September 24, 2013 – Aleczan's New Diary (FFXIV: ARR)

Today I returned again to Sapsa Spawning Grounds to try to catch the last unrecorded fish in my entry. From Kida’s info here http://www.disciplesoftheland.com/forum.aspx?g=posts&t=1172 it should be Nautilus and should be caught by the Mooch ability. I eventually caught a Nautilus by mooching a Fullmoon Sardine. Well, actually I caught two. I got a HQ Nautilus after recording first one in my fish guide.

However, there is SOMETHING else in that water. It must be something….even though my fishing entry at the spot was already completed. I’ve been hooking it, and failing, since yesterday when I tried to fish Red Coral for a random GSM who contacted me about it.

When I got a bite from that elusive fish, my fishing rod would make a distinguished creak, the sound that makes me think the rod was going to snap and break into two! And every time, every time, I pushed the “Hook” button, I would always get “The fish gets away…” message. It really bugs me to not know what fish it was. Anyway, yesterday I was 46 and I thought maybe I got lucky and hooked a Nautilus which was beyond my skill, so it kept getting away (yesterday I haven’t been able to get any HQ Fullmoon Sardine at all during my 2-hour session). After that, I leveled up to 48 and came back home to regear. I made myself a Gilded Rosewood Fishing Rod, a HQ one, and waited for my rematch.

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Today I came here to Sapsa again and made a stop at Reaver Hide. I eventually landed a Dinichthys ★★using double mooch from Merlthor Goby => Wahoo. It was freaking HUGE! 141.3 ilms, WTF? I wonder why and how my Miqo’te hasn’t broken her arm from reeling in such monsters yet. I also double mooched and lost the 3^rd fish, but I wasn’t paying attention and didn’t notice if it made the same creak like when I lost the mysterious fish at Sapsa. It could have been a Rock Lobster, as my entry on that hasn’t yet been filled. Or it could be a very large Dinichthys so I lost it simply by its weight?

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Well, after getting to level 49 at Reaver Hide, I walked over to Sapsa to try again. I did get a bite from that fish, with the same creak that cannot be mistaken. And guess what, it eluded me yet again!!! It irks me that I could never land the fish when my rod screams like that. I am very very very curious as to what fish it could be.

Logically, there shouldn’t be any other type of fish in that spot…. So maybe the THING at Sapsa was just an exceptionally huge Sea Devil or some weird HQ of whatever fish that’s on the list. L But that creak noise from my rod is really intriguing. Someday I will return again, fully geared, and figure out what it is!

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I returned a few days later and recorded the fishing when fish escaped. Though the rod’s noise was faint, if you listen to it closely, you will understand what I meant about the creak being different.

Fish Gets Away (Sapsa) #1

Fish Gets Away (Sapsa) #2

I just finished level 50 guild test quest for my Goldsmith. At first, I had SO MUCH to say about this quest, but then, there is TOO MUCH to say about it, so I’m not going to talk about the story, LOL. Let’s simply leave it at “OMG It is awesome! You should do Goldsmith guild test quests and see it!!!!!!!”

The story is truly stunning. Wonderful plot, not just hilarious. And for all of you who had played FFXI (Aht Urhgan expansion) before, this quest line will remind you of the automatons in Whitegate and Puppetmaster job from FFXI, which is a huge reason to complete it! (I’m talking about the automaton because it is less likely to be story spoiler, as these mammets are everywhere in Ul’dah, not a secret.) The final quest, Jaded, will shake your emotions. Although it MIGHT not be the same identity, as the outer appearance is totally different, that name rings a bell and made me silently weep with reminiscent longing.