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Fishing with a Fishing Rod:
Tested 26.3
The Fishing Rod catches fish, but also junk and treasure, from any water. Cast it, wait for the bobber to dip, and reel in at the right moment. It can also hook mobs and pull them toward you.
It is made with the Crafting Table from 3 × Stick and 2 × String. As fuel it burns for 15 seconds in a Furnace, enough to smelt 1.5 items.
What it does
Most catches are fish: cod, salmon, tropical fish and pufferfish. The rest is junk, such as boots, sticks or a bowl, and treasure: enchanted books, bows and rods, name tags, saddles and nautilus shells. Treasure only comes up when the bobber sits in open water, with no blocks around it.
Two enchantments are made for it: Lure makes bites come sooner, and Luck of the Sea makes treasure more likely. Each catch, and each hooked mob, uses up some of its durability, which lasts 64 uses.
Combined with a carrot it becomes a Carrot on a Stick to steer pigs, and with a warped fungus a Warped Fungus on a Stick to ride striders. A journeyman Fisherman sells enchanted rods.
How to craft
Crafting table 
3 × Stick + 2 × String → Fishing Rod
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How Fishing Rod connects
41 links · from the 26.3 game dataWhere to get it
Loot in structureschance per item drawn
Trades
VillagerSold by · Fisherman (Journeyman)Catches
StringJunk4.5%StickJunk4.5%Enchantments for it
Works in
Furnacefuel · smelts 1.5 items15 sTutorials with Fishing Rod (3)
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Tested 26.3
Tested 26.3
Used to craft (2)
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How do you get Fishing Rod in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 3 × Stick and 2 × String give 1 × Fishing Rod. It can be found as loot in Ocean Ruins and Abandoned Camp. Sold by Villager: Fisherman (Journeyman).
What is Fishing Rod used for in Minecraft?
It catches fish, junk and treasure, pulls mobs, and makes carrots and warped fungi on a stick. It is an ingredient in 2 recipes, made at the Crafting Table; for example Carrot on a Stick and Warped Fungus on a Stick.
How much durability does Fishing Rod have?
64 durability points: each use removes one, and it breaks when none are left. Mending and Unbreaking can extend it.
Does Fishing Rod stack?
No: only one per inventory slot.
Which enchantments can you put on Fishing Rod?
5 enchantments: Luck of the Sea, Lure, Mending, Unbreaking and Curse of Vanishing.
Can Fishing Rod be used as fuel?
Yes. In a Furnace it burns for 15 seconds, enough to smelt 1.5 items.