Runescape Fishing Guide

This is a good trade skill to take up in Jagex's Free mmorpg to cut down on food quests or to raise a character's cooking skill.

Many mmorpgs offer fishing as one of the skills a player can take up. The rewards of the trade skill are greater and far more satisfying than taking up fishing as a hobby in real life. As an added bonus, a Runescape character does not have to endure the smell of fish.

Runescape characters can cast a net, or they can use a fishing pole to catch of fish in the lakes, rivers and oceans of the game world.

In most areas of the game, the equipment will be a fishing pole and bait. Nets do not require bet and other items, such as the members only Karambwan pot, require a specific kind of bait. Fishing in Runescape is straight forward, a character using the fishing skill simply has to find a place to cast his net or his line and throw a fish into the waters.

Global Runescape contains many charts that will help out a Runescape character increase his skills. A chart that shows the type of fish, where they can be caught, and how much experience they give out can be found here.

Poles, Nets, and Bait in Runescape

What follows is a listof the angling equipment available and the type of bait needed to use each, according to the Globle Runescape website. Fish will be the most common items obtained by using the fishing trade skill, but other possible items a character can receiver are leather boots, a leather glove, seaweed, casket and oysters.

• Small fishing net, no bait
• Sea bait fishing, fishing rod and fishing bait
• Big fishing net, no bait. (Only Runescape members can use this item.)
• Fly fishing, fly fishing rod, feathers
• Fishing, same items as sea bait fishing
• Harpoon fishing, a harpoon, no bait
• Lobster fishing, a Lobster Pot, no bait
• Karambwan vessel fishing, Karambwan vessel, Raw Karambwanji (Only Runescape members can use this item.)

The Profitability of Fishing in Runescape

Fishing in Runescape does require a small and continuous investment on the part of a player character, because most angling equipment requires some type of bait. The primary use for fishing is to produce foods for the cooking trade skill. These can be sold to vendors or players or eaten to gain hitpoints during the course of a Runescape session.

This trade skill is best used to complement other skills in the game or to reduce down time. It can be a pleasant diversion from the hack and slash experience grinding prevalent in most mmorpgs. It is not the most profitable Runescape trade skill, but it is a useful trade skill for a character to take up.

Sources:

Global Runescape Fishing Guide

Official Runescape Website