Glass Fiber Rod

Max rank12Fish and junk ranked higher can snap or break it
SizeSmallLarge fish take a penalty
Can breakYesBreaks into a repairable broken rod
Cheapest—Not sold by NPCs

How to get it

Guild shops

NPCZoneUsual priceOpen (Vana'diel time)Stock
WahnidAht Urhgan Whitegate6,471 gil1:00–18:00 · closed LightsdayOnly what players sell to it
BabubuPort Windurst6,471 gil3:00–18:00 · closed LightningdayOnly what players sell to it

Guild prices move with stock: cheapest when the shelf is full, up to 10× when it's nearly empty. Hover a price for the range.

Quest reward

QuestAreaWho
The Real GiftOther areasOswald (Selbina)

Craft it

Alchemy (29)
Fire Crystal
  • 1x Spool of Cotton Thread (120 gil)
  • 4x Loop of Glass Fiber (600 gil)
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • 1x Glass Fiber Rod (1,438 gil)

Repair a broken one

Alchemy (25)
Light Crystal
  • 1x Broken Glass Fiber Fishing Rod
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • 1x Glass Fiber Rod (1,438 gil)

A rod that breaks while fishing turns into its broken version; this synthesis turns it back.

Recommended for

Fish whose best setup uses this rod.

HamsiNebimoniteCone CalamaryRed Terrapin