Giant Sewer Rat

This is the coolest pet evar because if you give it a cookie, it get as big as a gnome ^^ ! Should replace the mechano mounts by rats, and it got such a cute animation. Best way to lvl fishing imo.

Unlike Whiskers, the Giant Sewer Rat does NOT flip over and play dead. Also, it's pathing appears to be smaller (probably due to the larger size). However, a Giant Sewer Rat chasing after a druid in kitty form will often stop people in their tracks in Dalaran.

I remember the day I finally caught this I summoned him up and ran out of the room to show him off to Namraath. When we both got back into the room our cat was sitting in my chair eyeballing the screen. The cat had never payed attention to wow before that day, now shes constantly on the prowl for that mysterious polygon rat.

The best way to get this guy is to fish in small blocks of time each time you try. I don't recommend you sit in one spot for hours trying to get this as you will drive yourself insane doing so. Break it up into smaller blocks and you will get him eventually and save yourself a headache. This is assuming you aren't one of those who put out two casts and caught him straight away. ;)

Got him in one fairly notable block of time which took a total of 2400 catches (hey someone has to even out the "zomg first catch!" people =P).

Since I play WoW windowed I just resized it down to half my screen width which achieved two things. Firstly it minimized the disheartening aspect of seeing people show up and 2 minutes later seeing them get the achievement and secondly because it allows you to run the media player/browser-based stream of your choice at the same time =)

Ah, the Giant Sewer Rat — how I learned that I can fish and do my job at the same time. ^.^

So you get the rat, give him a biscuit & then make yourself smaller. I like to use pygmy oil & become Z gnome (I'm a belf) & then eat a small feast.

IT CAME FROM THE SEWER!

Make sure your fishing level is as high as possible when farming this guy. That means +fishing hats, poles, lores, etc. The higher your probability for fishing up junk (grays), the lower your probability of fishing up our little friend here!

The day I began playing, I saw someone with this pet, and from that moment on, that was the one pet I wanted more than any other. I got Whiskers first from Children's Week, and about a month or so later, I was doing Jewel of the Sewers and voila! He's been my good luck charm ever since. I don't raid without him out. <3

I have never considered myslef very lucky, therefore i had not even considered the possibilety for this pet to drop as I was doing the fishing daily quest "Jewels in the sewer". I equipped my fishing pole, buffed it with 100+ fishing skill, threw out the line, waited for my lure to be pulled under the surface. I heard the sploshy sound and auto-looted the lure. Before I understood what I had caught I saw an achievement flashing and looked in my bag... Guess I am lucky after all...

After buying Lil K.T. i waited around in dal sewers and let him kill the turtles around the rat.

Then i decide to go and try and fish for the rat, and on my 2nd cast he dropped.

So remember, the rat will always try and avenge his little turtles.