Fishing- Important Details cheats for Final Fantasy XII

Fishing- Important Details

The fishing spots are in the Dalmascan Estersand Southern Village(the one with the teleport stone).

The guy standing on the dock asks for a rod.

The rod is found in Balfonhiem near the Aerodome.

-Balfonhiem(fishing rod help)

In Balfonhiem near the aerodome there is a fishing enthusiast. Talk to him twice walk/run to the aerodome DO NOT GO IN THE AERODOME. Then walk/run to where the guy was sitting. He will be gone and his rod(the muramata) will be left for you to take!

When fishing you get bottles that have messages in them. There are 5.

1-Blue means:: Deadlands Boat (go to Echoes of the Past in the Nabreus Deadlands, on the southern tip there is a boat in the water with a small orangish orb inside)

2-Green means:: Salika Hut Near Deadlands...need I say more?

3-Red means:: Quiet Shrine (go to Mosphoran Highwaste village-has a teleport stone- on the Northern Exit there is a Bangaa Scout standing near the Quiet Shrinelook inside the shrine)

4-Yellow means:: Windmills 1,2,5,7,9 have to be the only windmills turning on the Cerobi Steppe(one of the mills has a man sleeping on it and if you have felled the Vyraal he will give you an AGEWORN KEY(this is for opening a door inside Sochen Cave Palace that contains the Hell Wyrm-don't fight unless you are ready! He will take at least 4-6 hrs)

5-Black means:: Sluice Gate Rats (go to the central waterway in Garamsythe Waterway-the one with all the switches- on the north end there are tiny rats running around pick up the orb)

The Messages that you receive are the key to getting the Matamune fishing rod that allows you to get to the Masters Den fishing zone to claim your ULTIMATE reward...(I wont tell you more til the end)

If you read the messages they correspond to a saying that an old man says at the Estersand Village:: The river feeds the forest, the fire burns it to ash, and darkness swallows all.

But whats really important is the underling message of jumbled letters that mean:: the UNDERGROUND BRIDGE TO NOWHERE

-The Matamune (rare fishing rod)

The matamune is a rare fishing rod that you get from GILGAMESH(after you defeat him the second time).

Inside the Barheim Passage there is a bridge that goes nowhere(it breaks about half way)take a side path that seems to be blocked by a mine cart(you attack it and it falls). Go around to the other side if you have the map there will be a small area that goes nowhere (there isn't anything there but a chest).

Gilgamesh appears and tells you he found this wooden stick(the Matamune) instead of a sword and gives it to you and disappears.

Power of the Matamune fishing rod= you can go to the masters Den fishing zone! And make a boat load of cash and receive a Lu Shang Medal for your efforts.(Seems pointless but it unlocks the most powerful weapon ever! THE WYRM HERO BLADE there is no license for this sword until you get it!!!) You also have to have 2 other medals. Yiazmat Badge for defeating Yiazmat.(last Hunt for Clan Centurio) and Omega Badge for defeating Omega MKXII.(optional boss/I don't really know where this is found) I'm not completely sure but there may be another badge for obtaining all espers but I'm not sure.

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