To get the Scavenger Rod in Fisch, start Dr. Crookspine’s Errands at the Laboratory on the oil rig off Rosslit Bay, collect 2 Silver Rusty Bolts, 5 Scrap Metal, and 1 Lunar String, then return them to Dr. Crookspine for the free rod.
The Scavenger Rod is a farming-focused rod built around one job: pulling Rare Finds out of the water. You don’t buy it and you don’t fish it up randomly — it’s the reward for finishing a short three-part quest, so the real work is grinding three garbage-tier materials from three different zones. Here’s the full grind, the loadouts that make it quick, and what the rod actually does once it’s yours.
Materials you need before starting
| Requirement | Where to get it | Setup |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Silver Rusty Bolts | Mineshaft | Titanium Rod, Garbage Bait, Mutated Sharky |
| 5 Scrap Metal | The Depths (daytime) | Any rod, Garbage Bait |
| 1 Lunar String | Desolate Deep | Moonlit Rod, Mutated Sharky |
Key The rod is quest-earned, not sold, and the whole quest boils down to fishing up three specific junk items and handing them in. Before you set off, it helps to see the entire grind at a glance, because each material lives in a different zone and wants a slightly different setup.
You’ll need Mineshaft and Desolate Deep unlocked to fish for their materials, so make sure your progression already reaches those zones before you accept the quest.
Starting Dr. Crookspine’s Errands at the Laboratory
Head out to the oil rig off the coast of Rosslit Bay — that’s where the Laboratory sits. Ride out along the beam or glide up to the upper deck, then walk through the open doors into the building at the top.
Once inside, turn right to find Dr. Crookspine working at his desk. Talk to him to begin Dr. Crookspine’s Errands, a three-part quest that asks for the three materials above. Complete all three and the Scavenger Rod is yours for free — there’s no cost and no shop that sells it.
How to get the Scavenger Rod in Fisch
Here’s the full route from the oil rig to the finished rod, in the order that keeps the grind moving.
STEP 1/5
Start the quest at the Laboratory
Travel to the oil rig off Rosslit Bay, enter the Laboratory, turn right, and speak to Dr. Crookspine to begin his three-part errand.
STEP 2/5
Farm 2 Silver Rusty Bolts in the Mineshaft
Fish the Mineshaft with the Titanium Rod, Garbage Bait, and Mutated Sharky equipped until you land 2 Silver Rusty Bolts.
STEP 3/5
Farm 5 Scrap Metal in The Depths
Head to The Depths during daytime and fish with Garbage Bait on any rod until you collect 5 Scrap Metal.
STEP 4/5
Farm 1 Lunar String in Desolate Deep
At Desolate Deep, fish with the Moonlit Rod and Mutated Sharky until you pull a single Lunar String.
STEP 5/5
Turn everything in to Dr. Crookspine
Return to the Laboratory and hand Dr. Crookspine all three materials to receive the Scavenger Rod for free.
Run Garbage Bait with Mutated Sharky equipped for every material — all three quest items come from garbage rolls, so this loadout is what actually speeds the grind up.
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Scavenger Rod stats and its Rare Finds passive
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Lure Speed | 75% |
| Luck | 100% |
| Control | 0.1 (+10%) |
| Resilience | 20% |
| Max Kg | 75,000kg |
| Line Distance | 50m |
The Scavenger Rod isn’t a money rod — it’s an item-farming tool. It comes with 100% Luck, a fast 75% lure speed, and a 75,000kg max weight, but the real draw is the passive: a 3× chance for Rare Finds. That covers the special drops worth fishing for — enchant relics, treasure maps, nukes, rotted seeds, and threads — plus a 40% chance for the Scavenged mutation (a 3× value multiplier) on your catches. If you’re chasing garbage-tier and special items rather than raw cash, this is the rod to have.
One note on the numbers: the in-game rod menu can show slightly different Control and Resilience readouts than the values above, so treat those two as the working figures rather than exact certainties.
Mistakes to avoid while farming quest materials
The biggest time-waster is trying to buy the rod — it only exists as the quest turn-in, so there’s nothing to shop for. Just as important, don’t sell your Silver Rusty Bolts or Scrap Metal; they read as junk in your inventory, but you need them for the hand-in.
For Scrap Metal specifically, fish The Depths during daytime — night spawns drop the rate hard. And make sure the zones and tools are ready before you start: without access to Mineshaft and Desolate Deep, two of the three objectives are impossible. Finally, don’t confuse the rod with the Scavenger enchant you can roll at the Second Sea Enchant Altar — same name, but that’s a rod enchantment, not the quest reward you’re after here.
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