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Fishing Lure

by Andriyko69

Fishing Lure makes fishing rods require a lure before a fish can bite, and players attach the lure from the offhand.

NeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Fishing rods do not catch anything until a lure is attached. Players put a lure into the offhand slot and right-click with the rod to attach it, and the rod then shows a different texture while baited. The lure is consumed after each successful catch. The list of items that count as valid lures can be changed in the config, with rotten flesh as the default. The mod suits simple survival and beta-style modpacks where fishing should be harder. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the source code is open source.

Key features

  1. Lure required to bite

    Fishing rods need a lure before a fish can bite, which makes fishing harder than in vanilla.

  2. Offhand attachment

    A lure is attached by holding it in the offhand and right-clicking with the fishing rod.

  3. Configurable lure list

    The items accepted as lures can be changed in the config, and rotten flesh is the default lure.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.0-1.21.1-neoforge
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Actual Fishing is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Advanced Fishing is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers NeoForge and Forge across 1.12.2 – 26.2.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Fishing LureNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-03-09
Actual FishingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 1.21.11Client and server2026-01-16
Advanced FishingForge and NeoForge1.12.2 – 26.2Client and server2026-07-23

Questions

Does Fishing Lure need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

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What the author says

Fishing Lure is a small vanilla-friendly NeoForge mod that makes fishing rods require a lure before fish can bite. To attach a lure, put one in your offhand and right-click with a fishing rod. The rod will get a different texture when baited, and the lure is consumed after a successful catch.
Andriyko69, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Andriyko69
Published
2026-03-09
Updated on Modrinth
2026-03-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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