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Fix Fishing Rod recipe

Fix Fishing Rod is a fishing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Fishing Rod x1. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu.
  • It is learned automatically at Fishing 4.
  • Reading Magazine: Angler USA - June 1993 teaches it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Base crafting time: 80 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands.
  • Recipe tags: Fishing.
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Quick answers

How do you make Fishing Rod in Project Zomboid?

Use the Fix Fishing Rod recipe (Fishing category). You need Fishing Rod without Line, any fishingline, Paperclip or Nails or Fishing Hook or Forged Fishing Hook or Bone Fishing Hook.

What skill does Fix Fishing Rod need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Fix Fishing Rod recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Fishing 4. Reading Magazine: Angler USA - June 1993 teaches it.

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