Crystal Fish

I've started up business again, though not carpentry. Bonchacha is currently peddling our raw wood and lumber away in the wards. I hope to finish what I started with carpentry and botany in the future, but for now it is just taking up space I could better utilize. Kalokoko is in the marketplace selling off shards that I'm working myself hard to keep up with demand (and failing!). Nimla has taken on an alchemical apprenticeship under my tutelage and works the crystals into shards while I fish what needs to be fished and work the fish into crystals. It is tiring, but incredibly profitable.

My Favorite Fishing Spot

Lightning Crystals - I farm these from Black Sole and store them to turn other fish into other crystals. I've been selling lightning shards this week, but I'm about to start stockpiling them again as I cannot meet demands without saving every crystal I have. Black Sole are caught at the ferry docks in Thanalan at a depth of (-4). I have been fortunate using a Sinking Minnow, but I've heard tell that Floating Minnow also attract their eye. I need these most of all to fuel my other formulae but they are a tricky, slippery fish. They are a challenge to hook even after all my experience pulling.

Wind Crystals - These are the sacred fruit of carpentry and other professions. I am wounded to see them go, but they are too profitable to hold on to for my own pursuits and pleasures. They are perhaps the easiest for me to gain by harvesting Crimson Crayfish along the shores of Iron Lake at a depth of (-4). I use a Wildfowl Fly lure and have almost uninterrupted success with the Crimson Crays.

Fire Crystals -  There's a small creek near the camp at Nine Ivies that holds both Velodyna Carp and Northern Pike which are both useful. The Carp can be found at a depth of (+3) using Wildfowl Fly lure. Alternatively, Haraldr Haddock at a depth of (+2) near off the coasts of Bald Knoll are easy to catch while hunting Saber Sardine as well as the challenging Wahoo though Haddock are attracted to Spoon lure. 

Earth Crystals - Both Southern & Northern Pike are the key to earth crystals. I prefer to fish the Northern variety in the streams around Camp Nine Ivies while I'm also working on Velodyna Carp. They also enjoy Wildfowl Fly lure so simply need to switch my depth to (-1).

Ice Crystals - I find that Camp Bald Knoll is currently the best place to hunt Saber Sardine. I'm not aware of any other location to find them. They swim at a depth of (+2) with Haraldr Haddock. You'll also get a shot at a few Wahoo there. I don't know what lure or bait they truly enjoy but I've been using my like Cage Feeder. It's a good spot to pull three different types of crystal making fish.

Water Crystals - As far as I know Wahoo are the legends of the sea around La Noscea. I find them off the coast near Bald Knoll. They are a formidable adversary. I struggle to reel them in right now but I'm hoping with practice and a little luck I'll get better at it.  They are elusive even at their natural depth of (+1) which is close to Haraldr Haddock and Sabre Sardine so it's worth it to spend time on the coast there. I am not aware of a particular bait or lure they enjoy more than others so I resort to my lucky Cage Feeder.

These are the the compiled notes I have on effective methods of hunting the fish I need for crystals. I'll jot down any new notes as they become available. It's nice to be making money of the things I enjoy and turning it into a family business as well. I hope it lasts longer than my stint with carpentry lasted. It's certainly more lucrative.