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While fishing inFinal Fantasy 14may appear like a laidback, casual activity, going for rare fish is the complete opposite. Monitoring weather patterns, setting alarms, stocking up on bait, and fine-tuning your hooking methods are just a few of the things you need to worry about.
Introduced in Dawntrail are several new Folklore Fish that you can reel in for tons of Scrips, but they aren’t always easy to get. Below, we’ll take a look at how to unlock these fish, where you can find all of them, and the method used to catch them.
How To Unlock Fisher Folklore Nodes
Before you can start fishing up Folklore Fish, you’ll need to unlock them through their respectiveFolklore Tomes. There are three in total that you can purchase for1,600 Purple Gatherers' Scrips each, or a total of4,800 Scrips to get all three. You can buy these fromany Scrip Exchange vendor, like the ones inTuliyollal (X:16.2, Y:11.1), orSolution Nine (X:9.1, Y:13.3).
Here’s what each Ichthyological Folklore Tom unlocks.
Once you’ve unlocked these Tomes, you’ll need to wait for the Fish to spawn to catch them. Details on all of that are below.
20:00 - 24:00
All Weather
Red Maggots, Versatile Lure
Use Modest Lure until the message “A bulbous creature rears its head above the water!” appears.
Light tug (!)
12:00 - 13:00
18:00 - 20:00
Dragonfly, Versatile Lure
Use Modest Lure until the message “A strange silhouette darts through the mist!” appears.
Clouds, Fog
Ghost Nipper, Versatile Lure
Use Ambitious Lure until the message “A gentle giant stirs beneath the water!” appears.
