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FISH Fish are particularly popular because they are quick to prepare and eat. Catching and cooking fish is a two step process whereas the preparation of foods of equivalent healing ability usually requires several ingredients. Fish also heal faster as they are eaten in a single action rather than being split into multiple bites like most other high valued foods. Fishing is a popular skill to earn money. The main cash earning fish are lobsters (lobby for short) and sharks which heal 12 hitpoints and 20 hitpoints repectively. There are several members only fish, such as Sharks, and some that can only be caught while Trawler Fishing , like the extremely rare and valuable Manta Ray. COMPANION TO COOKING Fishing can be thought of as a companion skill to cooking, as raw seafood is inedible. A low cooking level also reduces the efficiency of fishing, since a larger percentage of a player's catch will end up burnt and thus useless. Players without a high enough cooking level to cook their catch will be at a disadvantage, as they must get others to cook their seafood in order to eat them. However, more popular raw seafood such as lobsters sell at a higher price as many people buy them to cook for experience, despite as the probability that some will become burnt. The fishing shop at Port Sarim buys and sells raw fish and all fishing equipment for nonmembers, though killing chickens is a cheaper source of feathers for fly fishing. FISHING GUILD After achieving Fishing level 68, members may enter the Fishing Guild. Players with level 63 to 67 fishing may drink a Fishing Potion, which requires level 50 Herblore to make, or eat an Admiral Pie, which requires level 70 Cooking to boost their fishing level, temporarily making them at least 68 fishing, and thus able to enter the fishing guild. |
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