Make Fishing Rod is a fishing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Makeshift Fishing Rod x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any sharpknife or any meatcleaver | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Wooden Rod | Used up |
| 2 | any fishingline | Used up |
| 1 | Paperclip or Nails or Fishing Hook or Forged Fishing Hook or Bone Fishing Hook | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Makeshift Fishing Rod |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Fishing Rod recipe (Fishing category). You need Wooden Rod, any fishingline, Paperclip or Nails or Fishing Hook or Forged Fishing Hook or Bone Fishing Hook and these tools: any sharpknife or any meatcleaver.
No skill level is required.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Fishing 4 and Carving 4 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: Angler USA - June 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Fishing Rod, Fishing Rod without Line.
It gives 5 XP in Carving per craft.
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