Talk:Fishing Rod

Fishing Rod strategy section?
I'd like to propose creating a separate section on the Fishing Rod page that would better explain how the Fishing Rod can be put to good use while fighting enemies. Some things that may benefit from a more through explanation are: how to effectively use the rod against ghasts and what enemies should be "fished" from a large clump of monsters first. Lobotryas 22:06, 1 November 2010 (CDT) - I was about to add this, but I don't know. And clearly, I agree with you. Turtleey 03:39, 13 November 2010 (CST)

Confirmation
In the newest update: Seecret Saturday Update, Notch added in a fishing rod sprite to items.png. http://i52.tinypic.com/2hhg2o5.png
 * that looks remarkably like the fake one. call me old fashioned, but until we have a definate answer, I'm going to ensure no "rumours" emerge. keeping it factual.
 * god, now I know why mods sometimes look like huge fun-killers. everyone should be a mod one day.--Kizzycocoa 13:34, 18 September 2010 (CDT)
 * sorry I'm a first time wiki editer. Heh, Yeah being a mod sucks. But you can't you check the items.png yourself?--Drwhocares
 * How? Minecraft.net is not connecting, and most everyone else is grey-screening. Only a few got the update with no problems, and we have no idea whether to trust them or not. So we must sit and wait... And wait... And wait...
 * I can confirm this. I just got the update, and I see the fishing rod, but nothing else new.--CrazyMcfobo 16:00, 18 September 2010 (CDT)
 * Yup same confirmation, this item exists. -- 16:45, 18 September 2010 (CDT)
 * Yep, it's craftable: http://gyazo.com/3c8b860cef93918ef31ae08c4432d910.png
 * I can confirm this as well --Maxovitsj 17:04, 18 September 2010 (CDT)
 * I think we have enough now. -- 17:41, 18 September 2010 (CDT)

Is the stackable fishing rod a bug?
Well, is it? -Magnus743

Considering "stackable" is probably a variable in the game's source, I'm gonna go with no, or it was a brainfart that's easily fixable. Wolfos

PvP
Because I play on a netbook that can't quite handle SMP or not even multi-mob SP (Singleplayer) combat, I cannot test this out myself, but if you hook another player on an SMP server with PvP enabled, will it hook them and if so, can you reel them in the way you can reel in mobs? If so, this has serious PvP capabilities, as flying (or, more accurately, falling) players would look so funny. Also, on an unrelated not, I heard that if used correctly, they can be used as grappling hooks, or was that fixed/removed? 99seconds 01:47, 4 December 2010 (UTC)