This Gone Hunting Fishing Rod Tier List ranks all fishing rods from best to worst, alongside DMG boosts, mutation chance buffs, and how to get them. If you’re enjoying Gone Hunting, make sure to read our Gone Hunting Gun Tier List!

Gone Hunting Fishing Rod Tier List

By using fishing rods, you can catch fish to complete your Bestiary pages in Gone Hunting!

S Tier

  • Lava Lance
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Ashen mutation
    • Increases DMG by 5%
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors
  • Crimsonite Caster
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Wyrmblooded mutation
    • Increases DMG by 4.5%
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors
  • Cinnamon Stick
    • 7.5% chance of catching fish with the Amberwood mutation
    • Increases DMG by 4%
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors

A Tier

  • Lanternlight
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Amberwood mutation
    • Increases DMG by 3.5x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors
  • Amberwood Rod
    • 2.5% chance of catching fish with the Amberwood mutation
    • Increases DMG by 3x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors
  • Echo-Proton Rod
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Ghostly mutation
    • Increases DMG by 2.5x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors

B Tier

  • Shade Piercer
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Umbra mutation
    • Increases DMG by 1.75x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors
  • Glarewhite Rod
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Albino mutation
    • Increases DMG by 1.5x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors
  • Glowcore Rod
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Radioactive mutation
    • Increases DMG by 2x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors

C Tier

  • Willow Whisperer
    • 5% chance of catching fish with the Grassbound mutation
    • Increases DMG by 1.2x
    • How to Get:
      • Purchase at Johnstons Outdoors

D Tier

  • Branch Rod
    • No stat boosts
    • How to Get:
      • Every player starts with the Branch Rod when they first play the game

Vanity Rods

This type of rod features new appearances, but they don’t provide any additional mutation chance buffs and DMG stat boosts. To get these Vanity rods, you can purchase them from the Vanity Shop.

  • Glitter Caster
    • No stat boosts
  • Furnace Rod
    • No stat boosts
  • Knight’s Lurch
    • No stat boosts
  • Tidecatcher
    • No stat boosts
  • Verdant Rod
    • No stat boosts

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