Fishing Rod

A fishing rod is a tool that casts a bobber used to fish in water or to hook and pull mobs, items, and some other entities toward the player.

Fishing

Enchanted fishing rods are obtainable through fishing, with a 0.8% chance per attempt, while unenchanted ones are obtainable with a 0.2% chance per attempt. See fishing for more details.

Mob loot

Drowned have a 3.75% chance of spawning holding a fishing rod in their main hand, and , a converted drowned has a 1% chance to spawn with a fishing rod. If killed, they have an 8.5% chance of dropping this fishing rod. That chance increases by 1% for each level of Looting applied to a weapon (up to 11.5% chance). The dropped item is damaged and never enchanted.

Carrot/warped fungus on a stick

If a carrot on a stick or a warped fungus on a stick is used to the point of zero durability, it becomes a fishing rod again.

Fishing

Fishing rods can be cast into water. After a short period of time, a stream of bubble particles approaches the fishing rod. If the rod is reeled in once the particles "bite" the bobber, the player obtains a fish, junk, or possibly a treasure item. If the fishing rod was in the player's hand and is no longer, the fishing bobber entity despawns, unless the fishing rod is moved to the off-hand or it has been swapped with another fishing rod.

Hooking mobs and other entities

The fishing rod can be used to hook mobs and some other entities, including items and players. The fishing rod can then be reeled in, dragging the hooked object toward the player without dealing damage. Reeling in a mob or entity costs 5 points of durability, and reeling in an item costs 3 points. Reeling a mob pulls it toward the player with a speed of the distance between the mob and the player. Hooking entities with a flaming bobber cast through fire or lava can ignite the entity. The maximum distance the player can get between the bobber and themselves is 33 blocks. A hooked entity that exceeds this distance detaches from the bobber.

Multiple players can hook the same entity, and when multiple players reel in the entity at the same time, it flies a larger distance than normal. Besides mobs and items, entities that can be reeled in include:

Some entities can be hooked, but cannot be reeled in: Players or mobs riding vehicles or other mobs

Dismounting entities

, a mob or a player riding a minecart, a boat, or a mob can be dismounted by reeling it in.