A Common Profession, item level 5, requires level 3.
On Strong Fishing Pole's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 25 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 15 gold to 107 gold86 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
On Equip: +5 Fishing Skill.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 1s 80c. In Classic Era it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 1s 80c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 1s 80c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 1s 80c. In MoP Classic it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 1s 80c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 5 | 3 | Common | 2s 37c |
| WoW Forever | 10 | 5 | Common | 1s 80c |
| Classic Era | 10 | 5 | Common | 1s 80c |
| The Burning Crusade | 10 | 5 | Common | 1s 80c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 10 | 5 | Common | 1s 80c |
| MoP Classic | 10 | 5 | Common | 1s 80c |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 3 items nearest to Strong Fishing Pole among Profession > Fishing; 1 of them also come from Classic.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Fishing Pole (this item) | 5 | Use: +5 Fishing; Use: Fishing Tool Equipped (DNT) | Not listed |
| Fishing Pole | 1 | Use: Fishing Tool Equipped (DNT) | Not listed |
 Farstrider Hobbyist Rod | 486 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Fishing Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | Not listed |
| Sin'dorei Angler's Rod | 535 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Fishing Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Strong Fishing Pole uses icon file 132932, which 14 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Darkwood Fishing Pole ID 6366 · Profession · item level 12Fishing Pole ID 6256 · ProfessionBlump Family Fishing Pole ID 12225 · Profession · item level 5Nat Pagle's Fish Terminator ID 19944 · Weapon - Staff · item level 29 "The inscription reads: Fishin's fer sissies -Nat Pagle"Stick ID 37708 · Weapon - Miscellaneous "Needs more carrot."Basic Fishing Pole ID 45120 · ProfessionStaats' Fishing Pole ID 46337 · Profession · item level 5Jonathan's Fishing Pole ID 52678 · Profession · item level 5Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6365 (6360 to 6370) were usually added in the same batch as Strong Fishing Pole: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Steelscale Crushfish ID 6360 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 16
Raw Rainbow Fin Albacore ID 6361 · Trade Goods · item level 10Raw Rockscale Cod ID 6362 · Trade Goods · item level 10
26 Pound Catfish ID 6363 · Miscellaneous · item level 1632 Pound Catfish ID 6364 · Miscellaneous · item level 16Darkwood Fishing Pole ID 6366 · Profession · item level 12
Big Iron Fishing Pole ID 6367 · Profession · item level 18
Recipe: Rainbow Fin Albacore ID 6368 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rainbow Fin Albacore."Recipe: Rockscale Cod ID 6369 · Recipe "Teaches you how to cook Rockscale Cod."
Blackmouth Oil ID 6370 · Trade Goods · item level 10The raw ItemSparse values for item 6365 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Strong Fishing Pole is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Strong Fishing Pole next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Strong Fishing Pole
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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