Meat on the Hook

Quest Giver: Tua’kea — Moa’ki Harbor, Dragonblight [48, 76]

Objective: Use Tu’u’gwar’s Bait on the underwater hook to summon and slay Tu’u’gwar. Return to Tua’kea.

Quick Facts

• Level: 73
• Location: Underwater, south of Moa’ki Harbor [46, 78]
• Chain Position: 3 of 3 in the Tu’u’gwar chain (Signs of Big Watery Trouble → The Bait → Meat on the Hook)

Walkthrough

Finding the Hook

• From Tua’kea, look for the fishing rope leading down into the water just south of his position.
• Follow the rope underwater to the sparkling hook at approximately [46, 78].
• The hook is close to shore; you don’t need to swim far.

Summoning and Killing Tu’u’gwar

• Right-click the sparkling hook to attach the bait. Tu’u’gwar’s Bait (provided automatically in your quest inventory) will be consumed.
• Tu’u’gwar, a level 73 non-elite shark, surfaces shortly after and attacks.
• He’s a straightforward fight with no special mechanics. He hits moderately hard for a non-elite but nothing dangerous for an appropriately leveled character.

Tips for the Underwater Fight

• You fight Tu’u’gwar underwater. Classes without water breathing will want to keep an eye on their breath timer, though the fight is short enough that running out of air is unlikely.
• If you already have the Breathing Bladder from the separate quest Tua’kea’s Crab Traps, you can use it here. A Warlock’s Unending Breath also works.
• Clear any hostile mobs in the area before placing the bait. Getting swarmed while fighting underwater is no fun.

Efficiency Tips

• This is the chain finale, so turn it in immediately for solid rep and a gear reward.
• The four gear rewards cover multiple roles: cloth/leather headpiece, leather chest, mail legs, and plate boots. Pick whichever suits your spec.
• If you haven’t completed Tua’kea’s Crab Traps yet, grab it before heading underwater, since the crab traps are in the same harbor waters.

Lore & Secrets

Easter Eggs

• Tu’u’gwar = “Tug of War”: The shark’s name is a play on “tug of war,” fitting for a beast lured to a hook.
• “The Walrus and the Carpenter” (Lewis Carroll): Tua’kea’s quest text opens with “The time has come my friend,” echoing the famous line from Lewis Carroll’s poem in Through the Looking-Glass: “The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things…” Tua’kea is a tuskarr, a walrus-person, speaking about food and the sea. This same NPC also has a Sesame Street reference in other dialogue (“FISH! FISH! NOM! NOM! NOM!”).

Explore Dragonblight’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Dragonblight Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.