More specific fishing messages.

[Gauteamus]

When the phishing pole is broken, one gets the generic message:
"You need a fully equipped fishing pole to fish"

Could we instead be given messages like:
"Your fishing pole needs a line to function" - if the line is missing
"Your fishing pole needs a hook to function" - if the hook is missing
"Your fishing pole needs a lure/bait to function" - if the lure is missing
maybe fall back to
"You need a fully equipped fishing pole to fish" - if more than one part of the rod is missing.

This would remove the tedium of taking the pole apart to examine what is missing.
Only downside I can see is that the message possibly could be used by a macro to identify what needs fixing...
EDIT: but then again, it would probably not be too hard for a macro simply to try all the parts anyway, to find out what's missing.

[sabinati]

sounds good to me

[jlt314]

sounds good, as the equipment window shows the line (or absence of it), but doesn't really show hook and lure.

[ImpalerWrG]

Show it visually as well, we already have a visual change for some of the elements but not all, have a clear hook and a distinct worm (maybe a generic lure as well) on the hook and show each piece independently of the others, so if the hook breaks you see a worm floating down near the end of the string with the hook missing and can just SEE what you need to replace without even unequipped.

[Thijssnl]

Good suggestion, on the other hand, fishing is SO easy already. It would be like: I dont like the walking in hunting, can rabbits spawn in packs and best not further than a screen away from where I am?

[Onionfighter]

Good suggestion, on the other hand, fishing is SO easy already. It would be like: I dont like the walking in hunting, can rabbits spawn in packs and best not further than a screen away from where I am?

Bad comparison.

What's this tendency of weakening the impact of suggestions I see happening all around? I have a theory it's an unconscious attempt at compromise with the unconscious goal of making the ideas more appealing for implementation. Which is completely fail if it's true.

[jlt314]

Good suggestion, on the other hand, fishing is SO easy already. It would be like: I dont like the walking in hunting, can rabbits spawn in packs and best not further than a screen away from where I am?

fishing already requires other skills to craft fishing gear, has a chance of failure and of equipment damage, and the most limited application area. so at least asking for an improved GUI is perfectly reasonable.