Great Ball of Lightning

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Item type: Material
Material type: Seafood
Item Level: 770
Rarity: BGreen
Vendor Value: 119
Patch: 7.55
Links: GT TC
MB prices: Universalis

These spheroid specimens harbor frightening quantities of energy within their crackling membranes.

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— In-game description

Basic Information

Recommended Fishing Level: 100 ★★★★
Fish Type: Rivers
Aquarium Type: None
Sizes: Smallest - ??im, Largest - ??im

Description

Formed when lesser balls of lightning collide and fuse, these colossal, coruscating specimens are exceptionally volatile. The slightest rupture in its outer membrane can result in a catastrophic discharge of levin—a phenomenon which has left more than one curious naturalist frazzled...or worse.

Acquisition

Preliminary fishing data

The fishing data shown below is preliminary, and may not reflect what has been discovered recently. For the most current information, refer to the 7.55 Legendary Fish Tracking document.

If you have questions or want to help in discovery testing, please visit the Fisherman's Horizon Discord server.

Alexandrian Ruins

Heritage Found (X:6, Y:34) -- Level 98

Time: 02:00 to 04:00
Weather: Thunderstorms → Umbral Static
Baits: Red Maggots
Intuition: : 1x Goldgrouper (1m30s)
Gathering: 4570

Required Tome: Tome of Ichthyological Folklore - Alexandria

Strategy

Goldgrouper (for Fisher's Intuition)

Goldgrouper does not have any time or weather requirements. It prefers Red Maggots as bait, although Versatile Lure can be used if neceessary.
Goldgrouper does require use of Ambitious Lure until the message "You spot a glinting golden flash in the water!" appears. (Without this message, the fish is unavailable.)
Using Surface Slap on Yyasulani Bowfin is recommended. (The strong-bite fish at this spot during prep are Goldgrouper, Yyasulani Bowfin, and Great Ball of Lightning. The other strong-bite fish at this location is Heirloom Goldgrouper, which is not available prep, and also cannot be caught with Red Maggots.)
Since Goldgrouper is a collectable fish, it can be caught with Collector's Glove () active before Great Ball of Lightning's window starts and held (not clicking on the Collectable pop-up window). Intuition will not start until this message window is closed.
This method can also be used if a Goldgrouper is caught when the Fisher's Intuition buff is close to expiring.
Be careful if starting prepartion more than 44 minutes before the Great Ball of Lightning's window starts. After fishing in the same spot for more than 50 minutes, the fish will become "wary" forcing the fisher to move. The Fisher's Intuition buff does not disappear when the fisher moves, but Surface Slap will.