Understanding the Context

What You’ll Need to Make a Fishing Rod

To craft a standard fishing rod, you’ll need:

• 3 Wooden Planks (any type: oak, spruce, birch, acacia, jarrah, or dark oak work)
  
• 1 Fishing Wire (can be obtained from trade with a boat captain or by defeating fishing-related mobs)

Note: Fishing Wire isn’t a crafting item you can just mine—it’s obtained through gameplay or trade. Some players craft wire planks by combining string and sticks, but for most, fishing wire is found or crafted outside the standard crafting system.

Key Insights

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Gather Wooden Planks

Collect wooden planks from crafting tables using logs. Choose your preferred wood type—oak or spruce are common and visually appealing, but feel free to experiment.

plaintext Wooden Plank → Crafting Grid → 4 Planks (any type)

Step 2: Obtain Fishing Wire

Fishing Wire isn’t crafted, but you can get it by:

Final Thoughts

• Trading with other players or trading mobs (like boat captains)
  
• Finding it dropped by specific hostile mobs in underwater biomes (rare)
  
• Using a bow and string on fishing rods (alternative for those who prefer manmade wire)

If crafting wire, combine string and wooden planks (pressure interaction) to create a strong fishing wire.

Step 3: Crafting the Fishing Rod

Arrange the materials on your crafting grid:

• Place 3 Wooden Planks vertically in a straight line in the 3×3 grid.
  Example layout:

[W] [W] [W] [P] [P] [P] [P] [P] [P]

Where W = wooden plank, P = fishing wire.