How do you get Fishing Rod in Minecraft?

Fishing Rod is crafted from Stick and String at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from fishing (as treasure), and Fishing Rod from mob drops (Drowned), not just the recipe above.

What is Fishing Rod used for?

Fishing Rod is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Warped Fungus on a Stick.

Can Fishing Rod be enchanted?

Yes. The list for Fishing Rod runs to 5: Lure, Luck of the Sea, and Unbreaking, all on Fishing Rod, plus Mending and Curse of Vanishing.

How much durability does Fishing Rod have?

Fishing Rod starts at 64 durability, and every use takes one off. On Fishing Rod the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience. It comes from Stick and String, and one craft buys 64 uses, no more.

Where do you find Fishing Rod in chests?

Fishing Rod is chest loot in small underwater ruin chests (about 42%) and large underwater ruin chests (about 22%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

How many Fishing Rod can you stack?

One Fishing Rod per slot, since Fishing Rod does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Stick and 2 String. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.

Can Fishing Rod be used as fuel?

One Fishing Rod keeps a furnace running for 15 seconds, which is 1.5 items for each one burnt. It is made from Stick and String, 15 seconds a piece, so burning it spends Stick and String. Before it becomes Fishing Rod, Stick burns 5 seconds by itself.

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Fishing Rod

Cast into water to catch fish, treasure, and junk. Can also hook entities and pull them toward you.

Stack Size

Durability

Fishing Rod at a glance

Minecraft files Fishing Rod under Tools: a tool you get from crafting, fishing (as treasure), and mob drops (Drowned). One slot, one Fishing Rod: nothing stacks here, and nine of them fill a hotbar. 27 chest slots take 27 of them. It lasts 64 uses before it breaks, and an anvil brings it back; it takes enchantments too.

Its 64-point durability sets how many actions Fishing Rod survives before breaking, and Unbreaking multiplies those 64 while Mending repairs Fishing Rod from the experience you pick up. It additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Warped Fungus on a Stick. 5 enchantments apply to Fishing Rod, starting with Lure, Luck of the Sea, Unbreaking, and Mending. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Fishing Rod, small underwater ruin chests are the best bet at about 42% per chest. It sits between Diamond Sword and Flint and Steel in Tools, number 10 of 35 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Stick
Stick
String
Stick
String
Fishing Rod
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Fishing Rod has the grid for Fishing Rod

Used to craft

Warped Fungus on a Stick is the one recipe that asks for Fishing Rod, and the link below opens that grid. Each link below opens that recipe with Fishing Rod in the grid.

Warped Fungus on a Stick

How to obtain

Crafting
Fishing (as treasure)
Mob drops (Drowned)

Fuel value

Fishing Rod burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), which is 1.5 items per Fishing Rod

Enchantments

Lure Luck of the Sea Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Can hook entities and reel them in. Durability decreases when catching items or hooking entities.

Frequently asked questions about Fishing Rod

How do you get Fishing Rod in Minecraft?
Fishing Rod is crafted from Stick and String at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from fishing (as treasure), and Fishing Rod from mob drops (Drowned), not just the recipe above.
What is Fishing Rod used for?
Fishing Rod is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Warped Fungus on a Stick.
Can Fishing Rod be enchanted?
Yes. The list for Fishing Rod runs to 5: Lure, Luck of the Sea, and Unbreaking, all on Fishing Rod, plus Mending and Curse of Vanishing.
How much durability does Fishing Rod have?
Fishing Rod starts at 64 durability, and every use takes one off. On Fishing Rod the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience. It comes from Stick and String, and one craft buys 64 uses, no more.
Where do you find Fishing Rod in chests?
Fishing Rod is chest loot in small underwater ruin chests (about 42%) and large underwater ruin chests (about 22%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
How many Fishing Rod can you stack?
One Fishing Rod per slot, since Fishing Rod does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Stick and 2 String. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.
Can Fishing Rod be used as fuel?
One Fishing Rod keeps a furnace running for 15 seconds, which is 1.5 items for each one burnt. It is made from Stick and String, 15 seconds a piece, so burning it spends Stick and String. Before it becomes Fishing Rod, Stick burns 5 seconds by itself.

Building with it

Three sticks and two string give a fishing rod with 64 uses, and fishing is one of the few renewable sources of enchanted books in the game. The rod also pulls mobs and items toward you, and hooked into a carrot it becomes the steering for a saddled pig.

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