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Quick answer
- A catch takes 5 to 30 seconds. Each Lure level cuts 5 seconds.
- Without enchantments: 85% fish, 10% junk, 5% treasure.
- Luck of the Sea III raises treasure to about 11%.
Fishing is slow, safe and one of the few ways to get treasure like enchanted books and name tags without exploring.
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What you can catch
| Category | Chance | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Fish | 85% |    Cod, salmon, pufferfish, tropical fish |
| Junk | 10% |     Bowls, leather, sticks, rotten flesh |
| Treasure | 5% | Name tag, Saddle, Nautilus shell, enchanted books, bows and rods |
Lure vs Luck of the Sea
- Lure: fish bite faster. Each level takes 5 seconds off the wait.
- Luck of the Sea: more treasure and less junk.
| Luck of the Sea | Treasure | Junk |
|---|---|---|
| None | 5% | 10% |
| I | 7.07% | 8.08% |
| II | 9.18% | 6.12% |
| III | 11.34% | 4.12% |
Use both on the same rod. Add Mending and it repairs itself from the XP you catch.
Fish in open water
On Java, you only get treasure if the bobber is in open water: roughly a 5×5 area of water around it, 2 blocks deep, with 2 blocks of air above.
Under the skyThe wait almost doubles if the bobber can't see the sky. Rain makes fish bite a little faster.
1 to 6XP per catch
64uses per rod on Java
Cheat sheet
- Lure = faster bites, Luck of the Sea = more treasure
- Fish in open water under the sky
- Treasure includes name tags, saddles and enchanted books
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