Gear

Rods, lines & bobbers

What everything does, what it costs, and the buying order that wastes the least money on the way to the Leviathan Rod.

The efficient path

New player

Paulie's Lost Saw → free Paulie's Bobber
Catch 100 fish → free Sunleaf Rod
SurfBoard (800)
Celly's Keys, Sunleaf Delivery, Tanglewood Cleanup
Diamond Line (25k)
Rainbow Slime Bobber (35k, Vlad)
Darkwood Rod (25k)

Midgame

Farm Open Sea mutation pools between quests
Finish regional Indexes when close (+15 Luck each)
Rustfang Rod (250k)
Unlock the Volcanic Depths, then the Pyramid
Join every Baby Leviathan and keep the drops

Late game

Craft the Leviathan Rod (1M + materials)
Midas Line + Undying Heart + Speed Demon
Push toward Level 500 for the Rod of Perpetuity
Luxury Speedboat (1M) once money no longer slows the rod
Galleon, Manta and collections last

What the stats do

Luck: Shifts your rarity odds. Moonrain and Luck Potions each double it.
Strength: Less fish shake in the reeling minigame.
Expertise: A wider white bar in the minigame.
Attraction: Bite delay: about 0.7 s faster per +5%; 100% is instant. The first breakpoint to chase.
Big Catch: Pushes the weight floor and ceiling up — heavier, pricier fish.
Max Weight: The heaviest base weight you can land. Huge fish can exceed it.

Rods

The rod sets your Max Weight and most of your Luck. One enchant per rod.

Name	Price	Where	Stats	Verdict
Stick and String	Free	Default	Luck -50 Big -100 Max 5 kg
Sunleaf Rod Makes the cheap starter rods pointless.	Free	Sell shops, after 100 catches	Luck +10 Str +5 Exp +10 Attr +20% Big +15 Max 250 kg	Free — get it
Toy Rod	750	Coconut Bay	Max 15 kg	Skip
Sturdy Wooden Rod	2,000	Coconut Bay	Luck +15 Exp +5 Attr +20% Max 30 kg	Skip
Slim Rod	10,000	Coconut Bay	Luck +20 Str +10 Exp +10 Attr +25% Big +20 Max 500 kg	Skip
Telescopic Rod	15,000	Coconut Bay	Luck +10 Str +15 Exp +15 Attr +10% Big +5 Max 2,005 kg	Skip
Metallic Rod A cheap host for a Trash-farming enchant.	15,000	Coconut Bay	Str +55 Exp +55 Attr +10% Big +10 Max 1,000 kg
Darkwood Rod The sensible bridge rod until Rustfang.	25,000	Tanglewood	Luck +30 Str +10 Exp +10 Attr +30% Big +5 Max 1,800 kg	Buy
Speedy Rod Nerfed. Only worth it as a dedicated XP rod.	55,000	Crescent Isle	Luck +1 Str +5 Exp +5 Attr +60% Max 1,500 kg
Fortunate Rod	75,000	Crescent Isle	Luck +100 Str +10 Exp +5 Attr +10% Big +65 Max 1,500 kg
Alien Rod Good, but Rustfang is cleaner for another 50k.	200,000 (quest)	Alien Separation quest	Luck +55 Str +10 Exp +10 Attr +45% Big +30 Max 32,000 kg
Rustfang Rod The midgame value breakpoint. Handles nearly the whole Index.	250,000	Luxian Dunes, by the Scrap Recycler	Luck +70 Str +20 Exp +20 Attr +25% Big +35 Max 35,000 kg	Buy
Runesteel Rod Balanced, but money better spent on the Leviathan Rod.	700,000	Vlad (travelling merchant)	Luck +90 Str +25 Exp +20 Attr +30% Big +40 Max 100,000 kg
Rod of the Pharaoh Huge Luck, negative Attraction. Needs an Attraction enchant.	750,000	Luxian Dunes	Luck +222 Str +20 Exp +40 Attr -10% Big +35 Max 100,000 kg
Leviathan Rod The current top rod for money, rare fish and the Index.	1,000,000 + materials	Crafted by Tomina, Crescent Isle	Luck +500 Str +20 Exp +20 Attr +25% Big +35 Max 100,000 kg	Endgame goal
Rod of Perpetuity Fast, strong and huge capacity — the best generalist after Leviathan.	Free at Lv 500	Reach Level 500	Luck +150 Str +30 Exp +30 Attr +50% Big +10 Max 500,000 kg	Endgame goal

Lines

Diamond early, Midas late.

