Nillawafer's Guide to Gil and More

Nillawafer's Guide to Gil and More
Welcome to my guide! This is my attempt at a guide to earn Gil by Cooking and Fishing. Well, let's get started, and good luck! ^_^

Other references:
 * Gil 4 Newbies by Itikuo-Quetzacoatle
 * Fishing for Fun and Profit by Ctownwoody
 * Cooking for Noobies by Ayashe

First thing's first: Level Cooking to 30.

Cooking to 30
This is how I did it:

Also, I recommend getting a Water Tank, to save both time and money on Distilled Water.
 * Join the Culinarians' Guild (Windurst) by speaking to Piketo-Puketo in Windurst Walls (D-9).

Peeled Crayfish Cap Level 3
 * x1 Wind Crystal
 * x1 Crayfish
 * You can buy Crayfish from Kulh Amariyo in Aht Urhgan Whitegate at (I-10).

Hard-Boiled Egg Cap Level 6
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x1 Distilled Water
 * x1 Bird Egg
 * You can get Distilled Water from the Tavern across from the Culinarians' Guild (Windurst), or from an equipped Water Tank.
 * You can get Bird Eggs from Albinie in Port San d'Oria (H-6).

Orange Juice Cap Level 10
 * x1 Water Crystal
 * x4 Saruta Orange
 * You can get Saruta Oranges from Baehu-Faehu in Windurst Waters (G-5).

Salmon Sub Sandwhich Cap Level 8 TEST ITEM
 * x1 Earth Crystal
 * x1 Apple Vinegar
 * 1x Black Bread
 * 1x Crying Mustard
 * 1x La Theine Cabbage
 * 1x Mithran Tomato
 * 1x Smoked Salmon
 * This is expensive and unnecessary to craft; if you can, buy it from the Guild and turn it in.

Tortilla Cap Level 14
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x1 Million Corn
 * x1 Olive Oil
 * x1 Rock Salt
 * x1 San d'Orian Flour
 * You can get all of these ingredients from Raimbroy's Grocery in Southern San d'Oria (E-8).

Selbina Butter Cap Level 20
 * x1 Ice Crystal
 * x1 Rock Salt
 * x1 Selbina Milk
 * Save a few stacks of what you make for the next recipe!!

Pea Soup Cap Level 18 TEST ITEM
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x3 Blue Peas
 * x1 Wild Onion
 * x1 Dried Marjoram
 * x1 Distilled Water
 * This is expensive and unnecessary to craft; if you can, buy it from the Guild and turn it in.

Baked Popoto Cap Level 22
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x1 Popoto
 * x1 Selbina Butter
 * Use the Selbina Butter from the last recipe to save money!

Insect Ball Cap Level 29
 * x1 Earth Crystal
 * x1 Million Corn
 * x1 Little Worm
 * x1 Distilled Water
 * You can get the Million Corn from Raimbroy's Grocery (Southern San d'Oria (F-7)).
 * You can get the Little Worms from Lusiane in Southern San d'Oria (F-8).

Pineapple Juice Cap Level 30
 * x1 Water Crystal
 * x2 Kazham Pineapple
 * This is an expensive recipe, but it will get you to cap Level 30.

Vegetable Gruel Cap Level 28
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x1 San d'Orian Flour
 * x1 Chamomile
 * x1 Frost Turnip
 * x1 Rarab Tail
 * x1 Beaugreens
 * x1 Distilled Water
 * This is expensive and unnecessary to craft; if you can, buy it from the Guild and turn it in.

Once you've gotten Cooking to Level 30, it's time to move on to Fishing.

Fishing
This is how I did it:


 * Join the Fisherman's Guild (Windurst) by talking to Thubu Parohren in Port Windurst (C-8).

Fishing Tips Before You Begin

 * There is a 200 catch limit per 1 Real Life day.
 * 1 Light Crystal + 1 Broken Fishing Rod = 1 Fixed Fishing Rod.
 * Anything that has (!!!) is most likely a monster. It will automatically aggro to you, so be careful.

Okay, let's get started!

Moat Carp Cap Level 11
 * Sell this on the AH for a decent profit. It's needed to get Lu Shang's Fishing Rod, so it sells pretty fast.

What to use:
 * Halycon Fishing Rod (Recommended)
 * Yew Fishing Rod

Where to go:
 * Windurst Woods, Windurst Waters
 * West Ronafaure (G-11), Knightwell Pond

Bait:
 * Insect Paste
 * If you leveled Cooking to 30, then you can make your own and save a lot of money!

Now you can stay at Cooking Level 30, and Fishing Level 11, and make money that way. Or keep on leveling both to make and catch bigger and better things, thereby making bigger and better gil.

For the sake of this guide, let's say that you decide to keep leveling up. At this point, you have a way of making money to fund the rest of your Cooking and Fishing expeditions. So let's get back to it.

Cooking to 52
Meat Mithkabobs Cap Level 38 TEST ITEM
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x1 Kazahm Peppers
 * x1 Cockatrice Meat
 * x1 Mhaura Garlic
 * x1 Wild Onion
 * You can get Kazahm Peppers from Fomina at Windurst Waters (D-8).
 * You can get Mhaura Garlic from Ahyeekin at Windurst Waters (H-10).

Pie Dough Cap Level 42
 * x1 Water Crystal
 * x1 San d'Orian Flour
 * x1 Selbina Butter
 * You can make the Selbina Butter yourself to save some money!
 * Save some of this for the next recipe!

Apple Pie Cap Level 50 TEST ITEM
 * x1 Fire Crystal
 * x1 Bird Egg
 * x1 Cinnamon
 * x1 Faerie Apple
 * x1 Maple Sugar
 * x1 Pie Dough
 * You can get the Bird Eggs from Albinie in Port San d'Oria (H-6).
 * You can get the Cinnamon, Faerie Apples, and Maple Sugar from Raimbroy's Grocery in Southern San d'Oria (F-7).
 * Use the Pie Dough from the last recipe to save some money!

Crayfish Ball Cap Level 52
 * x1 Earth Crystal
 * x3 Crayfish
 * x1 San d'Orian Flour
 * x1 Distilled Water
 * You can get the Crayfish from Kulh Amariyo in Aht Urhgan Whitegate (I-10).

This guide is unfinished for now!