Difference between revisions of "Lobster Trap"

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==Using==
 
==Using==
 
Sail out to an area you wish to trap in. A bigger ship is easier to trap with as you can place up to a dozen traps without having to move.
 
Sail out to an area you wish to trap in. A bigger ship is easier to trap with as you can place up to a dozen traps without having to move.
* Double-click a lobster trap and target the water next to your ship. The trap shouldnt be too far away:
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* Double-click a lobster trap and target the water next to your ship. The trap shouldn't be too far away:
  
 
::''The trap is too cumbersome to deploy that far away.''
 
::''The trap is too cumbersome to deploy that far away.''
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::''This location is too close to another trap.''
 
::''This location is too close to another trap.''
  
one tile around the bouy must be free of other buoys.
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one tile around the buoy must be free of other buoys.
 
* The trap will disappear from your backpack and a buoy will mark the location you placed it at
 
* The trap will disappear from your backpack and a buoy will mark the location you placed it at
 
* After a minute or two you can haul in the trap by double-clicking the buoy
 
* After a minute or two you can haul in the trap by double-clicking the buoy
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* The longer you leave the trap out the more you will catch
 
* The longer you leave the trap out the more you will catch
 
* There is a chance the trap buoy will disappear with a splash, destroying the trap
 
* There is a chance the trap buoy will disappear with a splash, destroying the trap
* Only the person who placed the trap can pick it out of the water in [[Trammel]].
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* Only the person who placed the trap can pick it out of the water in [[Trammel]]; yet it is possible for players in your party to pick the trap out in [[Trammel]] which makes for good ways to work as a team.
 
* Hauling in a trap while hidden will reveal you.
 
* Hauling in a trap while hidden will reveal you.
  
 
<video type="youtube" id="_5fey1zVP-4" desc="Lobster Fishing Video"/>
 
<video type="youtube" id="_5fey1zVP-4" desc="Lobster Fishing Video"/>
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==Catch==
 
==Catch==
 
You can catch the following [[Crab]] and [[Lobster]]s using your lobster trap.
 
You can catch the following [[Crab]] and [[Lobster]]s using your lobster trap.

Revision as of 13:52, 22 April 2011

Lobster trap.png Lobster Traps are used to catch Lobsters and Crabs. They can be bought from crab fisher Npcs. You can gain Fishing skill by using lobster traps. It is not clear yet whether having high Fishing alters your catch.

Using

Sail out to an area you wish to trap in. A bigger ship is easier to trap with as you can place up to a dozen traps without having to move.

  • Double-click a lobster trap and target the water next to your ship. The trap shouldn't be too far away:
The trap is too cumbersome to deploy that far away.
or too close to other traps:
This location is too close to another trap.

one tile around the buoy must be free of other buoys.

  • The trap will disappear from your backpack and a buoy will mark the location you placed it at
  • After a minute or two you can haul in the trap by double-clicking the buoy
  • Double-click the trap to have its contents placed into your backpack:
You remove lobster from the trap and put it in your pack.
  • If you haul in the trap too quickly it will be empty
  • The longer you leave the trap out the more you will catch
  • There is a chance the trap buoy will disappear with a splash, destroying the trap
  • Only the person who placed the trap can pick it out of the water in Trammel; yet it is possible for players in your party to pick the trap out in Trammel which makes for good ways to work as a team.
  • Hauling in a trap while hidden will reveal you.
Lobster Fishing Video

Catch

You can catch the following Crab and Lobsters using your lobster trap.

Regular Catch

Image Name Found
Crab.png Crab
Apple Crab
Blue Crab
Dungeoness Crab
King Crab
Rock Crab
Snow Crab
Tunnel Crab
Void Crab
Lobster.png Lobster
Blood Lobster
Crusty Lobster
Dread Lobster
Fred Lobster
Hummer Lobster
Rock Lobster
Shovel-Nose Lobster
Spiney Lobster
Void Lobster



Rare Catch

Image Name Meat Found Bait
Blue Lobster.jpg Blue Lobster Blue lobster meat.png Ice Dungeon
Stone crab.jpg Stone Crab Stone crab meat.png Sea Stone crab bait.png
File:Spider Crab.png Spider Crab

See Also