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Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques"

Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques" is a skill book item in Project Zomboid. It trains Fishing for levels 7–8 and has 340 pages. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques" at a glance

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Skill Book Books & media

It trains Fishing for levels 7–8 and has 340 pages. It weighs 1.

Weight1
SkillFishing
Levels7–8
Pages340
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What it is and how to use it

Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.

More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.BookFishing4Skill Book
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques" is on 16 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Fishing Store GearCamping (box, cupboard, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Fishing (cupboard, crate, shelves); and 5 more places3.1%4
Bookstore OutdoorsBookstore (shelves)2.1%4
University Library BooksUniversity library (shelves); University storage (shelves)1.4%4
Fisherman OutfitSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)1.4%3
Gun Store LiteratureGun Store (shelves)1.1%4
Bookstore BooksBookstore (crate, box); Pawnshop (box, shelves)0.81%4
Fishing LockersFishing (locker); Fishing storage (locker)0.78%4
Fisherman ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.68%3

It is on 8 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late, Survivalist 03 Mid, Survivalist 04 and 7 more.

Inside bags and cases: Military Backpack.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques" weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques"?

Base.BookFishing4.

What does Fishing IV: "Latest Rod and Net Techniques" teach?

It trains Fishing for levels 7–8.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.