FFXIV beginner tips and bait list for ocean fishing
Ocean fishing is fun and relaxing Final fantasy 14 side hustle, although it can be stressful if you don’t know what you’re doing. Getting out on a boat with friends to land big catches is a unique experience, but you can only fish in the ocean at certain times of the day.
You don’t need to own any Ocean Fishing expansions and you can join in even if you play the free trial. Yippie!
Below we explain how to unlock ocean fish FFXIV. We also tell you the ocean fishing schedule, what bait to use while fishing the ocean, and tips to score big points and reap rewards.
What is ocean fishing?
Ocean fishing is like an alliance raid, but for fishing. You board a large boat that takes you through three different parts of the water and you have to complete objectives for extra points.
You will be placed in a full party, with two other parties on your boat. The goal is to catch fish to get a big score within the time limit.
However, it’s not just about catching big, rare fish. Catching special “spectral” fish has the chance to… spectral flow. You can even capture with these spectral streams more fish with higher point values, so activating one of these is almost always the goal.
There are also a handful of objectives to complete during the expedition, such as catching lots of sharks or jellyfish.
How to Unlock Ocean Fish in FFXIV
To begin your big ocean fishing adventure, you’ll need to get the Fisherman job, which you can do by going to the Fishermen’s guild in Limsa Lominsa. You must also complete the following Fisher mission: “My first fishing rod.” You can fish in the ocean even if your Fisher is at level 1. (In fact, ocean fishing is a really easy way to level up Fisher super fast.)
Once your Fisher is ready to use, all you have to do is complete the quest”All fish in the sea” in Limsa Lominsa, which starts at the NPC Fhilsnoe below:
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Once you complete that quest, you can do that ocean fishing queue via Dryskthota at the Limsa Lominsa Ferry Docks (west of the Arcanist’s Guild Aetheryte)as long as it is time to ocean fishing.
Please note that you cannot access the Ruby route via the Stormblood locations until you reach the Stormblood expansion.
Ocean fishing schedule
Unfortunately, you can’t fish in the ocean whenever you want. Sea fishing runs according to a fixed schedule and you can only register for it fifteen minutes from the top of the real world hour, every other hour. For example, if the registration period starts at 2 p.m., you have until 2:15 p.m. to queue for sea fishing. If you miss this period, you will have to wait until 4:00 PM
Although we recommend paying attention to odd or even hours, the exact time changes depending on daylight saving time and your time zone. That’s why we recommend Lulu’s Tools, which has a live time ocean fishing scheduleand even notes which objectives and routes the next few boats will take.
What bait to use while ocean fishing
There are three main types of bait used when sea fishing: krill, sawyerAnd fat worm. You can get all three of these baits from the merchant at the harbor where you line up for ocean fishing. You’ll need to stock up and buy a ton of each of the three.
In every ocean fishing experience we’ve had, it has always been someone in the group who uses the alliance chat (the orange chat) to tell which bait to use — or, alternatively, someone who will tell you what bait to use if you ask. However, if you don’t want to have to rely on these genius anglers every time you get on the boat, here are the best baits to activate spectral currents by location:
- Blood-heavy Sea: krill
- The Ciedalaes: sawyer
- Galadion Bay: plump worm
- Rhotano Sea: plump worm
- Rothlyt sound: plump worm
- Northern Strait of Merlthor: sawyer
- Southern Strait of Merlthor: krill
- Siren song Sea: plump worm
- Kugane coast: sawyer
- Ruby Sea: krill
- A river: krill
In a very broad sense, these three baits will keep you covered. There are some specific catches for which a different ace of the three, but for the sake of simplicity and point scoring, using these three aces should lead you to success.
How to get a high score in sea fishing
When fishing in the ocean you can min-max, and while a high score also depends on luck, there are a few things you can do to improve your score:
- Clear your inventory to prepare for the fishing trip because you will bring in many unique fish that will take up a lot of inventory spaces. Do not use the “release list” function to automatically discard fishbecause the animation played to throw the fish away will waste your precious time on the boat.
- Bring and use Cordial greetings And Hallo-Cordialen to restore your GP. you should use your fishing skills whether you use Patience, Powerful and Precision Hookset or other fishing skills. You shouldn’t just use your basic Hook skill.
- Don’t forget to use Thalaik’s favora level 15 skill that gives you back 150 GP in exchange for three stacks of Angler’s Art (a buff you get for catching only big fish).
- Usage Chum between catches during spectral currents to make the fish bite faster.
- Don’t put too much emphasis on your point value while fishing, because there are a lot of bonuses at the end that will skyrocket your score. You will be surprised how many bonuses you can get at the end.
Just by following the above we were able to score over 10,000 points (which is all you need to get the mount and minions).
Ocean fishing rewards
Every time you finish fishing the ocean, you get a load of EXP, as well as Collector’s Scrips (if your level is high enough to have them). In particular, there are a few exclusive ocean fishing rewards behind specific achievements.
The following achievements grant minions and mounts:
- On a boat IV: Earn a cumulative total of 1 million points while fishing in the ocean (Coveted Mora minion)
- No more fish in the sea I: Score a minimum of 5,000 points on a single ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (The Major General)
- No more fish in the sea II: Score a minimum of 10,000 points on a single ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Hybodus Horn for the holder)
- Near, far, wherever the fish are II: Score a minimum of 10,000 points on a single ocean fishing trip on the Ruby Route (Mossasaurus minion)
- Mine, mine, mine: Encounter 3 flocks of seagulls while fishing in the ocean (Seagull minion)
- Double backflip: Encounter 3 dolphin pods while fishing in the ocean (Dolphin Calf minion)
You can claim these rewards through the achievement menu once you complete the achievement.
These achievements earn you titles:
- On a boat V: Earn a total of 3 million points while fishing in the ocean, (World class Troller title)
- No more fish in the sea III: Score a minimum of 16,000 points on a single ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Title Ocean Fisherman)
- No more fish in the sea IV: Score a minimum of 20,000 points on a single ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (title Master of the Sea)
- Near, far, wherever the fish are III: Score a minimum of 16,000 points on a single ocean fishing trip on the Ruby Route (Doom of the Deep title)
- What have octopuses done to you?: Earn the “Octopus Travelers” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Title Octopus Traveler)
- What have sharks done to you?: Earn the “Certifiable Shark Hunters” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Shark Hunter title)
- What have jellyfish done to you?: Earn the “Jelled Together” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Jellyfish Fanatic title)
- What have the sea dragons done to you?: Earn the “Maritime Dragonslayers” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Sea Dragoon title)
- What have balloons done to you?: Earn the “Balloon Catchers” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Balloon catcher title)
- What have crabs done to you?: Earn the “Crab Boat Crew” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Deadliest Catcher title)
- What have manta rays done to you?: Earn the “Stick it to the Manta” bonus during an ocean fishing trip on the Indigo Route (Manta Maniac title)
- What have shellfish done to you?: Earn the “Maximum Mussel” bonus during an ocean fishing trip on the Ruby Route (Zeecomber title)
- What did squid do to you?: Earn the “Squid Squadron” bonus on an ocean fishing trip on the Ruby Route (Squidzure Dragoon title)
- What have shrimp done to you?: Earn the “Shrimp Smorgasbord” bonus during an ocean fishing trip on the Ruby Route (Shrimp Mariner title)