Inside the Belly

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==Walkthrough==
*Talk to Zaldon with a minimum total of 30 fishing skill to begin the quest.
**See the Fishing page for gear that can boost your fishing skill, allowing you to accept the quest with as little as 22 fishing skill.
*If there is an item in the fish he'll give it to you and he'll give you some gil for compensation for taking the fish. Larger fish have increased odds of providing the item.
**Some of these items are used in the quests Indomitable Spirit, Brigand's Chart, and Pirate's Chart.
*When questing the Ebisu Fishing Rod you DO NOT have to have the Serpent Rumors prior to getting your items. You do, however, have to have Serpent Rumors in order to catch the Lik and Gugrusaurus. And to start Indomitable Spirit to get the Ebisu Fishing Rod.
=== The Fish List ===
Those listed with Skill 100 and above are considered "legendary" fish.
Fish 	Skill	Gil Reward	Possible Item(s)
Abaia 	100 	960 gil 	1x Aurora Bass 
2x Aurora Bass 
3x Aurora Bass 
Plumb Boots
Ahtapot 	90 	350 gil 	Decayed Ingot 
Mildewy Ingot
Apkallufa 	75 	95 gil 	Ice Spikes
Armored Pisces 	100 	475 gil 	Stolid Breastplate
Bhefhel Marlin 	61 	150 gil 	Brigand's Chart Pirate's Chart
Bladefish 	71 	200 gil 	Robber Rig
Bloodblotch 	82 	165 gil 	Confectioner's Ring 
Venom Dust
Bonefish 	30 	?? gil 	Skeleton Key (up to 4)
Cave Cherax 	100 	800 gil 	Dwarf Pugil
Crocodilos 	100 	1763 gil 	Puffin Ring
Dark Bass 	33 	10 gil 	Green Rock
Dorado Gar 	? 	568 gil 	Gold Ingot (between 1-4)
Emperor Fish 	94 	300 gil 	Cuir Highboots
Far East Puffer	110+ 	735 gil 	Stinky Subligar
Gavial Fish 	81 	250 gil 	Drone Earring
Gerrothorax 	100 	423 gil 	Risky Patch
Giant Catfish 	31 	50 gil 	Earth Wand Title: Cordon Bleu Fisher
Giant Chirai 	100 	550 gil 	Twinthread
Giant Donko 	49 	96 gil 	Broken Halcyon Rod
Gigant Octopus 	80 	119 gil 	Black Ink (between 1-6)
Gigant Squid 	91 	300 gil 	Flame Shield
Grimmonite 	90 	350 gil 	Gold Ring Silver Ring Mythril Ring
Gugrusaurus 	110+ 	880 gil 	Saber Shoot
Gugru Tuna 	41 	50 gil 	Tiny Tathlum
Hakuryu 	110+ 	1512 gil 	Hakuryu's Liver
Istavrit 	40 	50 gil 	Venom Dust (between 1-6)
Jungle Catfish 	80 	300 gil 	Broken Hume Rod
Kalkanbaligi 	100 	390 gil 	Flat Shield
Kilicbaligi 	61 	150 gil 	Rusty Greatsword
Kokuryu 	110+ 	1512 gil 	Kokuryu's Liver
Lakerda 	41 	51 gil 	Pearl Black Pearl
Lik 	110+ 	880 gil 	Opal Silk
Malicious Perch	66 	483 gil 	Patissiere's Ring 
Venom Dust
Matsya 	110+ 	12592 gil 	Shaper's Shawl
Megalodon 	93 	532 gil 	Broken Mithran Rod 
Mithran Fishing Rod
Mola Mola 	110+ 	487 gil 	Mercurial Spear
Monke-Onke 	51 	150 gil 	Poison Dust (between 1-6)
Morinabaligi 	94 	300gil 	Cuir Gloves
Ogre Eel 	35 	16 gil 	Turquoise Ring
Pelazoea 	100 	360 gil 	Noddy Ring
Pirarucu 	89 	516 gil 	Wyvern Skin Peiste Skin
Pterygotus 	99 	390 gil 	Lapis Lazuli
Rhinochimera 	72 	300 gil 	Solon Torque
Ryugu Titan 	100 	800gil 	Mercurial Sword
Sea Zombie 	100 	350 gil 	Drill Calamary
Sekiryu 	110+ 	1512 gil 	Sekiryu's Liver
Shen 	110+ 	1280 gil 	Riftdross 
Riftcinder
Silver Shark 	76 	250 gil 	Trident Title: Ace Angler
Soryu 	110+ 	1512 gil 	Soryu's Liver
Takitaro 	100 	350 gil 	Philosopher's Stone
Three-eyed Fish	81 	250 gil 	Paralysis Dust (between 1-10)
Tiger Shark 	 	 	Duck Ring
Titanic Sawfish	100 	810 gil 	Aizenkunitoshi
Titanictus 	100 	350 gil 	Ancient Sword Title: Lu Shang-like Fisher King
Tricorn 	100 	810 gil 	Darksteel Ore
Turnabaligi 	100 	340 gil 	Dark Ore Ice Ore Water Ore
Veydal Wrasse 	52 	225 gil 	Nebimonite Seashell
Yawning Catfish	64 	300 gil 	Seabird's Ring
Yayinbaligi 	31 	50 gil 	Telluric Ring
Zafmlug Bass 	48 	15 gil 	Blue Rock
=== Drop Rates While Keeping Charts ===
It is wellknown that if you store either a Pirate's Chart or a Brigand's Chart in your inventory and continue trading Zaldon marlins that you will eventually receive the other chart from him. What is not known is whether this affects the drop rate of the second chart. Obviously, the game must check your inventory in order to know that you are holding the chart. Thus, there are two possibilities:
*The game checks your inventory, sees that you are holding a chart, then gives you the other one. In this case, the drop rate of the chart when holding should be equal to the combined drop rates for both charts when not holding.
*The game checks your inventory, sees that you are holding a chart, then drops the chart without informing you. In other words, the drop rates for the charts are independent of each other. In this case, the drop rate when holding a chart will be equal to the drop rate of the chart when not holding.
Clearly, the first case is preferable. It would mean that players can hold on to a chart without fear that they are silently missing out on obtaining more. The way to determine which is happening is to also keep track of drop rates when holding charts. A preliminary study posted on Titanictus.com showed that the drop rate when holding is equal to the drop rate when not holding, meaning the second case is how the game actually works. The sample size of that experiment was too small to be conclusive though.
If you trade marlins without holding on to a chart, please post those drop rates in the table above. If, however, you trade marlins to Zaldon while holding a chart in your inventory, please post the drop rates below.
*Pirate's Chart (While holding a Brigand's Chart in your inventory) - 
*Brigand's Chart (While holding a Pirate's Chart in your inventory) - 
==Update History==
*November 2021. Larger fish now have an increased chance of providing an item. New fish added to the accepted list.
==References==
*FFXIAH forum thread on Nov 2021 changes.