FishingFailSave
by swift.dev
FishingFailSave is a Fabric client mod that watches a cast fishing rod and recasts it when the float has vanished without a cast being triggered.
What it does
Sometimes a float disappears on a modded or laggy server without any casting logic firing, and the rod stops working. Auto-fishing mods on their own tend to freeze in that state. FishingFailSave keeps checking the rod's status, and when the float is gone and shows no sign of activity, it casts the rod again.
The mod is meant to sit beside a main auto-fishing mod, and the author names AutoLiteFishing by ynovka as the one it complements, acting as a safety net for that mod's operation. Fabric API is required. Installation is simple: add the mod next to the auto-fishing mod, hold a fishing rod in either hand, and cast once. If something goes wrong, FishingFailSave recasts automatically.
FishingFailSave is published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.21.4, with 1.0.0 as the latest file from 2026-04-26. It runs on the client alone, so servers do not need it, and it is released under the MIT License. The code is not open source.
Key features
Float disappearance detection
The mod notices when a cast float has disappeared and no fish has been caught, instead of waiting indefinitely.
Smart wait timer
A timer treats a rod as stalled once more than 25 seconds pass with no catch, then triggers a recast.
Automatic recast
When the float is gone and shows no signs of life, the rod is cast again without any input from the player.
Low resource use
The mod only runs while a fishing rod is held, so it consumes very little in other situations.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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
Long auto-fishing sessions
Players who leave an auto-fishing setup running for long periods can rely on the recast check to restart a stalled rod.
Laggy modded servers
On heavily modded or lagging servers, where floats can vanish without a cast, the mod covers the gap that the main auto-fishing mod leaves.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric 1.21.4 who already use an auto-fishing mod and want a backup that recasts a rod whose float has disappeared. It is installed on the client only.
Questions
Does FishingFailSave need Fabric API?
Does FishingFailSave work on its own?
Does the server need FishingFailSave?
What the author says
🎣 FishingFailSave (Fix for AutoLiteFishing) FishingFailSave — это вспомогательный мод-аддон, разработанный специально для исправления проблем с «зависанием» поплавка. Если вы используете AutoLiteFishing (или аналогичные моды на авто-рыбалку) и сталкиваетесь с тем, что персонаж просто стоит с удочкой и ничего не…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fishingfailsave
- Owner
- swift.dev
- Published
- 2026-04-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15