Drift net anchors

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Drift net anchors
Released						7 September 2017 (Update)
Members						Yes
Quest						Bone Voyage
Location						Underwater
Actions						Set up
Examine						Looks like a good place to anchor a drift net.
Map
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Advanced data
Object ID						30952

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Drift net anchors are used with the drift net fishing Hunter technique. The drift net fishing technique is used to catch fish shoals in Fossil Island's Underwater area. With the required Hunter and Fishing level, and a drift net in the inventory, clicking on the drift net anchors will set the trap. When a fish shoal swims towards the net, it may get stuck in the net. The player can choose to actively chase the fish shoals to speed up the process. A merfolk trident and trident of the seas give an increased chance to scare off fish shoals into the net.

If ten fish shoals get stuck in the trap, the net will be full, and the player will have the option to "check" the drift net. This will reward the player with ten raw fish. The drift net will be destroyed in the process.

To be allowed access to the activity, players must first speak with Ceto, located just north of the anchor rope. 200 numulites are required as payment to enter the instanced area and allowance lasts for a full day. Players can also pay a fee of 20,000 numulites to gain permanent access.

This method of fishing and hunting makes use of drift nets, which can be crafted by using two jute fibre on a loom at level 26 Crafting. These drift nets can then be strung up underwater to catch fish. Annette, located in the area, will store up to 2,000 drift nets for the player.

It is not possible to obtain the Heron pet from this skilling method. It is possible to obtain clue bottles from drift net fishing.

Mechanics

There are two ways of filling up the drift nets: passively or actively.

Passive training

Go to the Hunter area to set the drift nets in place. The drift nets will slowly get filled with fish while logged in to the game. The player doesn't have to be in the area for this to happen. Every once in a while some Fishing experience will be rewarded, indicating some fish being caught. When the drift net gets full, a game message will appear in the chat box.

Active training

It is also possible to actively fill up the drift nets. This will result in the drift nets getting filled much quicker. This training method will reward both Fishing and Hunter experience.

Set up the drift nets and click on any fish shoal to chase them. Once a fish shoal has successfully been chased, it will eventually get caught once it gets near an empty drift net. Without a trident, it is possible that a fish shoal has to be clicked on multiple times before it has successfully been chased.

When a fish shoal that has been successfully chased attempts to enter a full drift net, the fish shoal will return to its idling state.

Fish

Your fishing level determines what type of fish you can catch. Boosts do not allow you to catch higher level fish.

Fishing experience is also level dependent; it does not matter which fish are caught in your nets.

The entire catch can be sent directly to your bank for a fee of 5 numulite per net, apart from pufferfish which can not be banked.

Possible Catches

Catch		Fishing Level
	Oyster	47
	Clue bottle	47
	Numulite	47
	Pufferfish	47
	Raw anchovies	47
	Raw sardine	47
	Raw tuna	47
	Raw lobster	50
	Raw swordfish	60
	Raw shark	70
	Raw sea turtle	80
	Raw manta ray	90

Possible Set up

• Once inside the Hunter area, equip the merfolk trident. It is not possible to swim through the seaweed door with a weapon equipped.
• The fishbowl helmet and diving apparatus are must-haves.
• Flippers allow players to 'run' while underwater and increase XP rates. Note that if you log in underwater wearing other equipment you may need to relog after equipping flippers in order to enable run.
• Bring plenty of drift nets. It is possible to bring them noted, store them at Annette and withdraw them unnoted.
• Active fishing uses approximately 100 drift nets per hour with flippers and a merfolk trident equipped.
• Stamina potions provide some convenience but are not necessary. It's possible to fish for 20-30 minutes before depleting your run energy if you're careful with positioning and avoid constantly running from one net to another. This saves a lot of money with similar xp rates and makes the activity easily accesible for ironmen.

Creatures

The following Hunter creature may be caught using the drift net fishing technique.

Creature		Fishing		Hunter
		Level	Exp	Level	Exp
	Fish shoal	47	Varies	44	Varies