Inside the Belly

Start NPC	Zaldon - Selbina (H-9)
Requirements	Total of 30+ Fishing Skill (includes gear and synthesis support bonuses)
Items Needed	Various fish (see below).
Title Granted	Cordon Bleu Fisher (Giant Catfish/Ogre Eel) Ace Angler (Silver Shark) Lu Shang-like Fisher King (Titanictus)
Repeatable	Yes
Reward	See below

← Previous Quest	Next Quest →
The Real Gift	Brigand's Chart Indomitable Spirit Pirate's Chart

Walkthrough

• Talk to Zaldon with a total of 30+ fishing skill to begin the quest.
  • See Fishing Skill for gear that can boost your fishing skill, allowing you to accept the quest with as little as 22 fishing skill.
• If there is an item in the fish he'll give it to you and he'll give you some gil for compensation for taking the fish.
  • Some of these items are used in the quests Indomitable Spirit, Brigand's Chart, and Pirate's Chart.
• When questing the Ebisu Fishing Rod you DO NOT have to have the Serpent Rumors prior to getting your items.
  • You do, however, have to have Serpent Rumors in order to catch the Lik and Gugrusaurus. And to start Indomitable Spirit to get the Ebisu Fishing Rod.

The Fish List

Those listed with Skill 100 are considered "legendary" fish.

Fish	Skill	Gil Reward	Possible Item(s)
Abaia	100	960 gil	1x Aurora Bass(12.6%) 2x Aurora Bass(7.8%) 3x Aurora Bass(1.5%) Plumb Boots(0.7%)
Ahtapot	90	350 gil	Decayed Ingot (18.7%) Mildewy Ingot (10.3%)
Armored Pisces	100	475 gil	Stolid Breastplate (0.4%)
Bhefhel Marlin	61	150 gil	Brigand's Chart (14.2%) Pirate's Chart (4.4%)
Bladefish	71	200 gil	Robber Rig (11.4%)
Cave Cherax	100	800 gil	Dwarf Pugil (23.5%)
Crocodilos	100	1763 gil	Puffin Ring (2.4%)
Dark Bass	33	10 gil	Green Rock (4.6%)
Dorado Gar	?	?	Gold Ingot (between 1-4) (???%)
Emperor Fish	94	300 gil	Cuir Highboots (0%)
Gavial Fish	81	250 gil	Drone Earring (5%)
Gerrothorax	100	423 gil	Risky Patch (1.2%)
Giant Catfish	31	50 gil	Earth Wand (6.6%) Title: Cordon Bleu Fisher
Giant Chirai	100	550 gil	Twinthread (1.2%)
Giant Donko	49	96 gil	Broken Halcyon Rod (4.8%)
Gigant Octopus	80	119 gil	Black Ink (between 1-6) (???%)
Gigant Squid	91	300 gil	Flame Shield (???%)
Grimmonite	90	350 gil	Gold Ring (???%) Silver Ring (???%)
Gugrusaurus	100	880 gil	Saber Shoot (0.4%)
Gugru Tuna	41	50 gil	Tiny Tathlum (2.5%)
Istavrit	40	50 gil	Venom Dust (between 1-6) (???%)
Jungle Catfish	80	300 gil	Broken Hume Rod (3%)
Kalkanbaligi	100	390 gil	Flat Shield (3.3%)
Kilicbaligi	61	150 gil	Rusty Greatsword (???%)
Lakerda	41	51 gil	Pearl (???%) Black Pearl (1.9%)
Lik	100	880 gil	Opal Silk (0.6%)
Matsya	100	12592 gil	Shaper's Shawl (1.1%)
Megalodon	93	532 gil	Broken Mithran Rod (???%)
Mola Mola	100	478 gil	Mercurial Spear (1.8%)
Monke-Onke	51	150 gil	Poison Dust (between 1-6) (???%)
Morinabaligi	94	300gil	Cuir Gloves (???%)
Ogre Eel	35	16 gil	Turquoise Ring (2.5%) Title: Cordon Bleu Fisher
Pelazoea	100	360 gil	Noddy Ring (1.8%)
Pirarucu	89	516 gil	Wyvern Skin (???%) Peiste Skin (???%)
Pterygotus	99	390 gil	Lapis Lazuli (6.8%)
Rhinochimera	72	300 gil	Solon Torque (1.3%)
Ryugu Titan	100	800gil	Mercurial Sword (1.3%)
Sea Zombie	100	350 gil	Drill Calamary (25.4%)
Silver Shark	76	250 gil	Trident (1.4%) Title: Ace Angler
Takitaro	100	350 gil	Philosopher's Stone (2.4%)
Three-eyed Fish	81	250 gil	Paralysis Dust (between 1-10) (???%)
Titanic Sawfish	100	810 gil	Aizenkunitoshi (0.7%)
Titanictus	100	350 gil	Ancient Sword (1.3%) Title: Lu Shang-like Fisher King
Tricorn	100	810 gil	Darksteel Ore (???%)
Turnabaligi	100	340 gil	Dark Ore (1%) Ice Ore (1.4%) Water Ore (1.4%)
Veydal Wrasse	52	225 gil	Nebimonite (???%) Seashell (???%)
Yayinbaligi	31	50 gil	Telluric Ring (???%)
Zafmlug Bass	48	15 gil	Blue Rock (1.4%)

Drop Rates While Keeping Charts

It is wellknown that if you store either a Pirate's Chart or a Brigand's Chart in your inventory and continue trading Zaldon marlins that you will eventually receive the other chart from him. What is not known is whether this affects the drop rate of the second chart. Obviously, the game must check your inventory in order to know that you are holding the chart. Thus, there are two possibilities:

• The game checks your inventory, sees that you are holding a chart, then gives you the other one. In this case, the drop rate of the chart when holding should be equal to the combined drop rates for both charts when not holding.
• The game checks your inventory, sees that you are holding a chart, then drops the chart without informing you. In other words, the drop rates for the charts are independent of each other. In this case, the drop rate when holding a chart will be equal to the drop rate of the chart when not holding.

Clearly, the first case is preferable. It would mean that players can hold on to a chart without fear that they are silently missing out on obtaining more. The way to determine which is happening is to also keep track of drop rates when holding charts. A preliminary study posted on Titanictus.com showed that the drop rate when holding is equal to the drop rate when not holding, meaning the second case is how the game actually works. The sample size of that experiment was too small to be conclusive though.

If you trade marlins without holding on to a chart, please post those drop rates in the table above. If, however, you trade marlins to Zaldon while holding a chart in your inventory, please post the drop rates below.

• Pirate's Chart (While holding a Brigand's Chart in your inventory) - (4.5%)
• Brigand's Chart (While holding a Pirate's Chart in your inventory) - (3%)

Game Description

Client

Zaldon (Fishermen's Guild Salesroom, Selbina)

Summary

Some fish in Vana'diel like to eat shiny objects. If you catch one, let Zaldon cut it open for you.