Ocean Sport Fishing: An alternate endgame protein

[Sevenless]

Fishing spots in deep ocean are effectively un-used content. The average player will never be hunting whale or orcas, and the global pool restrictions on them limit the amount produced anyway.

Why not let us have an advanced casting rod (steel based?) to fish liftable sized fish out of deep ocean spots? Marlin, sailfish, tuna, halibut are a couple examples I can think of. Special mechanics aren't required, but something could be added depending on the dev time available.

[Ø]

Sounds fun. Fishing for shark with river fish as bait after chumming the water?

[loleznub]

sharks are already in the works for a new mob that function as a boreworm and wolfpacks do, but in ocean. Slightly weaker than orcas, but spawn in larger groups

[Reiber]

sharks are already in the works for a new mob that function as a boreworm and wolfpacks do, but in ocean. Slightly weaker than orcas, but spawn in larger groups

they should be lone mobs, but spawn in packs around dead whales and players in the water,
actively following naval fights, and aggroing bodys before players on boats.

[sMartins]

They can drag your rowing boat ( to Deep Waters )