Angler

**Angling** or fishing as it's commonly called, is a sub-profession in ASTA. Angling allows players to fish various objects like trash, and rare fish used for cooking and Alchemy. There is no cooking profession in ASTA, to cook fish all you need is simple cooking ingredients that you can purchase for a small price from a barmaid or a tavern worker vendor.

## How to fish

Angling requires the Angling skill, taught by Professional Anglers. To begin fishing you will need a fishing pole. Fishing poles can be bought from a Professional Angler for a small price. Professional Anglers can be found in any major city, all you need to look for is a blue hook on the map. Lures can also be purchased from these anglers, but for a higher price of one gold.

To actually begin fishing, you will first need have a fishing pole equipped and be facing water which can be fished in. Unfortunately you cannot fish from certain boats floating in the water.

When you face the water and successfully fish, the fishing UI will pop up on your screen. All you need to do next is simply press the universal 'F' key to start fishing. The aim of fishing is to wait for the blue line to fill up, but press the 'F' key once the blue line is in the white squares. Hitting the 'F' key successfully will reward you with +1 proficiency in angling, with a maximum of +2 a timing both white squares correctly. To fish again, all you need to do is press the 'F' key to start again and repeat the process.

If your angling proficiency level is low, you will end up either catching junk or not catching anything at all. But no matter what you fish up, as long as you hit both squares, you will be awarded +2 proficiency in angling.

Great-success rate is very rare in angling. You will know when you have a great-success rate when the angling bar turns orange. A great-success cast does not guarantee a rare fish to be caught. When leveling your angling at low proficiency, great-success cast's can result in no fish caught. On the other hand, it is possible to catch a rare fish with a great-success with just a +1 gained by only timing one square, and not both. Getting a great-success catch is rare and impossible to predict, but fishing rods can provide a higher chance to get a great-success catch.

## Angling Locations

Every zone in Asta has different fish to be caught at different proficiency levels. Bellow is a list of every zone in Asta, what fish can be caught and what level of proficiency is required.

*See also: Angling locations*
## Angling Dailies

Angling dailies are completed by fishing a rare fish from it's corresponding zone. Depending on your angling proficiency, a professional angler drill instructor will provide you with a daily quest. Completing a angling daily will reward you with Trace of the Top Angler x3.

Please consult the Angling dailies page for more information.

## Angling Currency

There are two currencies in angling, Trace of the Top Angler and the Top Angler Certificate.

Trace of the Top Angler can either be obtained by completing a fishing daily, or can be fished with a very low drop rate.

This token can by spent on purchasing an artifact fishing rod Lotus Fishing Rod or a Thornbush Lure for x200 tokens. These fishing rods provide higher fishing-success rate, great-success rate and higher fishing proficiency. Cosmetic fishing hats can also be purchased Artistic Taste or a Cloud-Patterned Straw Hat for x150 tokens, but these hats do not provide any fishing bonuses.

Top Angler Certificate can be obtained by (at this time it is unknown how to obtain this item).

This certificate can by spent on purchasing either the illustrious fishing rod, the Yengong's Light Ball Fishing Rod or the Yengong's Full Load Hat. Once again, this hat does not provide a fishing bonus.