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The Fishing Rod is an object used in fishing to catch fish. It appears in a couple of The Legend of Zelda games, and first appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. In earlier games, the Fishing Rod can only be used at a fishing hole, although in later games, Link can take a Fishing Rod with him on his journey.
History[edit]
The Legend of Zelda series[edit]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[edit]
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Link uses a rod to go fishing at the Fishing Pond in Mabe Village.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time[edit]
In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link can rent a rod at Lake Hylia for 20 Rupees. Catching certain fish earns Link various types of rewards. If Link has the Stone of Agony, the game controller vibrates whenever a fish bites the hook. If most of his body is standing in the water, Link can reel in fish quicker. tries to take the rod with him, the Pond Owner demands that he return it at the counter. As an adult, Link can use the Fishing Rod to catch the Pond Owner's hat. If Link throws the Pond Owner's hat into the water, he is fined 50 Rupees.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess[edit]
The fishing rod debuts as an inventory item in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The fishing rod was crafted by Colin; his father, Rusl, told him to wait for Link before giving it to him. When Link talks to Colin, he refers him to go ask his mother, Uli, for the fishing rod. Uli only gives Link the fishing rod once he has carried a cradle to her house.
While fishing, Link can use two types of bait, bee larvae and worms, to increase the chance of a fish biting the fishing rod. Link eventually obtains the coral earring, a replacement hook that allows him to catch a reekfish. There are also two obtainable lures, the sinking lure and the frog lure.
Another kind of fishing rod, which makes use of lures, is used within the confines of Hena's fishing hole. Unlike Link's fishing rod, which relies solely on pulling to land a fish, the one used in the fishing hole has a reel. In the Wii release, the Nunchuk is used as a controller in a similar fashion to the fishing reel.
In the final battle against Ganondorf, Link can use the Fishing Rod to distract Ganondorf, leaving him open for attack.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass[edit]
In The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, the Old Wayfarer gives Link the fishing rod after he unites him with Joanne. Link can use the fishing rod while at the World of the Ocean King to go fishing from the S.S. Linebeck. Once Link has the fishing rod, shadows of fish appear around the sea. When the ship touches a shadow on the map, Link can start fishing.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D[edit]
In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Link can fish at the Swamp Fishing Hole and Ocean Fishing Hole located at the Swamp Shooting Gallery and Great Bay, respectively. Like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link cannot use the rod outside of either fishing hole. To go fishing, Link can either rent a Fishing Rod for 50 Rupees or trade in a Fishing Hole Pass. When Link goes fishing, he can talk to the owner and use either the Standard Lure or Sinking Lure for his rod.
Hyrule Warriors[edit]
In Hyrule Warriors, the Fishing Rod is one of the Item Cards in the Twilight Princess Pack, as part of the Twilight Map in Adventure Mode. The Fishing Rod is used on fish squares to catch fish in bodies of water. The Fishing Rod Item Card is also used in the Grand Travels Map of the Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks Pack.
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX) (Nintendo Switch)
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| Characters
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| Main and supporting
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Link • Marin • Tarin • BowWow • Owl • Flying Rooster • Wind Fish
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| Other
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Bear Cub • Chef Bear • Christine • CiaoCiao • Crazy Tracy • Dampé*** • Fairy Queen* • Fisherman • Gar and Dion* • Ghost • Grandma Yahoo • Goriya • Great Fairies • Henhouse Keeper • Hippo Model • Kiki the Monkey • Li'l Devil • Madam MeowMeow • Mamasha • Mamu • Manbo • Mermaid • Mr. Write • Old Man Ulrira • Papahl • Photographer** • Quadruplets • Raccoon • Richard • Sale • Schule Donavitch • Shopkeeper • Toucan • Trendy Gamester • Walrus • Witch
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| Species
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Bee • Bird • Chicken • Fairy • Fish • Fox • Frog • Mini Bow-Wow • Monkey • Mouse • Rabbit • Seagull
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| Enemies
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| Normal enemies
