Hi,
I have been stuck at 89 fishing for quite a while (multiple months maybe a year) I don't work on it all that often but I have spent sessions fishing up multiple stacks of Black Sole and more recently fished over 50 Pterygotus and have not got a skillup (I was using pelican ring as well, not sure if it increases skill rate or if it just allows possibility of more than 1 skillup when you skillup).
someone told me that the skillgap me being 89 and pterygotus being 99 is not wide enough, and suggested I try to skill up on Lik's. I had tried to catch Lik's before and even with the key-items and the ring to increase fish time on line and ring enchantment to help reduce fish stamina I am not able to land a Lik 90% of the time. so I don't see this being a good way to skillup unless you get a skillup every 3 lik's or something...
Also, I have completed the last fishing test.
In any case, could someone recommend how to proceed from this point to 100? I don't want to waste my time, if it just takes this long I guess it just takes this long, I was hoping it would go a little quicker though. I have the serpent rumors and mooching key-items (though getting the bait is a pain) and I also have Lu Shangs and the 3 rings mentioned (can't remember names other than pelican I just know what they do).