Quote (mclarke @ 9 Apr 2019 01:24)
reasonably sure my level 5 rod is working out much better than my splintered. Cheers for the guide, very informative for us fishing noobs :D
you are welcome
Being on rank 3 there is not much philosophy behind your choice of rod honestly but since it's a guide - let's do this...
splintered vs pine vs elm
(I would recommend you tried them all - just to feel the difference for yourself, just like schmoogalaboo said - including elm).
All of them are going to work for you at this point.
Here are my predictions about your experience with each:
(you need to try it more than just one time to spot the difference; fishing is a
random process to some extent after all)
splintered
In theory the fastest but the most 'unpredictable' and the least 'experience wise' rod for you. One time fish is going to be super fast (so you need to escape often), the other one you are going to be the winner in just 4-5 clicks with rather low XP on average. The over all success ratio is going to be small.
However,
70+ dura pine should be the best option if you really want more fish than expo. 24 dura is way too low to give you the satisfying success ratio.
pine
Perfect match and good control. The more dura the slower fish but more XP. Try to use even a clean or less dura rods to catch faster. The over all success ratio is going to be ok. (If you don't feel it's 'ok', then don't blame me - it's not my fault
. That's just the way fishing is
It can't be any easier).
elm
This is what you want to use if you want herrings right now. Just fish ahead for level 5 using elm. In your particular case - this is a huge OVERKILL, imho. You just need 4k EP to get to rank 4 and fish for herrings naturally - but yes - this is what 'fishing ahead' in this guide means. It comes in handy when you are on rank 7-8, 12-13 etc...