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If you’re looking to level up your crafters and gatherers in Final Fantasy 14, completing weekly custom deliveries to eager clients is a great way to amass both EXP and scrips (the crafting/gathering currency).

Below, we explain how custom deliveries work in FFXIV and how to unlock them all.

Custom deliveries in FFXIV, explained

Custom deliveries are weekly quests you can complete to earn lots of crafting and gathering EXP and scrips. You’ll also gain satisfaction for each character you do deliveries for and their satisfaction levels will rise, teaching you more about the character. You can only complete a total of 12 custom deliveries per week and six per specific NPC. Deliveries reset every Tuesday morning.

Every week the clients will ask for a list of items that you can either craft or gather. You can check what items they want without even talking to them via opening the “duty” menu, selecting “timers,” and then selecting “custom deliveries.” (It’ll only show you the clients if you have them unlocked, though.)

The custom delivery menu in-game, showing what Ameliance wants this week in FFXIV

You can buy all the materials needed for crafting from nearby merchants. For example, Zhloe and Adkiragh’s materials are bought from the Scrap Salvager in Idyllshire and Kurenai’s materials can be purchased from the Blue Merchant across from her in Tamamizu.

For gathering, you can check where the gathering nodes are by opening the custom delivery menu for that client, selecting the fish or gatherable, and selecting “display location” or “search for item by gathering method” respectively.

The higher collectability your crafted or gathered turn-in has, the more EXP and scrips you’ll get in return. Scrips can be used to purchase important crafting materials, materia, décor, and other useful loot from Scrip Exchange NPCs. Notably, you can use scrips to get some of the materials you need for your Heavensward Anima relic weapon.

Also, once you max out the client’s satisfaction, you can glamour them, dressing them up in whatever outfit you want. You can do this for all the clients except M’naago and Ehll Tou.

Rewards from custom deliveries

While EXP and scrips is a bountiful enough reward, some of the custom deliveries give out special rewards that are worth grabbing:

To get the above rewards, you’ll need to reach max satisfaction with these clients and complete a quest (given by the client) after doing so.

You’ll also get two titles from each client after reaching max satisfaction with them and after delivering 150 collectables to them.

Where to unlock all custom deliveries in FFXIV

Before you unlock custom deliveries, you need to unlock collectables, if you haven’t already. You can do this by completing the quest “Inscrutable Tastes” from Morgayne in the Foundation (Ishgard). You will also need to be at least level 50 in a crafting or gathering job to unlock collectables, but the first custom delivery client is available starting at level 55.

You will also have to complete these short conversation quests to unlock scrip exchanges and vendors for each expansion:

Heavensward: “Go West, Craftsman” from Lydirlona in Mor Dhona
Stormblood: “Reach Long and Prosper” from Galiena in Rhalgr’s Reach
Shadowbringers: “The Boutique Always Wins” from Mowen in Eulmore
Endwalker: “Expanding House of Splendors” from Ofpilona in Radz-at-Han

Two of the clients require you to unlock The Firmament, the hub for Ishgard Restoration. You can do this by completing the quest “Towards the Firmament” via the Recruitment Notice flyer near the Ishgard Aetheryte. You’ll need to complete most of this questline to unlock Ehll Tou and you’ll actually need all of it to unlock Charlemend, so you might as well do it all (unless you hate Charlemend for some reason).

a blue quest marker on a “Recruitment Notice” NPC flyer on a wall in FFXIV

As usual, these quests (and the ones to unlock the actual deliveries) are marked with a blue quest marker with a plus sign, so you should be able to find it just by opening your map and seeking out that icon.

Below, you can see where to unlock all of the custom deliveries in FFXIV.

