Rod

Fishing rods are used to catch fish in Dredge. Different rods allow you to catch different types of fish at different speeds.

List of Rods

Name	Slots	Fishing Speed	Catches	Purchase Cost	Location	Research Parts
Basic Fishing Pole		+35%		$75 (Only available if no rods are equipped)	Starting Rod or Shipwreck at L5 or Shipwright Travelling Merchant	-
Simple Skimmer		+10%		$75	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	-
Weighted Line		+40%		$150	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	-
Sinew Spindle		+5%		5 Cod for the Rock Slab in Greater Marrow	-
Hydraulic Rod		+50%		$410	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	1
Flexible Fish Pole	☒ ☒ ☒	+45%		$460	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	2
Heat Resistant Line	☒☒ ☒☐	+50%		$330	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	2
Anti-Tangle Line	☒☒ ☒☐	+50%		$350	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	2
Versatile Rod	☒☒ ☒☒ ☒☐	+75%		$600	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	4
Harvesting Platform	☒☒ ☒☒ ☒☒	+120%		$800	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	5
Bottomless Lines	☒☒ ☐☒ ☐☒	+35%		$450	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	1
Fathomless Winch	☒☒ ☒☒	+75%		$750	Shipwright Travelling Merchant	3
Sampling Device	☒ ☒ ☒	+10%		N/A	Researcher	-
Tendon Rod	☒☒ ☒☐ ☒☒	+25%		any Aberrant Fish	Mangrove Altar/ Twisted Strand	-
Viscera Crane	☒☒ ☐☒ ☐☒	+55%		four different shark types	Altar (Stellar Basin)	-
Encrusted Talisman	☒☒ ☒☒	+300%	-	two crustaceans, two chondrichthyans, two aberrations	Altar/ Devil's Spine	-
Sign of Ruin	☒	-	-	-	DLC	-
Barbed Ice Rod	☒☒ ☒☒	+15%		$240	Travelling Merchant (DLC)	-
Glacial Lance	☒ ☒ ☒	+35%		$460	Travelling Merchant (DLC)	-

Aberrant Bonuses

Certain rods (or rod slot items) give a bonus chance to finding fish with aberrations.

Image	Name	Bonus Increase (%)	Slots	Catches
	Sinew Spindle	1.5	☒ ☒
	Viscera Crane	2.5	☒☒ ☐☒ ☐☒
	Tendon Rod	2.5	☒☒ ☒☐ ☒☒
	Encrusted Talisman	3	☒☒ ☒☒	-
	Sign of Ruin	5	☒	-

Achievements

Main Article: Achievements

Lifted From the Deep

Catch 250 Fish using Rods.

Swift Reaper

Have a combined fishing speed of 200%.

Researcher: Rods

Unlock all rods in the research menu.