Players can choose to use one of several available fishing rods based on their fishing needs. Rods can initially be purchased at Broken Rod Anglers Store at the Home Island. If the player has built Anvil Ann Workbench on the Home Island and acquired blueprints to craft fishing rods, they can then also craft fishing rods using specific trash items from different destinations.
One rod can be equipped at any given time, and an additional 3 rods can be stored in the inventory. Rods take up 3 horizontal slots in the inventory panel, except for the Monster Hunter Rod and Pirate's Rod, which take up 4 slots.
Each rod has a fixed number of durability points. Catching various fish and items reduces the durability of the rod in slightly different ways:
Catching common fish, common creatures and trash reduces rod durability by 1.
Catching rare fish or rare creatures reduces rod durability by 1.5.
Catching epic fish, epic creatures(?) or monsters reduces rod durability by 2.
Missing a bite does not affect rod durability.
A failed mini-game would reduce rod durability by the same amount as it succeeded.
When a rod has about 7 durability points left, a small orange dot appears in the bottom right region of the rod icon, indicating that it is about to break. When the rod has about 3 durability points left, the dot turns red, indicating very few items can be caught before the rod finally breaks (Coco will warn the player once the rod enters this phase, presumably 2 ~ 3.5 durability points remain).
Purchasable rods[]
The following rods can be purchased at Broken Rod Anglers Store at the Home Island.
Wooden Rod[]
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Cost
100
Durability
24 *
Requirement
None
Useful for
Common fish, common creatures and trash
Pros
Cheap
Good for new players
Cons
Breaks quickly
Not optimal for catching heavier fish (= fish with more stars)
Reeling minigames are very difficult
* 20/12/2024 - Nick: Pedecola. I made some tests with approximately 10 wooden rods and came to 24.5 average fishes caught. Will do more tests
Fiberglass Rod[]
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Cost
500
Durability
37
Requirement
Level 3
Useful for
Common and rare fish and creatures
Pros
Relatively cheap
Much better durability than the Wooden Rod
Possible to complete some of the easier reeling minigames
Cons
Some reeling minigames may be difficult
Not optimal for catching heavier fish
Carbon Rod[]
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Cost
1000
Durability
49
Requirement
Level 4
Useful for
Common, rare and nearly all epic fish, most creatures, monsters
Pros
Great for catching heavier fish (= fish with more stars)
Optimal for catching most rare/epic fish and creatures
Can finish mini-games of monsters (depending on skill point distribution)
Good durability
Cons
Not suitable for catching trash
Some epic fish/creatures or monsters may be difficult to catch
Monster Hunter Rod[]
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Cost
3000
Durability
59
Requirement
Level 5
Useful for
Some epic fish and creatures, all monsters
Pros
Great for catching monsters
Also useful for catching some epic fish/creatures that may be difficult to catch using a Carbon Rod
Excellent durability
Cons
Very expensive
Takes up 4 inventory slots
Not suitable for catching trash
Garbage Grabber Rod[]
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Cost
350
Durability
29
Level requirement
Level 6
Useful for
Trash
Pros
Cheap
Excellent choice for catching large quantities of trash (using the "cast and reel" method)
Cons
Reeling minigames may be difficult
SlowMo Rod[]
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Cost
10
Durability
37
Requirement
Level 4
Useful for
Rare/epic fish and creatures, monsters (especially with moving perfect zone)
Pros
Recommended for players who may have difficulties in tapping when the fish bites or reeling during minigames using other rods
