How to Catch Heavy Ataxite

Heavy Ataxite Exclamation Marks and Bite Times

Heavy Ataxite is a three-exclamation mark (!!!) fish that will bite after about 16 seconds without Chum or about 12 seconds with Chum. There is another !!! fish at this location: Lunar Longhair. It bites after about 11 seconds without Chum or about 7 seconds with Chum. If you get a !!! bite this early, or if you get a ! or !! bite, you can use the fisher action Rest (added in Dawntrail) to let the fish go so you can cast again sooner.

You can use the following macro to automatically count how long it has been since you cast your line:

Display the Cast Macro 

/macroicon "Cast"
/ac "Cast" 
/echo Cast Countdown started 
/echo 5 
/echo .7 
/echo .8 
/echo ..10 
/echo ..12 
/echo ...16 
/echo ...18 
/echo ....20 
/echo ....23 
/echo .....25 
/echo .....28 
/echo ......32

Before you cast, be sure to use Prize Catch to ensure that a large-sized fish will bite.

If a !!! fish bites and it has been at least 16 seconds without Chum or 12 seconds with, be sure to use Triple Hook or Double Hook if available. Depending on your stats, Triple Hook can get 7 Heavy Ataxites at a time, which is the number you need per craft (see next section for more information).

You can't use Identical Cast on Heavy Ataxite.

You can switch to Blacksmith and craft a Survey Ataxite Ingot if your GP are too low to try catching another Heavy Ataxite.

How Many Heavy Ataxite Do I Need to Catch?

The Blacksmith recipe for this missions requires 7 Heavy Ataxite per craft. To get Gold on the mission, you will need to catch at least 21 Heavy Ataxite so you can craft three HQ Survey Ataxite Ingots. Get macros for "A-2: Processed Aquatic Metals" from Teamcraft to help you get HQ.