Fishing equipment

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Fishing equipment

The only equipment required for fishing is a fishing pole. Unlike the other professions, you can boost your fishing skill considerably with equipment and lures.

Boost	Item	How to Obtain
Fishing poles — only one can be equipped at a time
—	[Fishing Pole]	Vendor
+3	[Blump Family Fishing Pole]	Quest:  [14] The Family and the Fishing Pole
+5	[Strong Fishing Pole]	Vendor (Limited Quantities)
+15	[Darkwood Fishing Pole]	(very rare) Found while fishing inland waters in Ashenvale, Hillsbrad Foothills, and Stonetalon Mountains
+20	[Big Iron Fishing Pole]	Drop found in Shellfish Trap
+20	[Seth's Graphite Fishing Pole]	Quest:  [64] Rather Be Fishin'
+25	[Nat Pagle's Extreme Angler FC-5000]	Quest:  [50] Snapjaws, Mon!
+35	[Arcanite Fishing Pole]	Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza: Competition Reward
Fishing Lines — permanent enchantment on fishing pole, only one at a time
+3	[Spun Truesilver Fishing Line]	Quest reward (Daily Fishing Quests)
+5	[High Test Eternium Fishing Line]	Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza: Rare Fish turn-in
Fishing Lures — 10 minute enchantment on fishing pole, only one at a time
+25	[Shiny Bauble]	Vendor, Quest:  [6] Red Snapper - Very Tasty!
+50	[Nightcrawlers]	Vendor, Drop from most level 19-60 Undead monsters
+50	[Aquadynamic Fish Lens]	Quest:  [12] Electropellers
+75	[Bright Baubles]	Vendor
+75	Flesh Eating Worm	Drop from Rotted One in Duskwood
+75	Template:Spell	[Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat]
+100	[Sharpened Fish Hook]	Quest reward (Daily Fishing Quests)
+100	[Aquadynamic Fish Attractor]	Vendor (Limited), Engineer-Made (skill level 150)
Other fishing gear
—	[Fishing Chair] (allows seated fishing)	TCG Loot Card reward (from Gone Fishin’)
+2	[Enchant Gloves - Fishing]	(Recipe) Drop from murlocs in the Western Strand of Hillsbrad Foothills
+5	[Lucky Fishing Hat]	Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza: Rare Fish turn-in
+5	[Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat]	Quest reward (Daily Fishing Quests)
+5	[Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots]	Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza: Rare Fish turn-in
+10	[Captain Rumsey's Lager]	(Recipe) Quest reward (Daily Fishing Quests)
+162	Total Possible Fishing Skill Boost

Any player can win the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza and claim the [Arcanite Fishing Pole] as a reward, which grants +35 fishing.

You can win the contest with as little as 225 skill and some lures, but you cannot equip the Arcanite Fishing Pole until you have 300 base fishing skill.

A low level character fishing in Stranglethorn Vale's coastal waters will require assistance.

The competition for the [Arcanite Fishing Pole] is intense, and there are only 52 contest winners a year per server.

Since the release of 2.4, the addition of the Daily Fishing Quest rewards have increased the highest achievable skill to 537. (375 skill, +100 lure, +40 pole & line, +12 clothes, +10 lager)

A more realistic goal, acknowledging that it may be a while before you win the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza, is a fishing skill of 512 (375 skill, +100 lure, +20 pole, +5 line, +12 clothes) achievable by anyone with persistence, 517 for Horde; 522 at level 70 with +10 lager, 527 for Horde. The most difficult fishing zone only requires a maximum fishing skill of 500.

External links

El's Extreme Anglin' Fishing Equipment. (source for Darkwood Fishing Pole information)