For Fishing 19-27 the wiki guide lists Stridersurfer fishing as popular, calls Magma Core fishing in the Magma Fields superior if you have the setup, and ranks a Backwater Bayou water pool second and Bayou hotspot fishing third. Magma Core fishing needs a Topaz Rod and a Heart of the Mountain fishing perk.
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What you need
- Level
- Fishing 19-27
- Also needs
- Topaz Rod (Fishing 19 and Heart of the Mountain 5) for Magma Core fishing
Steps
- If you mine: forge a Topaz Rod and fish Magma Cores in the Magma Fields.
- If not: fish the Backwater Bayou water pool the wiki guide points to, or Bayou hotspots.
In its favour
- Magma Core fishing suits players who already have Heart of the Mountain progress
Against it
- The perk the wiki ties to Magma Core fishing costs a lot of Gemstone Powder to max
- The wiki guide gives no XP/hr numbers for these
Sources
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