Fishing87 Fishing
Required to catch sacred eels.
Fishing money making
Catching Sacred Eels
Catch and cut sacred eels into Zulrah's scales for low-attention Fishing with level-dependent scale yield.
Level 87 FishingAttention 2/5AFK 4/5Risk 1/5WIKI REFERENCED
FishingAt a glance
WIKI REFERENCEDProfit, XP and account fit
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XP rateAbout 18.9K to 23.1K Fishing XP/hr at 180 to 220 eels
Required level87 Fishing
Attention2/5
AFK4/5
Risk1/5
Working capitalFishing rod, bait and a knife
LocationZul-Andra
Requirements
Mandatory and recommended are kept separate
Hard requirements
72 Cooking
Required to cut sacred eels into Zulrah's scales.
Regicide and Zul-Andra access
Speak to High Priestess Zul-Harcinqa before using the fishing spot.
Recommended
96+ Cooking
Produces seven Zulrah's scales per eel on average.
99 Fishing
Supports the 220-eel Wiki reference rate.
Pearl fishing rod
Frees an inventory slot.
Rada's blessing
Adds bonus catches without extra Fishing XP.
Fish barrel
Extends the low-attention fishing interval.
Location and access
Zul-Andra
Travel to Zul-Andra and speak to High Priestess Zul-Harcinqa to unlock the sacred eel spots.
Cut eels with a knife on site or bank them for a boosted Cooking processing session.
Gear progression
Only equipment that changes this method
Basic
Catch-and-cut setup
FishingCarry the required bait and process each inventory on site.
- Fishing rod
- Fishing bait
- Knife
- Angler outfit
Useful becauseNo banking requiredFishing and Cooking XP
TradeoffsUses one inventory slot for the rodLower scale yield below 96 Cooking
Recommended
Long-session setup
FishingUse Fishing utility without changing the core catch mechanics.
- Pearl fishing rod
- Rada's blessing 4
- Angler outfit
- Fish barrel
- Optional Spirit flakes
Useful becauseMore fish per sessionExtra inventory space
TradeoffsBonus catches do not grant Fishing XPSpirit flakes have opportunity cost
Recommended inventory
Adjust quantities to your trip and risk plan
+Fishing bait
+Knife
+Fish barrel if used
+Optional Spirit flakes
+Zul-Andra teleport scroll for return trips
Method
A repeatable practical cycle
Set the level assumptions
Use a lower catch rate below 99 Fishing and a lower scale yield below 96 Cooking.
Catch sacred eels
Remain at the active spot and fill the inventory or fish barrel.
Cut the eels
Use a knife to convert them into stackable Zulrah's scales.
Bank only when needed
The scale output stacks, so ordinary sessions can continue without banking.
XP vs profit
What changes the tradeoff
About 18.9K to 23.1K Fishing XP/hr at 180 to 220 eels
Each eel gives 105 Fishing XP and 121 Cooking XP at the reference processing level. Scale yield rises with Cooking level, reaching seven per eel at 96 and an average of eight at boosted 104.
Profitability
Wiki reference plus your assumptions
Expected profit depends on market prices, pace and the Wiki method assumptions.
Wiki market reference
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Common mistakes
Method-specific checks
Using seven scales per eel below 96 Cooking
Using 220 catches/hr on a lower-level account
Forgetting to speak to the High Priestess
Counting Rada's bonus catches as Fishing XP
Useful upgrades
Improvements that affect this method
96 Cooking
Raises average scales per eel to seven.
Pearl fishing rod
Frees an inventory slot.
Rada's blessing 4
Adds up to 8% fish yield.
99 Fishing
Supports the documented 220-eel pace.
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Guide status and data source
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