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Better Than Fishing

by Bacrian

Better Than Fishing extends the fishing system of BTA with new rods, items, blocks and recipes for players who fish for rare materials.

BTA BabricClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen sourceb1.7.3

What it does

Three fishing rods are added, made from gold, diamond and Iridescite, and each tier raises the chance of catching treasure. The diamond and gold rods both change the drop mechanics, and the Iridescite rod is the tier that brings in the rare material. The author notes that drop rates may still change in later builds.

The mod is built for BTA Babric and only covers b1.7.3. Because it changes fishing results and adds recipes, both the server and every player need it. The project is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with a public source repository and issue tracker where bugs can be reported. Snapshot builds are published alongside the release files.

Key features

  1. Gold fishing rod

    A rod with a higher chance of catching treasure items than the basic fishing rod.

  2. Diamond fishing rod

    Catches up to three items per cast and adds its own drop mechanics for fishing.

  3. Iridescite fishing rod

    Its tool tier is Iridescite, and it is the route to the rare material gained through fishing.

  4. New fishing items and blocks

    Extra items, blocks and recipes expand the fishing system beyond the rods.

No per-version build data
Modrinth lists game versions for this project (b1.7.3), but the source data has no build per game version and loader, so the compatibility grid is not shown.

How it compares

Full comparison

Caves and Cliffs-BTA is also a b1.7.3 Babric mod and runs on client and server, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and it is open source. Edible Mud BTA has the same loader and version, is open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, and runs on client and server. Better than First Person is different: it runs on the client alone and is released under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Better Than FishingBTA Babricb1.7.3Client and server2026-08-28
Caves and Cliffs-BTABTA Babricb1.7.3Client and server2026-01-25
Edible Mud BTABTA Babricb1.7.3Client and server2026-05-18
Better than First PersonBTA Babricb1.7.3Client-side only2026-02-17

Questions

Does Better Than Fishing need a server install?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which game version does Better Than Fishing support?

Only b1.7.3 is listed, and the mod is built for BTA Babric.

Is the source code available for Better Than Fishing?

Yes. The project is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it has a public source repository and issue tracker.

In the catalog

Better Than Fishing is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.

Food mods6,151Mods for b1.7.3567

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What the author says

This mod aims to expand the fishing system of BTA by adding new items, blocks, and recipes. And is it really better than fishing...? I don't know. Fish. Fishing rods, new items, recipes, blocks, and a tool tier (Iridescite).
Bacrian, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Bacrian
Published
2026-08-01
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

FoodAdventureDecorationEquipment
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