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Armos • Ball and Chain Trooper • Ballereen • Beetle • Birky • Blooper • Boarblin • Bomb Trooper • Bombite • Bonewing* • Boo • Buzz Blob • Cheep Cheep • Crow • Cukeman • Dacto • Darknut • Firebat • Ghini • Giant Ghini • Gibdo • Giant Goponga Flower • Goo Specter • Goomba • Goponga Flower • Hardhat Beetle • Helmasaur • Hollow Mimic • Hue Ball* • K.K. Sniper • Keese • Leever • Like Like • Mini Angler • Mini-Moldorm • Mini Zol • Moblin • Octorok • Pairodd • Peahat • Pincer • Piranha • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pols Voice • Rope • Sand Crab • Sea Urchin • Shrouded Stalfos • Shy Guy • Spark • Spiny • Spiny Beetle • Stalfos • Sword Moblin • Sword Stalfos • Tektite • Three-of-a-Kind • Vire • Voidmaster • Water Tektite • Winged Octorok • Wizzrobe • Zirro • Zol • Zombie • Zora
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| Traps and obstacles
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Anti-Faery • Blade Trap • Boulder • Eye Guard • Face Lamp • Flame Fountain • Flying Tile • Giant Bubble • Laser • Lava • Mega Thwomp • Podoboo • Quick Sand • Shadow Link*** • Spiked Thwomp • Stone Elevator • Thwomp • Wallmaster***
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| Minibosses
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Armos Knight • Avalaunch* • Blaino • Dodongo Snake • Giant Buzz Blob* • Gohma • Grim Creeper and Creeps • Hinox • Hydrosoar • Lanmola • Master Stalfos • Moblin Chief • Rover • Spike Roller • Turtle Rock
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| Bosses
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Moldorm • Genie • Slime Eye • Angler Fish • Slime Eel • Facade • Evil Eagle • Hot Head • Shadow Nightmares (Giant Zol Shadow • Agahnim Shadow • Moldorm Shadow • Ganon Shadow • Lanmola Shadow • Death Shadow) • Hardhit Beetle*
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| Equipment
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| Weapons
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Bomb • Boomerang • Bow and Arrows • Hookshot • Magic Rod • Pegasus Boots • Power Bracelet (Powerful Bracelet) • Shield (Mirror Shield) • Sword (Koholint Sword)
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| Items
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Blue Clothes* • Compass • Dungeon Map • Fairy • Flippers • Golden Leaf • Guardian Acorn • Heart • Heart Container • Magnifying Lens • Nightmare Key • Piece of Heart • Piece of Power • Red Clothes* • Rupee • Secret medicine • Secret Seashell • Small Key • Stone beak • Toadstool • Trading sequence items (Yoshi Doll, Ribbon, Canned food, Bananas, Stick, Honeycomb, Pineapple, Hibiscus, Goat's letter, Broom, Fishing hook, Necklace/Bra, Mermaid's Scale)
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| Dungeon Keys
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Tail Key • Slime Key • Angler Key • Face Key • Bird Key
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| Instruments of the Sirens
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Full Moon Cello • Conch Horn • Sea Lily's Bell • Surf Harp • Wind Marimba • Coral Triangle • Organ of Evening Calm • Thunder Drum
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| Locations
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| Koholint Island
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Animal Village • Cemetery • East of the Bay • Goponga Swamp • Koholint Prairie • Mabe Village • Martha's Bay • Mt. Tamaranch • Mysterious Forest • Pothole Field • Rapids Ride • Shrine Waterfall • Signpost Maze • South of the Village • Tabahl Wasteland • Tal Tal Heights • Tal Tal Mountain Range • Toronbo Shores • Ukuku Prairie • Yarna Desert
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| Dungeons
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Level 1 - Tail Cave • Level 2 - Bottle Grotto • Level 3 - Key Cavern • Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel • Level 5 - Catfish's Maw • Level 6 - Face Shrine • Level 7 - Eagle's Tower • Level 8 - Turtle Rock • Wind Fish's Egg • Color Dungeon*
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| Buildings
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Crazy Tracy's Health Spa • Henhouse • House by the Bay • Manbo's Pond • Madam MeowMeow's House • Marin and Tarin's House • Old Man Ulrira's House • Quadruplets House • Raft Shop • Richard's Villa • Sale's House o' Bananas • Seashell Mansion • Telephone Booth • Town Tool Shop • Trendy Game • Under the bridge • Village Library • Weird Mr. Write • Witch's Hut
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| Other
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Ancient Ruins • Camera Shop** • Chamber Dungeon*** • Dampé's Shack*** • Dream Shrine • Faerie Spring • Fishing Pond • Kanalet Castle • Mermaid Statue • Moblin Cave • Warp point • Weathervane • Well
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| * Not in the original version ** Exclusive to Link's Awakening DX *** Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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