FFXIV custom delivery quests and requirements

NPC name	NPC location	Level	Unlock quest	Quest NPC	Quest location	Other requirements
NPC name	NPC location	Level	Unlock quest	Quest NPC	Quest location	Other requirements
Zhloe Aliapoh	Idyllshire	55	Arms Wide Open	Geimlona	Idyllshire (5.7, 6.9)	Requires Heavensward expansion
M’naago	Rhalgr’s Reach	60	None Forgotten, None Forsaken	Galiena	Rhalgr’s Reach (9.8, 12.5)	Requires Stormblood expansion, “Return of the Bull” MSQ completed
Kurenai	The Ruby Sea	62	The Seaweed is Always Greener	Kojin Hireling	Kugane (10.1, 9.9)	Requires Stormblood expansion, M’naago’s deliveries unlocked, side quest line for “The Palace of Lost Souls” completed
Adkiragh	Idyllshire	66	Between a Rock and the Hard Place	Geimlona	Idyllshire (5.7, 6.9)	Requires Stormblood expansion, Zhloe’s deliveries unlocked, “Stormblood” MSQ completed, “Purbol Rain” side quest completed
Kai-Shirr	Eulmore	70	Oh, Beehive Yourself	Kai-Shirr	Eulmore (11.7, 11.7)	Requires Shadowbringers expansion, “Moving Forward” MSQ completed
Ehll Tou	The Firmament	70	O Crafter, My Crafter	Ehll Tou	The Firmament (13.5, 11.2)	Requires Stormblood expansion, The Firmament unlocked via “Towards the Firmament” side quest, side quest line for Ishgard Restoration completed up until at least Ehll Tou appears, Ehll Tou side quest “If Songs had Wings” completed
Charlemend	The Firmament	70	You Can Count on It	Francel	The Firmament (11, 14.5)	Requires Stormblood expansion, side quest line for Ishgard Restoration completed, Charlemend side quest “The Brume Lifts” completed
Ameliance	Old Sharlayan	80	Of Mothers and Merchants	Well-dressed Attendant	Old Sharlayan (12.6, 9.7)	Requires Endwalker expansion, “Endwalker” MSQ completed
Anden	Il Mheg	80	That’s So Anden	Supplicant Sheep	The Crystarium (9.3, 11.3)	Requires Endwalker expansion, “Endwalker” MSQ completed
Margrat	Labryinthos	80	A Request of One’s Own	Theopauldin	Old Sharlayan (13.8, 15)	Requires Endwalker expansion, “Going Haam” MSQ completed

If you’re just starting out in the massive world of Final Fantasy 14, we have tons of guides to help you. We have a beginner’s guide to get you started, along with guides detailing when you’ll get your mount and which Grand Company you should join.

If you’re starting but are feeling overwhelmed, we have guides to help with picking a job and a guide that explains how long it may take to catch up to current content in FFXIV.

We also have guides on side content, like ocean fishing, relic weapons, and Island Sanctuary, for those who want to take a break from it all.

Ocean fishing is a fun and relaxing Final Fantasy 14 side activity, though it can be stressful if you don’t know what you’re doing. Getting on a boat with friends to reel in big catches is a unique experience, but you can only ocean fish during certain times of the day.

You do not need to own any expansions to ocean fish and you can participate even if you’re playing the free trial. Yippee!

Below, we explain how to unlock ocean fishing in FFXIV. We’ll also tell you the ocean fishing schedule, what bait to use while you ocean fish, and tips to score big and rake in rewards.

What is ocean fishing?

Ocean fishing is like an alliance raid, but for fishing. You’ll board a big boat that’ll take you through three different parts of the water and you’ll have to complete objectives for extra points.

You’ll be put into a full party, with two other parties on your boat. The goal is to catch fish to score big during the time limit.

It’s not all just catching big, rare fish, though. Catching special “spectral” fish has a chance to trigger a spectral current. These spectral currents allow you to catch even more fish with higher point values, so triggering one of these is nearly always the goal.

There are also a handful of objectives to try to complete during the expedition, like catching a lot of sharks or jellyfish.

How to unlock ocean fishing in FFXIV

In order to start your grand ocean fishing adventure, you’ll need to unlock the Fisher job, which you can do by heading to the Fisherman’s Guild in Limsa Lominsa. You’ll also need to complete the next Fisher quest, “My First Fishing Rod.” You can ocean fish even if your Fisher is at level 1. (In fact, ocean fishing is a really easy way to level Fisher up super fast.)

Once you have your Fisher ready to go, you’ll just need to complete the quest “All the Fish in the Sea” in Limsa Lominsa, which starts at the NPC Fhilsnoe below:

A map showing where to find Filsnoe in FFXIV to unlock ocean fishing

Once you finish that quest, you can queue for ocean fishing via Dryskthota at the Limsa Lominsa Ferry Docks (west of the Arcanist’s Guild Aetheryte), as long as it’s time to ocean fish.

Note that you will not be able to take the Ruby route through the Stormblood locations until you beat the Stormblood expansion.

Ocean fishing schedule

Unfortunately, you can’t ocean fish whenever you want to. Ocean fishing abides by a schedule and you can only register for it for fifteen minutes from the top of the real world hour, every other hour. For example, if the registration period starts at 2 p.m., you have until 2:15 to queue for ocean fishing. If you miss this period, you’ll have to wait until 4 p.m.

While we would recommend looking out for the odd or even hours, the exact time changes depending on daylight savings and on your timezone, so we actually recommend Lulu’s Tools, which has a live ocean fishing schedule, even noting which objectives and routes the next few boats will take.

