Deadliest Catch

Deadliest Catch is a master quest that was released on 7 June 2011, and first announced in the Guaranteed Content Poll: What’s My Name?. It requires level 70 Fishing, level 70 Thieving and level 67 Hunter as well as the quests Tower of Life and Druidic Ritual. Players must face a sea monster named Thalassus, a name on which players voted in the Guaranteed Content Poll. This quest raised the minimum level for the Quest point cape for Hunter by 2 levels from 65 to 67 and Fishing by 8 levels from 62 to 70.

Starting out
To start off speak to Fisherman Jones who should be standing in front of the bank of the fishing guild. He will tell you about Thalassus and that he needs an extra rowman, a strong harpoon, and a sea chart and how to get them.

Sea chart
In order to obtain the sea chart, players must pickpocket the Master fisher near the enterance of the Fishing Guild. It may take a few tries to successfully pickpocket him.

Giant Harpoon
In order to obtain a giant harpoon, talk first to Master Fisher. He tells you about Linza who will smith you a giant harpoon. Linza is located North East, just outside of the fishing guild near the anvil.

Rower
To get a rower, go to the Tower of Life located to the south-east of Ardougne. You can use Monastery teleport or Ardougne teleport, or just walk from the Fishing Guild. Talk to 'The Guns' located out the front of the tower of life lifting a log above his head. He will say that he would be happy to help but can't due to his sea sickness. He mentions that Jones made him a potion so he could overcome his seasickness and says he could help if you made him one.

The potion contains Lowland heather and Builder's tea. These ingredients can be obtained in the vicinity. You can get Builder's tea from Bonafido outside the Tower of Life by talking to him. The Lowland heather lies outside the tower. You must find the patch that is not infested with aphids. It should be the patch to the East of the Tower of Life. There are 3 patches lined up, pick the southernmost patch. Remember to mix the the two and create the potion. Talking to "The Guns" again will give you a free teleport back to the fishing guild.

At sea
Revealing Thalassus' trails is like tracking in Hunter. Investigate certain ships and follow the wreckage trail in order to reveal Thalassus. The order is always the same, though if you fail 5 times, it starts over, and the track may be different for each player. You will have the option to loot up to three items from the wreckages. Once you find Thalassus, it knocks you and Jones overboard, Jones gets swallowed alive, and you find yourself on a deserted island with three mermaids, who threaten to feed you to the Thalassus.

Options to choose when talking to the mermaids: Any other option will result in them not believing you and requiring you to restart the conversation.
 * 1) The Thalassus has eaten Jones the mighty fisherman.
 * 2) It should, he's been hunting for decades.
 * 3) Very horrid! After he's killed the Thalassus, he'll probably come after you.
 * 4) Trust me, I'm a great adventurer, I should know.
 * 5) Did I mention Jones has a harpoon with him?
 * 6) It's no ordinary harpoon.



Return to sea
After you outwit the mermaids, they allow you to track down Thalassus again (Note: the track is different than before). Once again you and 'The Gun' must search through the wreckage to find Thalassus. Upon finding it, 'The Guns' will throw karambwan at it, and this will make Thalassus sick. He will dive down and a few seconds later he will pop to the surface again and spit out Jones the fisherman along with a tooth. The three of you make a run for it.

Finishing up
Upon your return to the Fishing Guild, Jones the fisherman will tell you to deliver the tooth to Linza in Hemenster. A short cutscene will play and Linza will take the tooth from you. Return to the Fishing Guild and talk to Jones.

Rewards



 * 1 Quest point
 * 70,000 Fishing experience
 * 26,000 Hunter experience
 * 8,000 Thieving experience
 * New bank deposit boxes in the following locations: south-east of Piscatoris, at the Elf Camp Agility log shortcut, on the south coast of Ape Atoll, north-west corner of Bedabin Camp, north-east corner of Pollnivneach, south of Brimhaven near the musician, on the west coast of Harmony Island, and on the bank of the River Salve (western border of Mort Myre Swamp)
 * Wieldable fishing nets (a small cast net and a big cast net)
 * The option to hunt the Thalassus 10 more times for a total of 46,660 extra hunter experience.

Music Unlocked

 * Deadliest Catch
 * Three of a Kind

Post-quest
Following the quest, players can hunt the Thalassus up to ten more times for a total of 46,660 hunter experience. The difficulty increases with each run, adding in new factors such as restricting 'The Guns' energy (and thus limiting how far you can move). The experience is divided as follows:

Trivia

 * On the day of release, the rewards read: "Jones didn't have a strong enough line to reel in the rewards today. Pop back tomorrow when he's got himself a harpoon."
 * Deadliest Catch is the first content in RuneScape to feature uncensored nudity with the breasts of the mermaid being openly exposed. This shows a very heavy change on the part of Jagex to focus on a more mature audience.
 * While one needs 70 Thieving to start the quest, the game guide claims 60. It was also stated in the Behind the Scenes - June that the quest will require a thieving level of 60. It also said the required Thieving level was 70 and the required fishing level was 67, when the quest was released it was the opposite way.
 * After this quest in order to obtain the Completionist cape, Thalassus must be caught ten times after the quest has finished.
 * This is the first interactable appearance of Linza, one of the seven Signature Heroes, after being mentioned in the first Fremennik Saga, Threes Company.
 * On the day of release there was a glitch that prevented players from unlocking the song "The Deadliest Catch". This in turn prevented players from wearing their Completionist Capes.
 * Upon completion of the quest the players adventurer's log will read: "I helped Jones hunt down the deadly sea creature."
 * The title "Deadliest Catch" is an play on the TV show of the same name, which features Alaskan crab fishermen.
 * You can speak to Linza about one of her adventures with the search for a creature named Crackjaw. "Crackjaw" was one of the names listed on the Guaranteed Content Poll.
 * Tentacle's island is a reference to Homer's The Odyssey and Greek mythology. When they 'drag' the player ashore, she addresses the player as if she were Calypso.
 * The first part of the quest (where the player gathers items and asks 'The Guns' to help, then sets sail for Thalassus) is a reference to Moby Dick.
 * The ending of the portion at sea (where you're required to hunt down Thalassus again) is a reference to Pinocchio, where, in the quest, the player must feed a giant fish something to make it sick and regurgitate their friend, whereas, in Pinocchio, the characters of the story must make a whale they are trapped inside of sick in order to escape to safety.