Fishing Ruler
by Nettakrim
Fishing Ruler shows the length of a fishing line above the hotbar, so a player holding a fishing rod can read the distance it covers.
What it does
The mod measures how far a line reaches from the rod, and shows that length as an indicator above the hotbar while a fishing rod is held. Because the distance a caught entity is pulled scales with the length of the line, the readout helps a player judge how far a fling will carry an entity without the line snapping. Text in the indicator is colored to report fishing conditions, for example whether a water source is large enough to catch a treasure fish, and the color changes accordingly.
The mod plays a sound whenever a fish bites the hook, so a player knows when to reel. Players who forget what a color means can use the fishingruler:help command to display the key in chat. A custom bite sound can be set through the fishingruler:bite sound entry. The mod runs on the client alone, and it needs Fabric API on Fabric. It is published only for Fabric, with files for 1.19 – 26.3, and the code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so the project is open source.
Key features
Line length indicator
The current fishing line length is displayed above the hotbar whenever a fishing rod is held.
Color-coded fishing information
Indicator text changes color to report conditions such as whether a water source is large enough to catch treasure fish.
Bite notification
A sound plays whenever a fish bites the hook, so the player knows when to reel in.
Color key command
The fishingruler:help command displays what each color means as a message in the game.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Flinging entities
A player who wants to fling an entity far with a fishing rod can read the line length and adjust the cast to keep the line from snapping.
Finding treasure fish
The color of the indicator helps a player decide whether a water source is large enough to catch treasure fish.
Who it’s for: Players who use fishing rods in survival worlds or on a single-player client and want the line length and fishing conditions shown in-game.
How it compares
Auto Fishing + is a client-side mod released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, open source, with Fabric files for 1.19 – 1.21.10. No Fishing Rod is a server-side only mod that is not open source, with Fabric files for 1.21 – 1.21.10 and All rights reserved. Fishing Ruler does not automate fishing; it reports line length and conditions for the player to act on.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Ruler | Fabric | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
| Auto Fishing + | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-07 |
| No Fishing Rod | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-12-01 |
Questions
Does Fishing Ruler need Fabric API?
Does the server need Fishing Ruler installed?
Which game versions does Fishing Ruler support?
In the catalog
Fishing Ruler is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Ever wanted to fling an entity really far with a fishing rod but you keep snapping your line due to the distance? Well now you can! Fishing Ruler adds an indicator above the hotbar when using a fishing rod showing the current length of the line
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fishing-ruler
- Owner
- Nettakrim
- Published
- 2023-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15