Fishing Tournament Results, pending

 The tournament has ended, and the results are currently being tabulated. I will update this if I get something good. However, I discovered I did NOT catch all the fish that I could. Wiz staff held a special event and hosted a party house with special fishing and prizes on Friday. Of the fish that could be caught in the house, there was a Black Catfish, a seasonal fish only available around Halloween. Since I didn't know about this special event, I didn't get a chance at this fish. If someone caught that fish and all the rest of the available fish, that automatically drops me out of the running.

I'll be watching my email for any message, though I'm now a little pessimistic.

ADDENDUM: I can't believe I (we) won! Congratulations to the other two wizards to win in our category of widest variety of fish caught - Cameron Sandblade and Michael! I'm guessing that they didn't know about the special party house event either...

Here are the complete list of winners:

The most Epic fish: Alex MoonThief with 590 caught

The most Rare fish: Jack FireTail with 709 caught

The widest variety of fish (tie):

• John Cloud (my Necromancer)
• Michael
• Cameron SandBlade with 198 types caught

The most Dekoi type fish: Patrick with 252 caught

The smallest Jellyfish type fish: Elizabeth RosePetal at 22.756 inches

The smallest Eel type fish: Brian WaterSpear at 11.553 inches

The largest Codfather: Saffron SpellThief at 37.340 inches

The largest Todd Pole: Ryan LifeBloom at 42.397 inches

10 Honorable Anglers

• Gavin EarthMender
• Jason ShadowMancer
• Kane LionHeart
• Mackenzie GriffinWeaver
• Madeline DreamThief
• Mary SeaBreeze
• Michelle
• Monica ShadowThorn
• Trevor GoldBane
• Wolf ShadowFlame

Conclusion

So, having gone through the tournament and fishing all over again for these guys, what was the hardest fish to catch? For those familiar with the concept of RNG, the chances for an epic fish to spawn are all probably similar, which means if you're having bad luck spawning a particular fish, it's just that, bad luck. I think on average, it took about... 13 Summon Fish refreshes to get an epic fish to spawn. Sometimes, I wouldn't even need to resummon, and sometimes... such as the case of the Silver Streak, I would need to cast Summon Fish around 70 times before he spawned. Silver Streak was the fish that almost broke me. I also had a hard time catching the Ecto Slime Skate and Goldfin-ger, and that's to be expected. Both of those fish have other fish of the same school and level spawning around them, which forces you to observe their behavior to distinguish the rare from the rest. Boss Hog took a long time for me to finally summon as well, and I had a pretty hard time with a lot of the Dragonspyre fish, because of the large area to search and the difficult terrain to cover. It was a challenge, and it was fun. I want to do it all over again, but I do want to give others a chance to win too. Maybe I'll go for a different challenge, like one of the largest or smallest fish next time.

Good luck and good fishing, wizards!

Wizard 2021 Fishing Tournament

 There are 3 winner spots, one for each of the following categories

• Most Epic fish caught
• Most Rare fish caught
• Widest Variety caught

I went for the widest variety, and at 12:10 CST, on the 12th, I caught Ecto Slime Skate to (what I think) completes all the non-seasonal fish in the game. I had already caught all the Stubby Sharks, the Fall Foliage Fish, and the Gobbler Fish. I COULD BE WRONG. I may have forgotten a fish that can be caught from player's castles, but I THINK I got them all.

Some Observations.

1. When you use the Fishing Benefit Elixir from your gift box, it doesn't automatically start. It instead goes into your backpack. I wrote a support ticket for it, and had to write back to tell them I done goofed.
2. The Fishing Benefit Elixir gives you a free hour of zero energy fishing. I can totally see the joy of fishing during the zero energy fishing times for members. With only one hour, I was able to collect four hard-to-get epic rares.
3. You need to know when it's smart to stay and refresh the fish, and when it's better to move to the next fish on your list. Energy isn't unlimited unless you got the crowns to spend through. Make a plan to visit all your rare and epic fish spots in a circuit. That keeps you from spending energy on the Summon Fish spell, the most energy cost on your fishing tour. 
4. DON'T FORGET THAT CERTAIN FISH ARE SENTINELS. I'm looking at you, Devil Ray. I'm embarrassed at how much energy I burned before realizing my mistake there. The one time Banish Sentinel is NOT your friend.
5. If you craft snacks, this event has synergy.
6. Aero Village. Those who know, know.
7. If you have Private Fishing Retreat, it's never been easier to make new friends! Thank you, Rowan Starsong!

A lovely fish caught in a lonely place.

Can you guess what I'm about to fish?