3.3 Kalu’ak Fishing Derby (Update #2.2)
From 3.3 patch notes:
“The all-new Kalu’ak Fishing Derby, a test of fishing skill with a healthy dash of luck, has come to Northrend! Every Wednesday beginning at 8 PM players can try to catch the elusive Blacktip Shark. Elder Clearwater sits in Dalaran for one hour awaiting the return of the quickest, most experienced fisher to bring him this shark. This champion fisher will be rewarded in-kind for returning with the first catch. Those who aren’t able to return with the first catch will still receive just reward for getting the Blacktip Shark to Elder Clearwater before he takes his leave. It is said that these sharks’ favorite meal are the bite-sized Pygmy Suckerfish. Perhaps a hook in their waters will do the trick.”
Via Twitter (thanks DarkMime64):
“Up for grabs – a new heirloom ring!”
Read on for further quest information.
Based on the MMO-Champion database (which is based on raw, often incomplete data): The Blacktip Shark (Binds when picked up, unique, 1 hour duration) is an objective of 2 quests:
- Soul of the Kalu’ak – Rewards either a finger or a cloth foot item. Plus 175 Kalu’ak reputation. Both items are new and unknown. Speculation that the finger item is the heirloom ring.
- Better Luck Next Time – Rewards a normal Bag of Fishing Treasures and 125 Kalu’ak reputation.
Both quests are flagged “daily”, although that may simply be a method of limiting repeat attempts to win. Speculation is that the first quest is for the winner, and the second quest if for everyone else that turns in the fish during the Derby. Please keep discussing it on the forums.
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heathisrael, 26 October 2009:
…and now is the time to stock up on pygmy suckerfish…no more vendoring :)
Gradiago, 26 October 2009:
I don’t think you’ll need the pygmy suckerfish to catch this quest fish. The text rather indicates that you can catch the fish in the same places you’d catch pygmy suckerfish.
heathisrael, 26 October 2009:
hmm, guess you’re right after i re-read it. it would make a use for the sucker fish though as they’re fairly useless…and pretty much any pool has a chance to drop a suckerfish so you’d think they’d just say any outland pool or something like that.
The Sea Turtle was announced as coming from “Northrend fishing pools”, and it still caused endless confusion…
Telsek, 26 October 2009:
In defense of the suckerfish, you can make guru’s elixir ( http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40076 ) from them, which increases all stats by 20. I use my suckerfish catches for this and all four of my level 80s carry around a supply.
Fexge, 26 October 2009:
Uhh, the rewards sound a little underwhelming. A heirloom ring or cloth boots? Are they even fishing related?
Mark Dugas, 26 October 2009:
the most interesting thing from the post for me was “Don’t forget, in patch 3.3.0 you never catch trash from fishing pools, regardless of skill.”
So now, it is fish all the time. THough my lowbie fisherman were able to rack up some silver from tattered cloths
TIGERCLAWS, 8 December 2009:
“”"The Sea Turtle was announced as coming from “Northrend fishing pools”, and it still caused endless confusion…”"”
this simply means that you fish in schoools in northrend.. not in small pools :P
You fly around you locate schools of fish. and you fish in them for the turtle.. anywhere in northrend.
MY turtle drop was in Grizzly HIlls. I fished only in glacial salmon schools..
Not so confusing.. but takes some time..