Handmade Fishing Rod
- Research
- 10 Scrap
- Durability
- 100
Crafting
Recipe
How to get
Sources
- Bought from a vendor
- NPC equipment · main slot; not a confirmed dropMission Provider Fishing AMissionprovider fishing a
Recycle & repair
Recycling
Per item at full condition. Green’s 60% boost needs 4 heavy fuses at the Power Plant; red requires maximum power (18 fuses).
| Returns | 50% efficiency · 5s per cycle50% | 60% efficiency · 5s per cycle60% 4.5s at maximum power | 40% efficiency · 8s per cycle40% | 75% efficiency · 4s per cycle75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 to 2 | 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | |
| 100 | 120 to 121 | 80 | 150 |
How returns work
Component fractions are random rolls; Scrap fractions carry over between cycles. Worn items return less.
Repair
Repair bench cost when fully worn.
- Condition lost per repair
- 20% of maximum
- Blueprint needed
- No
Repair cost rules
A half worn item costs half as much to repair. Rust stores no repair cost. The bench builds one from the crafting recipe: components are swapped for the first ingredient of their own recipe, then everything is charged at 20% and rounded up.
Stats
Gameplay details
- Stack size
- 1
- Durability
- 100
- Repairable
- Yes
- Despawns after
- 5 min
What to know
Bait strength can depend on the stack
Eligible bait stacks combine their bait value. Raw fish meat is only 0.5 bait per piece, with up to three pieces used together; whole fish can make stronger bait.
Sources for this note
Rust PC · Vanilla
- Bait strength can depend on the stack · checked
Technical details
- Category
- Tool
- Item id
- 1,569,882,109
- Shortname
- fishingrod.handmade
- Has skins
- No
In-game description
Use [attack2] to cast out the line and wait for a bite. Requires bait.
Game data: build 25083359, captured 4 Sept 2026. Sources and dates.
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