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33 Giant Mackerel is a large-sized fish caught in the deep waters around the Caribbean in Windrose. It is a Fishing pickup that processes into Fish Fillet, the universal cooked-fish ingredient used in dozens of Cooking recipes.
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55 Flavor: A giant among fish, its green scales shimmer like emeralds. They say a catch like this could feed an entire crew.
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77 Stats
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99 PropertyValueSize classLargeHabitatDeep watersWeight per item2 kgStack size1Processes intoFish FilletSubtitle (in-game tagline)One fish to feed them all.
1010 How to Catch
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1212 Giant Mackerel is caught with a Fishing Rod in deep water tiles. Deep-water fish bite while you are anchored over open ocean tiles, beyond the surf line that surrounds each island. A reliable spot is anywhere your ship can drop anchor in pure blue sea. Fish appear in a rolling rotation that includes the Mackerel, Barracuda, Bluefish, and Red Snapper among others.
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1414 Bait quality and rod tier raise the catch rate but do not affect which species bite. Higher-tier rods have shorter cast times and better tug response, which matters when several bite windows overlap on a busy fishing trip.
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1616 Deep water shares one loot pool, so the Mackerel rolls against the other open-ocean species. Knowing the rotation helps you decide when to keep fishing for the rarer large catch:
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1818 Deep-Water CatchSize ClassGiant MackerelLargeBarracudaMediumBluefishMediumRed SnapperMedium
1919 Uses
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2121 The primary use is processing into Fish Fillet at a kitchen Cookware station. Fish Fillet stacks high and feeds into recipes like Fish and Tostones, which sit at the top end of food buffs. Selling raw is generally a poor option compared to filleting first.
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2323 Once filleted, the meat is interchangeable with any other Fish Fillet in the kitchen, so a single Giant Mackerel covers several servings. Common dishes that use it include:
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2525 DishRole of Fish FilletFish and TostonesHigh-tier meal that pairs filleted fish with fried plantain for a strong, long food buff.Seafood PlatterMixed seafood dish that consumes Fish Fillet alongside other catches for a group-friendly buff.TacoLighter recipe that can take Fish Fillet as its protein when other meats are short.
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2828 Giant Mackerel weighs 2 kg per fish and does not stack: each large fish takes its own inventory slot. Keep a clear hold or process them on the spot. The deep-water rotation tends to drop large fish less often than medium fish, so any Giant Mackerel that lands on the line is worth the slot.
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3030 See Also
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3232 FishingFish SpeciesFish FilletCookingFishing Rod
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3434 Game Data
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3636 Properties
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3838 PropertyValueWeight2.0