| “ | Cast into a pit, and wait for a bite! | ” |
The Fishing Rod is a Relic in Shovel of Hope.
Usage[]
The Fishing Rod is one of the first Relics available. It allows the player to fish in any pit or pool in the game, including the Troupple Pond. The fishing rod can pull up food, treasure, useless junk, or, if used in some lava pits, even Charflounders. Due to this, the Fishing Rod can be conveniently used in New Game Plus to improve the otherwise limited supply of healing items. Sparkling pits yield better rewards including Music Sheets, golden fish worth 
350, or Troupples, which grant one specific Ichor if an empty Chalice is available. It can also be used to dig out a dig pile in one fell swoop like the Trench Blade.
To successfully fish, press [attack] or [use Relic] when "!!" shows when fishing. The Fishing Rod also does damage when dropped on enemies from above, and can collect treasure, including the bags of money left behind when Shovel Knight dies. It costs 
6 per use.
It is the subject of the Master Angler Feat, which requires to successfully fish 5 sparkling fishing spots.
Availability[]
The Fishing Rod can be purchased from Chester in the Village for 1250.
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Trivia[]
- Fish caught underwater in the Iron Whale will swim around slowly instead of flopping around like when they are caught on land.
- Using a Fishing Rod on another player in Co-op Mode will lift them up to the user's position.
- Among the junk items Shovel Knight can fish up are a Boneclang's skull, an apple core that would later replace the regular apple in Specter of Torment, and what appears to be the White Sword from the first The Legend of Zelda game.
- Alongside the Chaos Sphere, the Fishing Rod is the only Relic that cannot be collected in Plague of Shadows by Plague Knight.