Deep sea trawling
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| Type | Activity |
| Videos | 2 (first 2025-12-03, latest 2026-05-11) |
| Main source | FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS) |
Deep sea trawling is an activity topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2025-12-03 and 2026-05-11. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.
Stats and numbers
- Deep sea trawling gave at most around 40k Sailing XP per hour with the Crystal extractor, and with the extractor nerf it now gives almost no Sailing XP.1
- The earliest level to catch marlin by trawling is 78 Sailing, and after the buff trawling would give about 60 to 80k Sailing XP per hour.2
Gnomonkey's opinion
- Gnomonkey says deep sea trawling needed a buff more than anything and instead got effectively nerfed by the extractor change, so it is now only done for the fish.1
- Gnomonkey wonders whether deep sea fishing will ever be fixed into a decent option.3
- Gnomonkey says even doubled trawling Sailing XP is only a token amount, and even quadrupled it would be worse than other Sailing methods, but it would at least give useful fish, perhaps for an Ironman.4
- Gnomonkey wonders whether the chum station was effectively doing nothing before the baited shoal fix.5
- Gnomonkey says he would use trawling more if it gave Sailing XP at least equal to salvaging, since the intense grind would then be worth it over AFK salvaging while also getting useful fish; as it is, it is just a way to acquire fish very slowly.2
Events
- Jagex made no changes to deep sea trawling in the Sailing week 2 update, stating it was always intended as a lower XP per hour activity with solid resource output, a skilling moneymaker, and that they would discuss XP, output and whether it is more a Sailing or Fishing activity.6
- Sailing XP from deep sea trawling will be roughly double what it currently is, and Gnomonkey estimates it is currently at most 30 to 40k XP per hour, rising to a max of around 80k.4
- Jagex is reducing the default gather rate in trawling from four ticks to three ticks, and fixing a bug with baited shoals so the 20% catch rate applies and players get more fish in their nets.5
- Jagex said the three-tick gather rate keeps the one-tick method alive for those who love it while making things smoother for players who prefer a more relaxed playstyle.7
- Jagex said it looks at intensity, GP per hour and XP per hour when evaluating scaling content, and that trawling is meant to be a profitable fishing activity requiring high Fishing and Sailing, higher tier bait, a high-level boat and active gameplay.8
- Jagex said it will not buff the Fishing XP from deep sea trawling because it risks becoming the best non-AFK fishing option overall and more players engaging with it would cut into the price of the fish.9
Revision history
| Date | Video | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS) | Added: 9 statements (event, opinion, stat) |
| 2025-12-03 | Sailing in Shambles (OSRS) | Page created: 4 statements (event, opinion, stat) |
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References
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Sailing in Shambles (OSRS), 2025-12-03. ▶ 3:34 ↩↩
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FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS), 2026-05-11. ▶ 11:59 ↩↩
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Sailing in Shambles (OSRS), 2025-12-03. ▶ 20:07 ↩
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FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS), 2026-05-11. ▶ 5:05 ↩↩
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FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS), 2026-05-11. ▶ 5:34 ↩↩
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Sailing in Shambles (OSRS), 2025-12-03. ▶ 3:05 ↩
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FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS), 2026-05-11. ▶ 10:30 ↩
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FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS), 2026-05-11. ▶ 11:01 ↩
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FINALLY FIXING SAILING! (OSRS), 2026-05-11. ▶ 11:31 ↩
Category: Activities