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How To Get A Flimsy Fishing Rod Early On in Animal Crossing New Horizons

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There are plenty of fishes in the sea, and while this metaphor is given out plenty of time in the real world, it stands true in Animal Crossing New Horizons. To catch fish, however, you will require to have a fishing rod and you can learn here how to get your tiny little hands on one in this guide.

Fishes can be sold in the market in Animal Crossing New Horizons for a lot of Bells, and the more Bells you have, the more you can afford to have new things. Animal Crossing New Horizons has a lot to teach about economics for such a cute little game.

How To Get A Fishing Rod in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Fishing rods are basic things in real life and in Animal Crossing New Horizons so be at ease as this will come by easily. Actually, there are two ways in which you can get a fishing rod in the game and we have pointed out both these methods just for you.

Crafting A Fishing Rod

As for most things in life, the first fishing rod that you craft in Animal Crossing New Horizons won’t be really that good and it is just there to get you started but the plus point is the fact that you can get it really early on in the game and for absolutely minimal effort.

All you have to do is get 5 pieces of tree branches in Animal Crossing New Horizons, to get the tree branches, simply walk up to any tree and shake it by pressing A.

How To Get A Fishing Rod in Animal Crossing New Horizons

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Once you get your hands on 5 pieces of tree branches all you have to do is take them to Resident Service Center and use the workbench to create the fishing rod. You can use any workbench at this point but if you are early on in the game, the Resident Service Center workbench is all you will have access to.

You will have successfully crafted your very own flimsy fishing rod. Now on to the other method.

Purchasing A Fishing Rod

Pretty nice capitalist market has everything on sale if you need it, and likewise, you will be able to purchase the flimsy fishing rod in Animal Crossing New Horizons too.

All you have to do is go to Timmy in Resident Service Center and buy one, you can usually get it for around 400 Bells in the game, so make sure that you have enough bank before you set out to buy one.

This is how you can get a fishing rod in Animal Crossing New Horizons, there are multiple ways and you can use either of them to your advantage. Check out other guides on Animal Crossing New Horizons in case you are stuck on any part of the game.

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