Which bait to use while ocean fishing

There are three main bait types used during ocean fishing: krill, ragworm, and plump worm. You can nab all three of these baits from the merchant on the docks where you queue for ocean fishing. You should stock up and buy a ton of each of the three.

In every ocean fishing experience we’ve had, there has always been somebody in the group who will use alliance chat (the orange chat) to say which bait to use — or, alternatively, somebody who will tell you which bait to use if you ask. However, if you don’t want to rely on these genius fishing strangers every time you get on the boat, here are the best baits to trigger spectral currents by location:

Bloodbrine Sea: krill
The Ciedalaes: ragworm
Galadion Bay: plump worm
Rhotano Sea: plump worm
Rothlyt Sound: plump worm
Northern Strait of Merlthor: ragworm
Southern Strait of Merlthor: krill
Sirensong Sea: plump worm
Kugane Coast: ragworm
Ruby Sea: krill
One River: krill

In a very broad sense, these three baits will keep you covered. There are some specific catches that take a different bait from the three, but for the sake of simplicity and scoring points, using these three baits should lead you to success.

How to get a high score in ocean fishing

You can min-max in ocean fishing, and while scoring big also relies on luck, there are a few things you can do to help boost your score:

Empty your inventory to prepare for the fishing trip, as you’ll be hauling in lots of unique fish that take up a ton of inventory slots. Do not use the “release list” feature to automatically discard fish, as the animation that plays to discard the fish wastes your precious time on the boat.
Bring and use Cordials and Hi-Cordials to restore your GP. You should be using your fishing skills, whether you’re using Patience, Powerful and Precision Hookset, or other fishing skills. You should not just be using your basic Hook skill.
Don’t forget to use Thalaik’s Favor, a level 15 skill that gives you back 150 GP in exchange for three stacks of Angler’s Art (a buff you get for just catching big fish).
Use Chum between catches during spectral currents to get fish to bite faster.
Don’t stress too much about your point value while fishing, as there are a ton of bonuses at the end that’ll shoot your score up. You’ll be surprised about how many bonuses you may get at the end.

Just by following the above, we’ve been able to score above 10,000 points (which is all you need to get the mount and minions).

Ocean fishing rewards

Every time you finish ocean fishing, you’ll get a boatload of EXP, as well as gatherers’ scrips (if you’re high enough level to have them). Notably, there are a few exclusive rewards to ocean fishing that are locked behind specific achievements.

The following achievements give minions and mounts:

On a Boat IV: Earn a cumulative total of 1 million points while ocean fishing (Much-coveted Mora minion)
No More Fish in the Sea I: Score at least 5,000 points during a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (The Major-General minion)
No more Fish in the Sea II: Score at least 10,000 points during a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Hybodus Horn for the mount)
Near, Far, Wherever Fish Are II: Score at least 10,000 points during a single ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Mossasaurus minion)
Mine, Mine, Mine: Encounter 3 seagull flocks while ocean fishing (Gull minion)
Double-backwards Somersault: Encounter 3 dolphin pods while ocean fishing (Dolphin Calf minion)

You can claim these rewards from the achievements menu once you earn said achievement.

A Viera rides the Hybodus mount in FFXIV, which is like a shark with wings. — The Hybodus mount, Viera not included.

These achievements give you titles:

On a Boat V: Earn a cumulative total of 3 million points while ocean fishing, (World-class Troller title)
No More Fish in the Sea III: Score at least 16,000 points during a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Ocean Fisher title)
No More Fish in the Sea IV: Score at least 20,000 points during a single ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Master of the Sea title)
Near, Far, Wherever Fish Are III: Score at least 16,000 points during a single ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Doom of the Deep title)
What Did Octopodes Do to You?: Earn the “Octopus Travelers” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Octopus Traveler title)
What Did Sharks Do to You?: Earn the “Certifiable Shark Hunters” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Shark Hunter title)
What Did Jellyfish Do to You?: Earn the “Jelled Together” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Jellyfish Fanatic title)
What Did Seadragons Do to You?: Earn the “Maritime Dragonslayers” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Sea Dragoon title)
What Did Balloons Do to You?: Earn the “Balloon Catchers” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Balloon Catcher title)
What Did Crabs Do to You?: Earn the “Crab Boat Crew” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Deadliest Catcher title)
What Did Mantas Do to You?: Earn the “Sticking it to the Manta” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Indigo route (Manta Maniac title)
What Did Shellfish Do to You?: Earn the “Maximum Mussel ” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Sea Comber title)
What Did Squid Do to You?: Earn the “Squid Squadron” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Ruby route (Squidzure Dragoon title)
What Did Shrimp Do to You?: Earn the “Shrimp Smorgasbord” bonus during an ocean fishing voyage on the Rubyroute (Shrimp Mariner title)