from anywhere between level 1-5 then this is very well your start to a high fishing level. What you will need is a fishing net. If you didn’t lose it from the tutorial you should still have one  so take that out. If you don’t have one, go to Port Sarim fishing shop and buy one, they are cheap (refer to RuneScape map to find). Go ahead and bank all other items you may be holding to be lightweight and hold as much fish as you can.

Head to draynor village (refer to RuneScape map to find). Just along the lake there is a net spot that you will be catching Shrimps in. Fill your inventory completely with them and then put them all in the bank (or cook them on the spot if you want, I recommend to cook later). Head back to the fishing spot and continue. If you like doing this, you can do it all the way to level 20 but it will be slow. If you want to continue faster leveling, refer to the next stage.

Level 5-20

Requirements: Fishing Rod, Bait

At this level, you should be good to go for quite some time. If you do not have the rod or bait, go to the fishing store and buy the items for really cheap (refer to RS map to find) Be sure to buy a good deal of bait! If you run out you can always buy more, but they are cheap so it doesn’t matter if you buy a little extra. Head back to the lake along Draynor Village and now we will be fishing herring and sardines in the bait spot. When you hit level 20 you can either stop here and move on or get to 25 for a little bit of faster fishing.

Level 20-X

Requirements: Fly Fishing Rod, Feathers

This is the fastest way of fishing in RuneScape, at higher levels of course. Head back to the fishing shop and buy a fly fishing rod and a lot of feathers. Even when your fishing level is up in the 90′s you will come back. There is no limit of feathers you should buy.

Head up to barbarian village by the bridge close to the way to varrock (refer to RuneScape map to find). We will be luring salmon and trout here. These fish are decent in 3 ways: they heal good, they sell for a good price, they give good cooking xp. What you decide to do with the fish is all up to you, but I recommend you to cook them. To bank, run north to Edgeville and hit up the bank. It’s very annoying running back and forth to the bank, being a member is better.

Members: Fish these in Catherby or the Fishing guild. The absolute BEST spot and FASTEST way to level up fishing is to fish these in Shilo Village (do the quest). The bank is literally touching the fishing spots so it is extremely fast.

Level 35-50

Requirements: Harpoon

The fastest way to level is listed in the “20-X” section, so if you are looking for fast leveling refer to that instead. At level 35, you can catch tuna. They heal about 10hp and sell for a good price (although not sold very well). You will need money for this. Have anywhere for 1-5k gp in your inventory just to be safe. Go to port sarim and take the trip to Karamja, it is 30gp there and 30gp back. Walk past the banana trees to get to the fishing spot.

Level 50-60

Requirements: Lobster pot

Although it only takes level 40 to catch lobsters, they are WAY TOO SLOW at that level. Level 50 is a decent level for lobster catching. The rules are the same as getting tuna in the section before this (referring to going to Karamja). Lobsters sell for a great price, heal a great deal of health (12) and are a extremely fast way to leveling cooking.

Level 60+

Requirements: Harpoon

You need level 50 to catch Swordfish, but it is useless at that level. The prime level for catching swordfish is 60 because they come in at a decent rate. To get swordfish, refer to the karamja technique. These heal 15hp, the best food on F2P (free to play), sell for great (although not sold well) and are awesome for cooking xp.

Level 80+ (Members)

Requirements: Harpoon

Fast leveling involves my technique about fly fishing. If you are looking to take advantage of your fishing level to just fish for money, then it’s time for sharks. Go to the fishing guild or catherby to fish these. Stay calm as they come in slow, even at 99 fishing. Just watch some tv or do homework or anything else to pass time as you catch them.

Below is a guide from Tip.it

Net (Level 1):
When you first start fishing, the only things you can catch are shrimp and crayfish(mentioned above). These small creatures can be found in many parts of the sea in RuneScape. One of the best places if you want cooking experience as well, is on the seashore near Draynor Village. Just a little Southwest of the bank there’s a fishing spot where you can catch shrimp, and there are lots of trees around to get wood for your cooking fire. To catch shrimp, you’ll need a “Small Fishing Net”, that can be bought in the Port Sarim fishing shop for 5 gold pieces. You can also catch anchovies with the net at level 15.

If you are a member and have completed the Swan Song quest you might want to dust off your small net and put it back to use catching monkfish (level 62) at the Piscatoris Fishing Colony. Not only do they heal 16 each after cooking, also give more fishing experience than sharks!

Baiting at sea (Level 5):
Once you catch enough shrimp and your fishing level reaches 5, you will be able to catch sardines. To catch sardines, you’ll need a fishing rod and some bait. A fishing rod costs 5 gold pieces and Bait costs 3 gold pieces. You can also catch herring with bait and a fishing rod, but you will need level 10 fishing to catch them. You can catch both sardines and herring from the sea. To use your fishing rod and bait, first make sure you have both in your inventory. Then right-click on the fishing spot and select the second option, which is ‘Bait’. You will use one bait each time you catch a fish.

