Durem Filtering Guide
Durem Reclamation Facility is the Hard lake in Gaia, difficulty wise. Fish move faster, and junk even puts up a good fight.
At first it may be difficult to get those fishies, but keep practicing and you will get used to their speed.
Durem, like every other lake, has small fish, medium sized fish, and large sized fish:
Small Sized Fish
White Pebbo Feeder:
Movement: The slowest of all pebbos, turning left and right at an easy pace, and doesn't pull very hard. Sometimes it can be mistaken for junk.
Brown Pebbo Feeder:
Movement: This one moves a bit faster than the white pebbo, but the general movement is the same.
Black Pebbo Feeder:
Movement: The black pebbos move exactly alike brown ones, the only difference is on the pull. Black ones are a bit more aggressive than brown ones.
Medium Sized Fish
Pyrite Biter:
Movement: The Pyrite is the fastest fish in the lake, making long and fast movements from left to right.
Bluestone Biter:
Movement: This biter can be compared to a white pebbo in the movement, the only thing that tells them apart is the pull. Bluestones tend to pull harder than white pebbos. They also can be confused with junk.
Black Rocque Biter:
Movement: I guess the Black ones doesn't like to give up easily, The Black Rocque have a hard-medium pull, and changes direction every 1 second.
Large Sized Fish:
Sand Boldur:
Movement: Boldurs are the ones that pull for a long time, the general movement in boldurs is a long pull followed by a quick turn and a long pull again.
The sand one is the slowest of them all when it comes to the time that it takes for them to turn.
Stone Boldur:
Movement: Once again, long pulls and quick turns, stone boldurs are a bit faster than sand boldurs, but the difference is minimal.
Slate Boldur:
Movement: The Slate Boldur is a bit faster than the other two, yet the general movement remains the same, long pulls and quick turns.
Junk
There are 3 types of junk:
Old Boots:
Old Cans:
Big Old Tires:
Durem junk can be considered evil. In every other lake we see that junk is slow moving and barely pulls. Here, junk moves slower than small and medium fish, but is faster than the large ones. To add some more challenge, junk here also puts up a fight in terms of pull and turns, making it sometimes tough to be sure if you are reeling in junk or a pebbo.
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Filtering
After getting the basic movements out of the way, we can now focus on filtering. Some people filter by feeling the fish, this takes large amounts of practice, until you are completely used to the game, the lake and the fish in that lake. "Feeling" is something that cannot be explained, so we will focus on counting:
Some basics about counting are:
- Try to always keep the same speed when counting, since if you count fast on one fish and slow on the next one, you won't have a good reference point.
The faster you count, the more accurately you will be able to tell fish apart, since it creates larger differences among them
Never start counting as soon as you've hooked the fish, start counting when the fish has turned for the first time.
Since all fish have a pattern, you'll start counting when the fish has turned for the first time. You'll stop counting when the fish turns again, and you may start counting again, from the start on this new turn.
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For example:
We hook a fish, it turns for the first time, and upon that turn we start counting, we managed to count up to 5 and then it turned. We can start from one again, using the same speed and the fish should turn once again on 5.
We hook a fish, it turns for the first time, and upon that turn we start counting, we managed to count up to 5 and then it turned. We can start from one again, using the same speed and the fish should turn once again on 5.
If you count at the same speed on the same lake, you'll end up noticing that all fish turn on different numbers. This makes it easy to realize what kind of fish you are reeling in, allowing you to decide if you want it or if you'd let it go to get a better one.
Some fish will turn on the same number, even though they are of different kinds. This is when the basic movements come into play, since if you pay enough attention, you'll notice that the pull is different, or they are faster. This will allow you to, for example, distinguish Rocque Biters from White Pebbo Feeders.
Another positive aspect of counting, is that it will help you be ready for the next turn. Taking our previous example, lets say this fish is a fast one, and our rod won't give us enough room, so slow reactions would equal it going away. If we know the fish turns on 5 on our count, if we keep counting, we will be ready for the next turn, that will be once again on the same number. This gives us some advantage, allowing us to be more prepared for the turn, instead of it being unexpected.
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Okay, I know all of this, now how do I test it??
Once you've gotten the theory down, its time for the most important thing, PRACTICE! What I'd recommend doing, is to start fishing; while counting (always keeping the same pace) and catch everything you hook (even Junk if you are not aware or sure about its movement). While doing this, pay close attention to the fish's movements and the time they turn. Even take notes if needed, with the count number and what fish you ended up getting. Once you've got the counting and numbers down, do another couple of buckets, counting and paying attention, but this time, try to call the name of the fish (according to your notes if needed) that you are reeling in. Then, once you get it, verify if the fish you thought you were reeling in was the one that shows up when you get it.
Remember to start easy, trying to guess what kind of fish (Pebbo, Biter, Boldur or Junk) Once you are able to name the kind, you can step your game up a bit and try to name the colour of the fish (Black Pebbo, Brown Pebbo, Stone Boldur, etc. . .).
Once you feel you are doing a good job at guessing, it's time to really start filtering, letting go the fish you don't want, the junk and getting some really great buckets!! biggrin
