Simple Fishing Rod
The Simple Fishing Rod is a craftable fishing tool in DayZ made by combining a Long Wooden Stick with Rope. It takes 9 inventory slots, weighs 950 g, must be crafted, and can be used with bait to catch fish in both freshwater and saltwater, including Carp, Mackerel, Sardines, and Bitterlings.
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The Simple Fishing Rod is an improvised fishing rod in DayZ used to catch fish when equipped with bait. It is crafted by combining a Long Wooden Stick with Rope. Unlike the regular Fishing Rod, it cannot be collapsed into a smaller item and must be carried in one of the player's weapon slots because it counts as a long weapon.
In-game description
“A piece of rope tied to a stick. This marvelous invention can be surprisingly useful, provided some bait is available.”
Main Uses
- Catch fish when equipped with bait
- Fish in freshwater
- Fish in saltwater
- Catch Carp
- Catch Mackerel
- Catch Sardines
- Catch Bitterlings
- Use as an emergency food-gathering tool
- Craft a fishing setup from a Long Wooden Stick and Rope
How to use this item
Craft a Simple Fishing Rod
Combine a Long Wooden Stick with Rope to craft a Simple Fishing Rod.
- Find or cut a Long Wooden Stick.
- Find or craft Rope.
- Combine the Long Wooden Stick with the Rope.
- Craft the Simple Fishing Rod.
- Add a baited hook before using it to catch fish.
Prepare the Simple Fishing Rod
Attach a baited hook before fishing.
- Find or craft a Fishing Hook, Bone Fishing Hook, or Wooden Fishing Hook.
- Find or dig up an Earthworm.
- Attach the Earthworm to the hook.
- Attach the baited hook to the Simple Fishing Rod.
- Move to a valid body of water and begin fishing.
Disassemble the Simple Fishing Rod
Use a Knife on the Simple Fishing Rod to attempt to recover its parts.
- Hold the Simple Fishing Rod in your hands.
- Use a Knife on it.
- Disassemble the rod.
- There is a chance to recover the Rope, the Stick, both parts, or neither part.
How to get Simple Fishing Rod
- Craft it by combining a Long Wooden Stick with Rope.
- Loot players carrying fishing supplies.
Spawn info
- • The Simple Fishing Rod must be crafted.
- • It is made from a Long Wooden Stick and Rope.
- • It can be used in both freshwater and saltwater.
- • It can catch Carp, Mackerel, Sardines, and Bitterlings when bait is attached.
- • It cannot be collapsed like the regular Fishing Rod.
- • It counts as a long weapon and must be stored in one of the player's weapon slots.
- • It takes 9 inventory slots.
- • It weighs 950 g.
- • It has 80 absorbency.
Crafting and item conversions
How to craft Simple Fishing Rod
Simple Fishing Rod
Result: Simple Fishing Rod
Craft Simple Fishing Rod using Long Stick and Rope.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Simple Fishing Rod is crafted from a Long Wooden Stick and Rope.
- It requires bait before it can catch fish.
- It can be used in freshwater and saltwater.
- It can catch Carp, Mackerel, Sardines, and Bitterlings.
- It cannot be collapsed like the regular Fishing Rod.
- It counts as a long weapon and can only be stored in weapon slots.
- It can be disassembled with a Knife.
- Disassembling it can return the Rope, the Stick, both, or neither.
- It is a few seconds slower between catches than the regular Fishing Rod.
- It was previously called the Improvised Fishing Rod.
- It takes 9 inventory slots.
- It weighs 950 g.
- It has 80 absorbency.