How to Get a Fishing Rod in Palia

Fishing is a staple in most life sim games at this point, providing a relaxing reprieve from the action or a way to obtain collectables. Palia allows for players to fish up ingredients and other goods that contribute to the game’s robust crafting system. This guide breaks down how to obtain your first fishing rod in Palia, and what you need to upgrade said tool.

How do I get the fishing rod in Palia?

After completing the tutorial players, can then check their mail to receive the Makeshift Fishing Rod. This is the most basic fishing rod that will be given to you by Einar, a local robot who enjoys fishing. However, there are three other fishing rods you can obtain through recipes. These include the Standard and Fine Fishing Rods.

You can obtain the recipe for the Standard, Fine, and Exquisite Fishing Rod from Einar, who is appropriately found around Fisherman’s Lagoon. He does wander from time to time, but never leaves the Kilima Region. This means he does not appear in Bahari Bay.

The Standard Fishing Rod recipe will cost 250 Gold, the Fine Fishing Rod recipe will cost 1,500 Gold, and the Exquisite Fishing Rod recipe will cost 3,000 Gold.

In order to craft the Basic Fishing Rod you will need the following materials:

• 1 Makeshift Rod
• 5 Copper Bars
• 20 Sapwood Plank

The Fine Fishing Rod will require the following materials:

• 1 Standard Rod
• 5 Iron Bars
• 10 Heartwood Plank

The Exquisite Fishing Rod will need the following materials:

• 1 Fine Rod
• 2 Palium Bar
• 5 Flow-infused Plank

The difference between these fishing rods is the amount of “line health” they have. Line health is effectively how much stamina you have while fishing, and how long you have to correct the direction of your line before the fish breaks off and escapes.

Palia is available for the PC and Nintendo Switch.