Fishing Rod
| Fishing Rod | |
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| Type: | Item, tool |
| Stackable: | No |
| Physics: | None |
| Renewable: | Yes |
| Identifier: | fishing_rod |
A fishing rod is a tool used for fishing. Alternatively it is used as an intermediate step for crafting the carrot on a stick.
Contents
Obtaining
Fishing
There is a chance of catching a fishing rod while fishing. It is part of the treasure category.
Crafting
The fishing rod can be crafted using three sticks and two pieces of string.
Usage
Crafting Ingredient
The fishing rod is used in the recipe for the carrot on a stick.
Flinging Mobs
The fishing rod can be cast at mobs, and if the player shift clicks again, it will fling the mob in the opposite direction which the cursor is in. The fishing rod itself does not cause damage to the mob.
Fishing
Main article: Fishing
If a fishing rod is cast (by shift-clicking) into any amount of water, it will float on top of the water and after a while it will bob up and if the player reels it in quickly by shift clicking again they will catch an item. The items that can be caught include: Fishing rod is used for fishing, those are the possible rewards that you can get by fishing:
- Raw fish
- Raw salmon
- Clownfish
- Pufferfish
- Seaweed
- Leather
- Leather boots
- Fishing rod
- Bow
- Dirt
- Name tag
- Saddle
- Lily pad
- Enchanted book
- Stick
- Ink sac
- Bone
- Bowl
- Bottle of water
- Coral
- Clay
- Sand
- List may be incomplete
Enchanting
The fishing rod can be enchanted directly through the enchantment table. It can be enchanted with the unbreaking, luck of the sea, and lure enchantments. Unbreaking makes it less likely to take durability damage when used, luck of the sea increases the chance of getting "treasure" when fishing, and lure decreases the time taken for something to be caught.
History
| Version | Date | Changes |
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| 1.24 | Dec 22, 2012 |
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| 1.27 | Nov 13, 2015 |
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| 1.31 | Dec 30, 2023 |
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