How to Make a Fishing Rod in Minecraft

One of the most valuable items that you can find in the Minecraft game is fishing rods.

As it happens in real life, you can use fishing rods for fishing in Minecraft.

Since there are plenty of water bodies to fish from, this tool will indeed come in handy in your adventure.

Perhaps you have found a fishing rod while wandering around the Overworld in Minecraft, but how do you make one?

In today’s article, we are going to provide you with all the information you are looking for about these topics:

• How to make a fishing rod in Minecraft;
• Understanding the Minecraft fishing rod;
• Best ways to find and use fishing rods in Minecraft.

What Are Fishing Rods in Minecraft?

Fishing rods are a Minecraft tool that can be used for fishing and other purposes in each version of the game.

Players can create and find fishing rods in Minecraft Java Edition, Bedrock Edition (Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Playstation), Education Edition and Pocket Edition.

The Fishing Rod can be both crafted and found in Survival Mode and the crafting menu of Creative Mode.

What Can You Use a Minecraft Fishing Rod For?

Obviously, you can use the fishing rod to catch fish that your Minecraft Cat will love. Nevertheless, there are plenty of uses you can give to fishing rods in the Minecraft world, and we are going to show you them all.

1. Fishing for Items

Clearly, you can use your fishing rod to catch tropical fish, several items, and more.

After using the fishing rod in the water, an item will “bite” the bobber.

Then, you need to reel the string out of the water and receive the block. After you cast the rod, the item will get caught.

Of course, you must do this in a body of water and wait for a while before getting an item.

You might as well use Minecraft Fortune to increase your luck during your fishing rounds!

2. Craft Carrot and Fungus on a Stick

A fishing line can be used as a crafting ingredient in the making of stick in a carrot and fungus in a carrot.

The carrot or fungus on a stick can be used to guide mobs using the fishing pole as bait.

They love food, so they will do anything to chase a fishing pole with food on it!

3. Hook Mobs and Enemies

Besides getting raw cod and raw salmon that can be used to recover life, you can also use a fishing rod to hook some enemies.

Contrary to popular belief, fish biting or hooking the rod to enemies and other entities will not deal damage to them.

What Are Enchanted Fishing Rods?

An enchanted Minecraft fishing rod is nothing more than a rod that has been enchanted on the Enchantment Table.

This will improve the overall rod’s qualities. Among the main enchantments we have for a rod we have the following enchantments:

• Luck of the Sea;
• Lure;
• Unbreaking;
• Mending;
• and Curse of Vanishing.

How to Find a Normal or Enchanted Fishing Rod

Although a rod in Minecraft can simply be made on the crafting table, you might as well find one without the need to go to a crafting area. If you want to find a fishing rod, then do the following:

• Mob loot: when killing some mobs, they have the chance of dropping rods that you can pick off the ground. You might also find fishing rods inside chests;
• Fishing: this might not make sense at all, but you can also find a fishing rod by… fishing! Of course, you need to have a previously crafted rod in your inventory;
• Trading: some villagers and wandering traders can give you a fishing rod in exchange for an emerald.

How to Make a Fishing Rod in Minecraft

So, now that you know everything about fishing rods, you can now proceed to make one on the crafting table!

Luckily, doing so is really easy, so let’s craft it right away.

Step 1: Gather Three Sticks and Two Strings

Before heading to the crafting area, you need to ensure that you have the required materials you need to create the fishing rod.

• You need a total of three sticks. You can make sticks by using wooden planks. If you fill the crafting table with wooden planks, each plank will give you a total of four sticks;
• You will need two pieces of string. Killing spiders is the “easiest” way to find a string. You might as well find string in a chest box, but this is unlikely sometimes.

Step 2: Go to the Crafting Table

Now, go to the crafting table. If you don’t have a crafting table at your disposal, you can simply use four wooden planks to make one.

Since you need more than four planks, you might as well gather the one you need. Either way, head to the crafting table with the required items, and finish with the last step.

Step 3: Move the Fishing Rod to Your Inventory

Now, you need to do the following:

• You need to put all the sticks diagonally. One on the first row, one on the second row, and one on the third row;
• Now, the string must go one above the other, right in the two empty boxes at the right-hand corner of the grid;

Finally, the resulting box will show you the fishing rod. Take the fishing rod, and move it to your inventory.

That’s how you do it! You are now a fishing rod expert. For more Minecraft information, you can always rely on Hypenoon.

FAQ

Can You Repair a Fishing Rod in Minecraft?

Yes, you can repair a fishing rod in Minecraft! If you happen to break your fishing rod, then simply go to the crafting grid, and put a broken rod in the first box and the other one right next to it.

A new, repaired fishing rod will appear. Move it to your inventory and that will be all.