Fish It Rods Tier List (September 2026)

Fish It Rods Tier List & Progression

Updated September 16, 2026

Tiers below are progression value for free-to-play routes, not a pure max-stat ranking. Diamond/Element win raw numbers; Ghostfinn is the landmark quest stick; Astral is the shop ceiling many players target first.

Tier S

S rods

Endgame shop, merchant, and quest rods. Enchant keepers here.

Astral Rod — Luck 350% · Speed 43% · 350K kg · ~1M coins
Hazmat Rod — Luck 380% · Speed 32% · 300K kg · ~1.38M — Traveling Merchant
Ares Rod — Luck 455% · Speed 56% · 400K kg · ~3M coins
Angler Rod — Luck 530% · Speed 71% · 500K kg · ~8M (Lost Isle temple shop)
Bamboo Rod — Luck 760% · Speed 98% · 500K kg · ~12M coins
Ghostfinn Rod — Luck 610% · Speed 118% · 600K kg · Deep Sea quest (Lost Isle)
Element Rod — Luck 1111% · Speed 130% · 900K kg · Element / Elemental quest (Ancient Jungle)
Diamond Rod — Luck 1300% · Speed 167% · 1M kg · Diamond researcher quest

Tier A

A rods

Strong mid-late shop sticks and Angelic gamepass.

Lucky Rod — Luck 140% · Speed 7% · 5K kg · 15K coins
Steampunk Rod — Luck 175% · Speed 19% · 25K kg · ~215K coins
Chrome Rod — Luck 229% · Speed 23% · 190K kg · ~437K coins
Fluorescent Rod — Luck 300% · Speed 23% · 160K kg · ~715K coins
Angelic Rod — Luck 180% · Speed 29% · 75K kg · Gamepass (Robux)

Tier B

B rods

Solid bridges and paid early gamepasses.

Demascus Rod — Luck 80% · Speed 4% · 400 kg · 3K coins (Damascus spelling varies in guides)
Midnight Rod — Luck 100% · Speed 10% · 10K kg · 50K coins
Gold Rod — Luck 110% · Speed 7% · 800 kg · Gamepass (Robux)
Hyper Rod — Luck 130% · Speed 13% · 1K kg · Gamepass (Robux)

Tier C

C rods

Useful stepping stones — Lava is free and mandatory early.

Lava Rod — Luck 30% · Speed 2% · 100 kg · Free — Lava Fisherman (Kohana Volcano)
Luck Rod — Luck 50% · Speed 2% · 5K kg · ~250 coins
Ice Rod — Luck 60% · Speed 7% · 750 kg · 5K coins

Tier D

D rods

Skip or replace quickly (Carbon/Grass often skipped in guides).

Starter Rod — Luck 0% · Speed 0% · 10 kg · Free (spawn)
Carbon Rod — Luck 30% · Speed 4% · 20 kg · 900 coins
Grass Rod — Luck 55% · Speed 5% · 250 kg · 1.5K coins

Recommended buy order (F2P-leaning)

Lava Rod

Free inside Kohana Volcano.

Demascus → Lucky

Skip weak early sticks when guides recommend it.

Steampunk → Chrome → Astral

Shop climb toward 1M Astral.

Hazmat if merchant

Traveling Merchant deal when available.

Ghostfinn / Angler / Element / Diamond

Quest and late shop ceiling.