Fishing rod

Artwork of a Player fishing in Animal Crossing

A Fishing Rod is a tool used to catch fish, which can be found in the ocean, ponds, and the river running through town. Catching and donating fish is required to complete the Museum's collection. All fish that are caught with a fishing rod are recorded in the player's encyclopedia.

Usage

A fishing rod is the only tool that can be used for fishing. Fish can be found as dark fish-shaped silhouettes seen swimming underneath the surface of water and vary in availability between the river, waterfalls, ponds and the ocean. Fishing rods can only be used near water; pressing the A Button will cast a line into the water. When a fish spots a nearby lure, they will approach it and gently nibble at it. When the fish bites the line they will create a splash, and the line must quickly be reeled in by pressing the A Button before the fish swims away and disappears. Fish can be scared away by reeling in the line too soon, running, knocking balls or snowballs into the water, or using other tools near the fish. A fish can nibble the line a maximum of four times before biting on the fifth, though many fish will bit sooner.

More advanced versions of the fishing rod that have unique effects can be obtained. The Silver Rod and Golden Rod have increasingly attractive lures and increase the time in which the line can be reeled in.

Obtaining

In Animal Crossing

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Fishing Rod	File:FishingRodInventoryACGC.png	500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Standard fishing rod
Golden Rod		Not for Sale	125 Bells	Received from Tortimer after collecting every fish in the game	Improved lure

In Wild World

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Fishing Rod	File:Fishing Rod.gif	500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Standard fishing rod
Golden Rod	File:Golden Fishing Rod.gif	Not for Sale	125 Bells	Received from Tortimer after collecting every fish in the game	Improved lure

In City Folk

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Fishing Rod	50px	500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Standard fishing rod
Silver Rod		500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Improved lure Easier catches
Golden Rod		Not for Sale	125 Bells	Received from Tortimer after collecting every fish in the game	Improved lure Significantly easier catches

In New Leaf

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Fishing Rod		500 Bells	125 Bells	Timmy and Tommy May also be offered for sale from Isabelle at the beginning of the game	Standard fishing rod
Silver Rod		500 Bells	125 Bells	Museum Shop Available for sale after donating 30 fish and deep sea creatures to the Museum	Improved lure Easier catches
Golden Rod		Not for Sale	125 Bells	Received from Chip during the Fishing Tourney after collecting every fish in the game	Improved lure Significantly easier catches

In New Horizons

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	DIY Materials
Flimsy Fishing Rod	50px	400 Bells	100 Bells	DIY, Timmy and Tommy	5x Tree Branch
Fishing Rod	50px	??	600 Bells	DIY	1x Flimsy Fishing Rod 1x Iron Nugget
Gold Fishing Rod	??	??	??	DIY	1x Fishing Rod 1x Gold Nugget

Other appearances

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Isabelle hooks Snake with her Fishing Rod.

The Fishing Rod appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as Isabelle's side special move, acting as a high range command grab to pull far way enemies towards you. When activated, Isabelle casts the bobber out a little ways away from her. The bobber pulls enemies in if it hits them, then allowing Isabelle to throw them in any of the four directions by holding that direction. If she misses, however, the bobber will sit there until Isabelle presses B again to reel it back in. However, the bobber can still grab on the way back, effectively setting a trap for less knowledgeable opponents. It can also be used to help her recover, being used as a tether recovery.