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{{OldStrategy|1.0.5}}

{{MoneyMakingGuide
|guideName        =Fishing Whales
|category         =Non-Combat
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|skills           ={{SkillReq|Fishing|95}}
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|other            ={{UpgradeIcon|Dragon Fishing Rod}}
|recommended      =[[#Improves GP Rate|Items that improve profit]]
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Fish for {{ItemIcon|Raw Whale|Raw Whales}} if using the {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} + {{ItemIcon|Pig}} [[Summoning#Synergies|Summoning synergy]], or {{ItemIcon|Raw Magic Fish|Magic Fish}} if not. Other fish providing good GP/hour rates are also listed below. Each piece of equipment will give a substantial boost to profit per hour. {{Skill|Fishing}} is the most profitable single-skill money making method, though it gets outclassed by the multiplicative benefits of the combinations above. This method does not include extra gold gained from special chances which would boost profit per hour marginally. Maximum GP/hour rates assume all improvements to GP rate are obtained and in use.

With the {{TotH}} Throne of the Herald expansion, higher level fish may yield higher profit than base game fish. {{ItemIcon|Raw Static Jellyfish}} is the first fish with greater GP/h than whales. Alternately, prioritizing fish with higher XP rates will get you to the most profitable high-level fish such as {{ItemIcon|Raw Mystic Shark}} faster. Fish GP/h is listed in the {{Skill|Fishing}} page.

With the {{AoD}} Atlas of Discovery expansion, {{POIIcon|The Fisherman's Bounty}} point of interest in {{Skill|Cartography}} provides several useful buffs to this method.
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=== Improves GP Rate ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Description
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Fishing}} || -15% Fishing Interval, additive with Dragon Fishing Rod for a total of -55%
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Fishing Skillcape}} || Doubles the number of fish caught
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| {{ItemIcon|Aorpheat's Signet Ring}} || +10% Fishing Doubling
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Fishing Hook}} || +10% Fishing Doubling
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| {{ItemIcon|Sailor's Top}} || -8% Special drops, resulting in more fish
|-
| {{PetIcon|Pudding Duckie}} || +5% Fishing Doubling
|-
| {{MasteryReq|Raw Magic Fish|99}} / {{MasteryReq|Raw Whale|99}} || Doubles the number of fish caught
|-
| [[Fishing#Mastery Pool Checkpoints|50% Fishing Mastery Pool Checkpoint]] || +5% Fishing Doubling
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| [[Fishing#Mastery Pool Checkpoints|95% Fishing Mastery Pool Checkpoint]] || +25% chance to receive an additional random special item whenever special items are received.
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| {{ItemIcon|Fishermans Potion IV}} || +12% Fishing Doubling
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| {{Icon|Ameria|type=constellation}} || Up to +15% Fishing Doubling<br>Up to -15% Fishing Interval, additive with the above bonuses for a total of -70%
|-
| {{Skill|Agility|Rock Climb}} || +5% Fishing Doubling
|-
| {{Skill|Agility|Ice Jump}} || +5% Global Doubling
|-
| {{Skill|Agility|Pillar of Skilling}} || +3% Global Doubling
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} || +3% chance to get 1 extra resource in Fishing (cannot be doubled)
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} + {{ItemIcon|Pig}} Synergy || 75% chance to receive an extra fish as a cooked version while fishing
|}

The {{ItemIcon|Fishing Skillcape}} and Level 99 {{Icon|Mastery}} bonuses will stack, causing at least four fish to be caught each time. The rest of the doubling bonuses result in a 55% chance to catch eight fish.

=== Alternative Fish ===

Players may choose to consider the following options:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="headerRow-0"
! rowspan="3" | Fish
! rowspan="3" | Requirements
! rowspan="3" | GP/Fish
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Expected Output/Hour
! colspan="4" | Maximum GP/Hour
|- class="headerRow-1"
! colspan="2" | With {{ItemIcon|Fishing Skillcape|notext=true}}
! colspan="2" | Without {{ItemIcon|Fishing Skillcape|notext=true}}
|- class="headerRow-2"
! With {{ItemIcon|Fishing Skillcape|notext=true}}
! Without {{ItemIcon|Fishing Skillcape|notext=true}}
! With {{Skill|Summoning|notext=true}}
! Without {{Skill|Summoning|notext=true}}
! With {{Skill|Summoning|notext=true}}
! Without {{Skill|Summoning|notext=true}}
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Raw Magic Fish}}
| data-sort-value="80"|  {{SkillReq|Fishing|80}}<br/>{{ItemIcon|Message in a Bottle}}
| data-sort-value="960"| {{GP|960}}
| data-sort-value="3540"| {{ItemIcon|Raw Magic Fish|qty=3540|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="1770"| {{ItemIcon|Raw Magic Fish|qty=1770|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="3413486" | {{GP|3413}}k
| data-sort-value="3397851" | {{GP|3398}}k
| data-sort-value="1714560" | {{GP|1715}}k
| data-sort-value="1698926" | {{GP|1699}}k
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Raw Whale}}
| data-sort-value="95"|  {{SkillReq|Fishing|95}}
| data-sort-value="750"| {{GP|750}}
| data-sort-value="4470"| {{ItemIcon|Raw Whale|qty=4470|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="2235"| {{ItemIcon|Raw Whale|qty=2235|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="4421829" | {{GP|4422}}k
| data-sort-value="3353143" | {{GP|3353}}k
| data-sort-value="2745257" | {{GP|2745}}k
| data-sort-value="1676571" | {{GP|1677}}k
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Raw Manta Ray}}
| data-sort-value="85"| {{SkillReq|Fishing|85}}
| data-sort-value="650"| {{GP|650}}
| data-sort-value="4510"| {{ItemIcon|Raw Manta Ray|qty=4510|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="2255"| {{ItemIcon|Raw Manta Ray|qty=2255|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="3804953" | {{GP|3805}}k
| data-sort-value="2931699" | {{GP|2932}}k
| data-sort-value="2339104" | {{GP|2339}}k
| data-sort-value="1465849" | {{GP|1466}}k
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Raw Shark}}
| data-sort-value="70"| {{SkillReq|Fishing|70}}
| data-sort-value="270"| {{GP|270}}
| data-sort-value="7112"|{{ItemIcon|Raw Shark|qty=7112|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="3556"|{{ItemIcon|Raw Shark|qty=3556|notext=true}}
| data-sort-value="2480727" | {{GP|2481}}k
| data-sort-value="1920436" | {{GP|1920}}k
| data-sort-value="1520509" | {{GP|1521}}k
| data-sort-value="960218" | {{GP|960}}k
|}

=== Sources ===
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jcvrx3VvE50eT5d6k7oSX6RnDME85IXC0jgLJ1quyVQ/edit?usp=sharing Fishing Money Making - Google Sheets]</onlyinclude>