Baiting in river (Level 25):
You can also Fish with bait in the rivers of RuneScape, but you won’t catch sardines or herring as these are sea fish. When you fish with a fishing rod and bait in a river, you’ll catch pike. This fish heals 8, and you need level 25 to fish it. Again, get a fishing rod and some bait, and start fishing. Bait is the second option when you right click on the river fishing spots.

Note: You can also get bait from killing zombies and banshees.


Feathering/luring (Level 20):
Next up is fly-fishing. You will need level 20 fishing to catch trout, and level 30 fishing to catch salmon. To go fly fishing, you will need a fly fishing rod and some feathers. Like all other F2P fishing equipment, both can be bought in the fishing shop in Port Sarim. You can fly fish only in the RuneScape rivers. You cannot use your fly-fishing rod and feathers on fishing spots in the sea. To fly-fish, simply click on the fishing spot and to select “Lure”. You will use one feather each time you catch a fish.

Note: You can also get feathers from killing chickens.

If you’re fishing and cooking for experience, then Lumbridge is probably the best place to be. Just fish, get some wood, start a fire, cook your fish then either drop or eat. Fly-fishing is probably your best bet for power fishing because it has a high catch rate and can earn you over 50% more experience per hour than catching monkfish, even at level 90+!

If, however, you want to bank the fish instead of eat/drop it, then Barbarian village is probably the best place for you. Fish, cook them in the barbarian house farthest to the North (there’s 2 ever-lasting fires), and go North into Edgeville and bank your fish.

At level 38 members can catch rainbow fish by using stripy feathers rather than regular feathers. Stripey feathers can be obtained by snaring tropical wagtails (hunting level 19). Rainbow fish can be used raw to hunt barb-tailed kebbits, or cooked and eaten to heal 11hp.

Harpooning (Level 35):
Next up is the big boys (well, fish actually). Get your Harpoon (Port Sarim fishing shop, costs 5 gold pieces) and head off to the beautiful island of Karamja (take the boat from Port Sarim). Go down to the fishing dock, located North of the banana field. The trip to Karamja will cost you 30 gold pieces by the way, and another 30 to get back. Here you’ll be able to catch tuna with the harpoon. Simply right click on the fishing spot and select “harpoon”. Tuna is good for training on low level monsters that won’t hit you that hard. For example, Karamja Volcano has red spiders and skeletons which are good for training. There are also Lesser Demons, but you might need some better food for them.

Next on the harpooning chain is swordfish. You will need level 50 fishing to fish these. They heal 14 hp, and you catch them the same place you catch tuna. Depending on your fishing level, you will most likely get more tuna than swordfish when harpooning for them. Like the tuna, you also need a harpoon to catch swordfish.

Members who reach a lofty level 76 can start catching the bone-crunching sharks. They heal an amazing 20 hp, and you catch them the same place you go big net fishing.

Note: If you are p2p, you can obtain Barb-tail harpoons from Barb-tailed Kebbits (level 33 Hunter) or buy from other players. A barb-tail harpoon is wieldable, which frees up 1 more inventory space. That’s handy isn’t it?

Caging (Level 40):
You can also fish lobsters on Karamja. However, to do this, you will need a “Lobster Pot” to do this (don’t ask WHY they call it a pot…makes more sense to call it a cage. A pot is for cooking! Oh well…). The lobster pot will cost 20 gold pieces from the Port Sarim fishing shop. Lobsters are a great way of making money. Many people prefer lobsters for training food, because you only need level 40 to fish and cook them, and they heal 12 hp. Cage is the first option when you click on the sea fishing spot.

Hopefully this guide will help you! Good luck, let’s see that fishing cape soon!

Written by Master_H_B

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Picking the right Fish store for Pet Fish

July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Article by Steve

Whether you have a huge six foot marine tank, or possibly a cheaper and economical Biorb fish tank, the chances are sooner or later you’re going to wish to get some good, colourful fish for your fish tank. This post is actually created from a British point of view (well with regards to some legislation we will touch on); even so the advice will probably certainly be related where ever you’re based.

Inside the Uk, anybody who in a commercial sense retails fish is by law expected to have a pet shop license. Any person trading with no license will be committing a criminal offence.

The issuing of licensees is overseen by the relevant local authorities. Having stopped at a lot of council licensing internet sites – and after talking to certain local fish retail outlet owners I get the impression standards fluctuate considerably. A number of councils would require a physical visit to the shop premises which is handled by the licensing officer before issuing of a license will be considered.

In contrast, some local authorities often simply require a form filling and the mandatory charge paying without having a evaluation of the physical store.

In essence, simply because a retailer has got a pet shop license, this really is simply no assurance on the quality of their livestock or even his or her husbandry techniques. Naturally, suggestions coming from friends and colleagues are a decent starting point. Regardless of word of mouth advice, we would never fail to advise that the following guidelines are considered.

Try to ask the shop from where the fish was initially obtained from. You shouldn’t feel uncomfortable with this, you’d actually be pleasantly surprised exactly how agreeable a retailer will be to help you concerning the location where the fish has been stocked from. The majority of retailers in the united kingdom buy marine fish from TMC (Tropical Marine Centre). Simply because fees have risen, more shops are tending to get products by means of consolidator’s or organizing direct imports by themselves.

