This guide will provide you with 11 things you didn’t know about fishing in Minecraft.
Cow Tipper
Getting leather from fishing will give you the ‘cow tipper’ achievement.
Bad Way
Fishing under a tree is a bad way of fishing.
Better Way
Fishing in water lit up from sunlight or moonlight is way better. On average, your fishing time will decrease by 50%.
Fishing Line
The fishing line and the end of your fishing rod probably don’t line up. The line’s placement does not change as you change your Pov-Setting. You can get the two to match up.
Halloween Update
In the Halloween update, Notch said they would add sea creatures. However, they didn’t have the time and instead added fish as an item.
Now sometime later, creatures such as squids and guardians have been added.
In Rain
Fishing in the rain is another great tip if you want to fish effectively. On average, getting a catch is 20% faster.
Categories
When fishing, there are three categories of catches. Each category has a different chance of ‘biting’ and has its items.
Fish
There’s the fish category, which contains these items.
Treasure
There’s the treasure category, which contains all of these items.
Junk
And last and least, there is the junk category.
Enchantments
There are currently three different enchantments for fishing rods. Let’s make the ultimate fishing rod. Mending makes it, so all XP gained is durability on the fishing rod.
Switching Rods
You can switch rods while fishing without interrupting the process. You can exploit it in various ways. It means you can use the lure enchantment to get caught quickly. And then switch to a regular or unbreaking fishing rod to avoid losing durability.
Fishing Rods Durability
Fishing rods lose different amounts of durability depending on what is hooked. Using it in water causes it to lose one durability per catch. Using it on the ground causes it to lose two durabilities per reel. Hooking an entity cause a loss of 3 durability points. But remember, you can always drop the fishing rod to avoid all durability loss.
Puffer Fish
Eating puffer fish poisons you and gives you nausea. It is based on the real pufferfish, which is, in fact, Extremely poisonous.