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WOW Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza

Mar 26, 2009 world of warcraft|785views

Hey there Angler! So here’s the whole scoop on the Sunday Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza contest, fishing in general, and Mr. Pinchy.

The 5 W’s:

Who: You.
What: The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza
When: Every Sunday at 14:00 (2:00 PM) local server time
Where: Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale
Why: For kicks, some decent prizes, and because it’s something other than grinding.

Getting Ready for the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza:

 

Fishing Skill:
All you need to get started is a fishing pole and a decent level of fishing skill. You will need about 200 base fishing level to minimize or eliminate “Your fish got way!” messages. Do NOT use lures in the contest as any time not having a bobber in the water or going to the next hole after one despawns to get your bobber back into action is time wasted.

Fishing Pole:
Note that there are a few vendors that sell a (limited Quantity)Strong Fishing Pole (+5 Fishing Skill). Every little bit helps, so you should always be using this instead of the regular fishing pole (Also, you can get the Big Iron Fishing Pole, with a whopping +20 to fishing, instead… it’s a rare drop from Shellfish Crates that are part of a Horde quest line in Desolace Also the best pole the Alliance can get without winning the contest. Seth’s graphite fishing pole from Shattrath’s “I’d Rather be Fishing” quest is also +20, but not as easily/quickly attained, and also requires you to have the expansion and be high enough lvl to get and complete the quest).

Horde characters can get Nat Pagle’s Extreme Angler FC-5000 via the Snapjaws Mon! quest in the hinterlands, which gives +25 to fishing and is therefore the best possible pole (aside form the one you can win in this tournament) to fish with.

Also, you can pick up a +2 to Fishing Skill enchant on your gloves if you’re able to find an enchanter able to do it.

Level:
While you can theoretically win the contest as a level 10 character, the reality of it is that you’ll probably want to be at least level 40 before you attempt this, for two reasons: First, you’ll want a mount for the speed increase (see below); second, the area you’ll be running around in is quite full of mobs between levels 35 and 45. If you are in combat, you aren’t fishing - so you’ll need to avoid constantly getting aggro’d by everything around you.

Speed Increase:
You’ll also want to have something to drastically increase your speed, as you’ll need to travel to new fishing nodes/holes that are several yards away, every 2-3 minutes. The faster the better. In order of preference:

A. Epic mount
B. Regular mount
C. Mount Speed Increase items like a riding crop, crusader aura, carrot on a stick, mithril spurs, riding skill enchant on gloves.
D. Sprint/Dash/Aspect of the Cheetah/etc (+~40-50% speed increase)
E. Azure Silk Belt (increases swim speed by 15%)
F. Swimspeed Potions
G. Druid Aqatic form
H. Hook of the Master Angler (choosable reward from winning the contest)

Hearthstone:
Make certain that you set your Hearthstone to Booty Bay, and that you do not use your Hearthstone after about 13:15 (1:15pm) local server time. If you want to win you want to minimize wasted time as much as possible, and that is the fastest way to get back to booty bay after you get your 40 fish.

Inventory Space:
Last but not least, you will want a decent amount of empty