ICanGamez Better Fishing
by ICanGamez
ICanGamez Better Fishing adds new fishing rods and fishing-related items to NeoForge, with a fishing hat and a set of wood blocks.
What it does
The mod adds fishing rods with an aquatic theme, including the Fishes Gear Weapon and a Deepsea Fishing Rod that draws from a deeper loot table. Crafting a rod starts with an iron rod, made by circling iron around a stick, and the golden string version is shaped with gold wound around string. Rods are listed from the lowest to the highest loot value, so a player can see how each one compares before choosing.
Fishing gives more experience with these rods, and the mod includes a storage item, a new wood set and extra foods. Because it runs on client and server, the server and every player need it installed. Files are published for NeoForge only, for Minecraft 1.20.4, with 1.0.0 as the latest file released on 2024-05-04. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Aquatic fishing rods
Several rods with a water theme, from the Fishes Gear Weapon to the Deepsea Fishing Rod, each with its own loot.
Boosted fishing experience
Catching fish with the mod's rods gives more experience than vanilla fishing.
Fishing hat and storage
A fishing hat for the player and a storage item for keeping catches and tackle close at hand.
New wood set and foods
A wood set for building and a range of new foods that come from the fishing theme.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Fishing-focused survival
Players who fish for a living in survival can use the richer rod set to shift their loot toward deeper and rarer drops.
Who it’s for: Players on NeoForge 1.20.4 who want more fishing rods and loot variety. Server owners should install it on the server and on every client that connects.
How it compares
Improved Fishing Mod is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 and is open source under the MIT License, so it targets a different version. Lava Fishing covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source too. Both are client and server mods, like ICanGamez Better Fishing, but only this mod is limited to 1.20.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICanGamez Better Fishing | NeoForge | 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-05-04 |
| Improved Fishing Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-25 |
| Lava Fishing | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
Questions
Does this mod need a loader other than NeoForge?
Do servers need the mod installed?
Which Minecraft version does the mod support?
In the catalog
ICanGamez Better Fishing is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
So you need to craft a iron rod by circling iron around a stick! Then you need to circle around a string with gold!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/icangamez-better-fishing
- Owner
- ICanGamez
- Published
- 2024-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15