Rods
Ranked by what they can land without breaking. A rod's max rank is its strength: fish and junk ranked above it can snap the line or break the rod. Large rods handle large fish but lose small ones.
Ranked by best for: how many fish list the rod as their best pick, which weighs landing odds, breaks, “too small” losses and price. Legendary rods are 5★; the rest get 4★ at 30+ fish, 3★ at 10+, 2★ at 1+. With your skill at each catch's cap: Fish and items count the 102 catchable fish and 22 items the rod never breaks on; too small is the average chance a hooked fish slips off as too small, which only happens with a large rod on a small fish.
Ebisu RodSmall · max rank 30legendarycan't be obtained#1 of 15Best for0 fishlast resort onlyFish102 of 102Never breaksItems22 of 22never break itToo smallNeverNot sold by NPCs · No way to get it, so never suggested for a fish
Lu Shang’s RodSmall · max rank 28legendary#2 of 15Best for0 fishlast resort onlyFish95 of 1027 can break itItems22 of 22never break itToo smallNeverNot sold by NPCs · Quest
Halcyon RodSmall · max rank 18#3 of 15Best for45 fishlands 60 fish every timeFish61 of 10241 can break itItems22 of 22never break itToo smallNeverNot sold by NPCs · Craft
Composite RodLarge · max rank 24#4 of 15Best for21 fishlands 18 fish every timeFish85 of 10217 can break itItems22 of 22never break itToo small41.9%large rod, loses small fishNot sold by NPCs · Craft
Hume RodSmall · max rank 15#5 of 15Best for14 fishlands 55 fish every timeFish55 of 10247 can break itItems20 of 222 can break itToo smallNeverNot sold by NPCs · Craft
Mithran RodLarge · max rank 18#6 of 15Best for9 fishlands 2 fish every timeFish61 of 10241 can break itItems22 of 22never break itToo small41.9%large rod, loses small fishFrom 25,740 gil · Guild · Craft
Glass Fiber RodSmall · max rank 12#7 of 15Best for4 fishlands 31 fish every timeFish31 of 10271 can break itItems15 of 227 can break itToo smallNeverNot sold by NPCs · Craft · Quest
Carbon RodSmall · max rank 13#8 of 15Best for3 fishlands 37 fish every timeFish37 of 10265 can break itItems17 of 225 can break itToo smallNeverNot sold by NPCs · Craft
ClothespoleLarge · max rank 12#9 of 15Best for3 fishlands 0 fish every timeFish31 of 10271 can break itItems15 of 227 can break itToo small41.9%large rod, loses small fishFrom 1,980 gil · NPC shop · Guild · Craft
Fastwater RodSmall · max rank 8#10 of 15Best for1 fishlands 12 fish every timeFish12 of 10290 can break itItems13 of 229 can break itToo smallNeverFrom 767 gil · NPC shop · Guild · Craft
Tarutaru RodSmall · max rank 9#11 of 15Best for0 fishlands 14 fish every timeFish14 of 10288 can break itItems13 of 229 can break itToo smallNeverFrom 4,077 gil · Guild · Craft
Bamboo RodSmall · max rank 7#12 of 15Best for0 fishlands 11 fish every timeFish11 of 10291 can break itItems13 of 229 can break itToo smallNeverFrom 332 gil · NPC shop · Guild · Craft
Willow RodSmall · max rank 5#13 of 15Best for0 fishlands 10 fish every timeFish10 of 10292 can break itItems13 of 229 can break itToo smallNeverFrom 44 gil · NPC shop · Guild · Craft · Quest
Yew RodSmall · max rank 6#14 of 15Best for0 fishlands 10 fish every timeFish10 of 10292 can break itItems13 of 229 can break itToo smallNeverFrom 145 gil · NPC shop · Guild · Craft
Single Hook RodLarge · max rank 13#15 of 15Best for0 fishlands 0 fish every timeFish37 of 10265 can break itItems17 of 225 can break itToo small41.9%large rod, loses small fishFrom 7,081 gil · NPC shop · Guild · Craft