To the credit of TMC, these people boast very impressive holding facilities at their depots as well as priding themselves on their own filtration plant. On top of that, we understand TMC make use of employees to ensure that the fish collectors elsewhere, are treated fairly and that fish tend to be collected via honest techniques.

Retailers sourcing their fish directly or even through consolidator’s have a tendency to provide more cost-effective rates. You do need to keep in mind the quality of the actual fish they get *may* have been collected by dubious techniques overseas. Always ask to observe the actual fish you intend to get eating food first. An impaired fish is unlikely to be eating nicely.

Don’t be frightened to request suggestions about compatibility of your prospective fish with your existing fish tank inhabitants. Make inquiries regarding the actual quarantine measures the particular retailer assumes .

Are any new fish isolated for any duration, or are they placed straight on sale? Inquire whether the store runs trace copper within their fish tanks.

Copper can be used for getting rid of several parasites on fish. It is also used by some stores to help eliminate parasite outbreaks in the first place. Assuming you actually own a tank with corals as well as any sort of other invertebrates, be particularly mindful that copper is lethal to this kind of inhabitant.

Whilst acclimatising your new investment (fish) at home, be certain that none of the retailers fish tank water from the fish bag , penetrates into your aquarium.

At the end of the day, asking important questions is the responsible thing to do and pro stores definitely will not mind at all. In the event that the representative is not ready to reply to your questions, just walk away.

Passionate about all things Biorb fish tank related. Addtionally, from keeping SPS corals to breeding Banji Cardinals.

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How to Store Fishing Tackle to Avoid Tangles

July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tangles are not only mundane and a pain to sort out but they can also affect the performance of the fishing rig, such as affecting the way the bait is presented to the fish leading to fewer bites, or damage the end tackle which throws up a whole host of other problems. Tangles are likely to lead to knots and twisted line and hook lengths, which will weaken the material and may lead to a line break when fighting a fish. Losing a large fish because of a line break is annoying in any case but if it is because of a tangle occurring because of laziness, it is even more annoying. 

Tangles are an inevitable part of angling and whilst it is unlikely an angler can eradicate them totally there are steps that can be put in place to minimize the chance of tangles in the first instance. 

A key piece of advice is not to leave the fishing pole set up for extended periods of time. Leaving the reel on the pole with the end tackle still on and the hook simply put through a pole eye is not recommended since the hook may come off the pole eye and lead to a tangle. In addition, leaving the line exposed may result in other things getting tangled up in it, such as general garden shed clutter. The hose pipe, the lawn mower cable, the extension leads etc. etc. there are many things in the ‘average person’s’ shed that may cause problems and lead to tangles. 

Poles should always be put away, ideally in a padded holdall or even a length of drainpipe, when not in use. Reels should always be removed from the pole and stored in a safe place. To stop the line coming off the spool the line should be clipped in to the plastic clip, i.e. the line clip, on the side of the reel spool, or an elastic band should be placed around the spool trapping the line and keeping it in place. Putting the reels away not only prevents line coming off the spool, which is likely to lead to a tangle, but it also protects the reel which should prolong the life of it hopefully leading to years of trouble free use. 

As well as the main reel line the other parts of a fishing rig that is prone to tangles are hook lengths. As they are likely to encounter weed, rocks, vegetation and other underwater debris in use hook lengths often take a bit of punishment during a fishing session. Because of this it is advisable to change the hook length and have a new one every session. However, to save time on the bank it is advisable to tie hook lengths at home, and it is these that need to be correctly stored and dealt with to prevent tangles away from the fishing bank. 

Hook lengths should never be tied and simply thrown in a tackle box as these are likely to tangle up, rendering them almost useless. Hook lengths can be coiled up and put in a small plastic sleeve to stop them coming uncoiled when not in use. Many tackle stores sell a wallet containing several of these sleeves allowing the angler to prepare many hook lengths and keep them in a safe place. 

An alternative to a plastic sleeve is to use a winder, which is essentially a plastic frame with an anchor point for the hook to pass through. The remaining hook length is wound around the frame, hence keeping it tight and preventing tangles, before the tag end is passed through another anchor point keeping everything in place. A winder can store multiple hook lengths and is a good way of storing hook lengths. Winders are readily available from many tackle stores, and whilst they are not that expensive, it is possible to make homemade varieties using empty cotton reels or even pieces of cardboard cut in to strips. 

Monofilament and wire leaders are other pieces of end tackle that are also prone to tangles, however to keep them from tangling up they can be stored in the same way as hook lengths, i.e. using plastic sleeves, a store bought winder or a homemade equivalent. 

Ultimately, tangle prevention when fishing tackle is not in use is best achieved by being tidy and ensuring everything is stored in a neat and ordered manner, and all items that are more susceptible to tangles, such as reel line, hook lengths, monofilament leaders, wire leaders etc. are tightly secured and not left dangling in thin air.

Written by yackers1
ACCA qualified accountant who thirives in the world of business and finance

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