I spent three days stuck on Rick’s questline, wasted a perfectly good Ember Flame Hog Choker trade, and still ended up with nothing. Classic. If you’ve been grinding for the Cinderstring Fisch rod and hitting a wall every single time, I promise — it’s not bugged. You’re just missing one or two steps that nobody actually explains clearly. I figured it out the hard way so you don’t have to. This guide will get you from confused to casting in one read.
⚡ Quick Fix — Stop Wasting Time
- Go to Depths — head toward the Ink Keeper NPC, not the main dock
- Find the waterfall on the right-hand path and climb to the catwalk
- Follow the tunnel — this is where most players go wrong location entirely
- Unlock Rick’s questline in order — skipping ahead won’t work
- Don’t trade away your Ember Flame Hog Choker — you need it for Quest 2
- Complete all 3 quests in sequence — the rod won’t drop until Quest 3 is done
Step 1: Why Players Never Find Rick in the First Place
The number one reason players fail this questline is wrong location. Everyone heads straight to the Ink Keeper merchant and just stands there like it’s going to hand them the rod. It won’t.
From the Ink Keeper, you need to take the right-hand path and follow it until you hit a waterfall. Climb up to the catwalk, go through the tunnel, and that’s where Rick is waiting. No marker, no obvious arrow — just a hidden NPC that the game expects you to find yourself.
I walked past that waterfall twice before I actually stopped and looked up. Embarrassing, but real.
Beginner tip: If you’re dying instantly in Depths trying to find him, make sure your rod and level can handle the zone first. Going in underpowered just adds to the frustration.
Step 2: The Three Quests — Where the Real Pain Starts
Here’s where most players either rage quit or accidentally lock themselves out of progress. Rick’s questline has three quests and they must be done in order.
Quest 1 — Deliver a Scorched Sea Mine. Annoying to find but doable with some patience in the right zone.
Quest 2 — This is the one that kills people. You need an Ember Flame Hog Choker, which is an extinct fish item. You either already have one, or you trade for it. Do NOT sell it thinking you’ll get another one. I’ve seen at least five players in the community post about this exact wasted grind mistake.
Quest 3 — Turn in a Shiny Subspace Bait Crate. This requires a Blazebringer rod with Momentum enchantment and some open sea fishing during daytime in the Second Sea.
Complete all three and the Cinderstring Fisch rod is yours.
Beginner tip: Trade for the Ember Flame Hog Choker before starting Quest 1 — prices go up once people see you asking in chat during the questline.
Step 3: What You Actually Get — Stats and Passive Explained
So after all that suffering, is the Cinderstring Fisch rod even worth it? Yes. But only if you fish at night.
Base stats are solid: 95% Lure Speed, 175% Luck, 70% Resilience, infinite max weight, and 200m Line Distance. The catch? Zero Control. Literally 0. So every reel-in is a manual skill test.
The passive is where it gets interesting. During the day, you get 22% Progress Speed and a 27% chance for Diurnal (7× multiplier) — decent. At night, it explodes to 222% Progress Speed and a 7% chance for Nocturnal (8× multiplier), but your Control drops to -0.28.
This is a high-skill rod. If your reeling is clean and consistent, the night passive is genuinely one of the stronger setups in the game right now. If your reeling is sloppy, the decay bar will destroy you.
Beginner tip: Practice your reeling mechanics before committing to night sessions with this rod. The 0 Control stat is not a joke.
Why It’s Worth the Grind
The Cinderstring Fisch rod isn’t just a flex — it has real grinding power when used correctly.
- XP gains at night with the 222% Progress Speed passive are among the fastest in the game
- Money impact is real — higher multiplier catches mean better fish values per session
- Trading value is strong because the questline is long and most players won’t bother
- The Cinderstring also pairs well with the Devstring rod skin if you want to flex the full setup
Before grinding a long session, run your expected catches through the Fisch Rod Comparison tool to see if the Cinderstring fits your current playstyle better than alternatives like the Chrysalis rod or Devstring rod.
5 Pro Tips to Not Waste Your Run
- Get the Ember Flame Hog Choker before starting — trading for it mid-questline costs more coins
- Night fishing only — using this rod during daytime is a wasted grind with half the potential
- Don’t compare it to the Chrysalis rod stats blindly — they’re built for different playstyles entirely
- The Devstring rod skin unlock is separate — reverse your Roblox profile ID in chat to get it; it doesn’t require owning the rod first
- If the questline feels bugged, check your quest log order — skipping a step makes the next one not working, not the game itself
Conclusion
The Cinderstring Fisch rod is genuinely one of the better skill-based rods in Fisch right now — but it punishes players who go in without a plan. Find Rick behind the waterfall, lock in your quest items before you start, and save the serious fishing for nighttime sessions. Do that, and you’ll wonder why you ever stressed about it. Now go catch something worth bragging about.
Authority External Link: Fisch Roblox Official Wiki — fisch.fandom.com
Author Bio:
Written by a Fisch grinder who once traded away an Ember Flame Hog Choker for 500 coins and had to live with that decision for a week. Covering Roblox fishing guides and rod breakdowns at XSFisch.com.