Are there any materials worth farming from fish in MHW?

[chefcook90]

Fishing is pretty much the one aspect of this game I haven't really explored yet - I tried it exactly once when I first started and landed a big marlin that currently lives in my backyard pond, but that was it.

I remember back in Tri, I would spend hours in the ocean spear-fishing tuna for Dash Extract - is there anything like that in World, or should I continue to pass on fishing?

There is also the matter of that fish researcher guy - does his quest line lead to any substantial rewards, or is it mostly there for flavor?

[Your Mom's Oshi]

Whetfish scales (and the + version) are good. Other than that it is just sushi and RP.

[cruste]

whetstone fin is nice for speedsharpening
sushifish scale heals bleeding and heals 50hp

[tag545]

you can get some consumables like better whetstones and healing items from them but nothing too crazy.
certain fish also give materials to sell for some decent money and some alternative crafting materials for bombs ect.

its just something to do. whenever i pass a pond i throw in a capture net to see what fish i can snag but i rarely take the time to fish unless i see something rare i want to add to my collection.

[chefcook90]

Thanks for the quick responses guys :)

[Greb]

The only material really worth going for would be "Whetfish Fin+" which acts like Speed Sharpening Level 3 (I think) when used in place of your whetstone, however it either has a predetermined chance of being used up, or a limited number of uses, before vanishing - not sure if Free Meal effects this, either.

They're found from Great Whetfish, so farming them is not really possible, or feasible. Everything else you get from fish is fairly worthless in the grand scheme of things. Golden Scales, Gilded Scales and Platinum Scales, and their + versions, which you get from Goldenfish / Goldenfry / Platinumfish, can be useful to gather and sell if you're short of Zenny, but there are many other more fun methods than that for money making, so it's meh.

You're pretty much only going to ever fish to complete the Piscine Researcher tasks as well as complete your Endemic Life journal for the background on your Guild Card. The Piscine Researcher questline is worth doing - you get given a Gold Wyverian Print at the conclusion, which is basically like getting a free monster gem of your choice.

Also, the Master Fisher skill is a pointless skill, and bait is also worthless because while nice to have, its tiny capacity of 10 per type makes carrying it and using it an incredibly tedious process, especially when the infinite basic bait works fine anyway.

[chefcook90]

Oooh, thanks for the tip about the Gold Wyverian Print :3

[♋Phenex]

Basically whetfish fin+ cause it's always guaranteed to sharpen after 1 swipe. Other than that nothing else is worth farming.