Name	Price	Where	Stats	Verdict
Basic Line	Free	Default	No bonuses
Aquamarine Line	100	Coconut Bay	Attr +5%
Carbon Line	1,000	Coconut Bay	Str +7 Exp +7
Heavy Duty Line	4,000	Crescent Isle	Str +10 Exp +10 Big +10
Flavored Line	10,000	Tanglewood	Big +30
Lucky Line	10,000	Crescent Isle	Luck +30
Diamond Line Priority buy. Keeps you going for a long time.	25,000	Luxian Dunes	Luck +25 Str +15 Exp +15 Attr +10%	Buy
Fur of Cerberus	35,000	Vlad	Luck +25 Str -5 Exp -15 Attr +20% Big +10
Midas Line Part of the "Levi Demon" endgame build.	50,000	Tau, in the Pyramid	Luck +60 Str +15 Exp +10 Attr +15% Big +5	Endgame goal
Ethereal Line	Quest	Our Ship… It's Broken!	Luck +75 Str -5 Exp -15 Attr +20% Big +20

Bobbers

Paulie's free bobber, then Rainbow Slime, then the Undying Heart.

Name	Price	Where	Stats	Verdict
Basic Bobber	Free	Default	No bonuses
Paulie's Bobber Two-minute quest. Do it first.	Quest	Paulie's Lost Saw	Exp +5 Attr +5%	Free — get it
Blue Bobber	100	Coconut Bay	Luck +5
Dud Bobber	1,000	Crescent Isle	Luck +5 Exp +5
Feline Bobber	2,000	Tanglewood	Luck +5 Big +10
Ornamental Bobber	10,000	Luxian Dunes	Luck +10 Str +5 Attr +10%
Lucky Bobber	10,000	Luxian Dunes	Luck +40
Rainbow Slime Bobber The one Vlad item worth buying early.	35,000	Vlad	Luck +30 Str +10 Attr +10% Big +10	Buy
Pyramid Bobber	50,000	Pyramid	Luck +50 Str +10 Attr +10% Big +10
Undying Heart	Quest	Undying Love (Lv 100)	Luck +50 Str +20 Exp +20 Attr +10% Big +5	Endgame goal

Crafting at Tomina's

On a boat beside the Paint Shop, Crescent Isle.

Plan what you need in the Material keeper — owned counts, relic crafting and coins.

Leviathan Rod

2 Leviathan Scale · 5 Leviathan Dorsal Spike · 10 Scrap Metal · 1 Powerful Relic · 1 Tear of the Leviathan · 1,000,000 coins

Galleon

10 Scrap Metal · 5 Powerful Relic · 2 Leviathan Scale · 1 Speed Potion · 1 Brickfish · 5 Plankfish · 8,000,000 coins (after The Footlocker)

Mysterious Red Gem

1 Speed Potion · 1 Mossy Relic · 50,000 coins

Powerful Relic

2 Mossy Relic · 10,000 coins

Mossy Relic

3 Old Relic Piece · 1,000 coins

Money traps

Most low-tier rods once you have the free Sunleaf.
Several intermediate lines — save for the Diamond Line.
Several intermediate bobbers — Paulie's, then Rainbow Slime.
The Speedy Rod because a launch-era guide calls it meta.
Both Runesteel and Pharaoh before the Leviathan Rod.
Scrap roulette with money you need for a guaranteed upgrade.

Bait isn’t a mechanic in FISH! — your setup is rod + line + bobber + one rod enchantment. See enchantments for the builds.