Best Rod for Making Money in the Second Sea – Fisch Guide

If you’re grinding for cash in the Second Sea and wondering which rod is the best for making money, you’re not alone. With the new update, there’s been a lot of debate, and thanks to some testing (and some broken mechanics), we’ve got a clear winner for now.

The Best Money-Making Rod: Free Spirit Rod

Right now, the Free Spirit Rod is the best for making money, mainly because of two strong passives that boost profits and make catching fish easier.

What Makes It So Good?

1. Skeletal Flowering (20% chance) – Drops purple gemstones from the sky, applying the Bloom mutation to your catch.
   • Bloom mutation increases fish value by 5x.
   • This significantly boosts overall earnings.
2. Stab Ability – Similar to the Trident Rod or No-Life Rod, this ability lets you land multiple slashes to fill up the progress bar faster.
   • Helps catch fish more efficiently.
   • Maxes out at 50% progress gain.

Important Stats

• Luck: +150%
• Lure Speed: 85%
• Resilience: 15%
• Control: 0.15

How to Get It

• Location: Isles of the New Beginning
• Cost: 200,000 E$
• Requirements: Must have at least 70% bestiary completion in the Second Sea

Tips to Maximize Earnings

• Use the Hasty enchantment to boost lure speed.
• Fish at night to target high-value fish.
• Use a high-speed bait for better efficiency.

What About the Dreamer Rod?

Many expected the Great Dreamer Rod to be the best, but right now, it’s not working as intended.

Cthulhu Passive Issues

• Supposed to duplicate every second fish, but has an internal cooldown that prevents it from triggering consistently.
• The duplication effect doesn’t always work correctly.

Stats

• Luck: +80%
• Lure Speed: 65%
• Control: 0.12
• Resilience: 12%

Cost & Unlock Requirements

• Cost: 500,000 E$
• Location: Cursed Shores
• Requirements: Must own every other Second Sea rod before purchasing

The Verdict on Dreamer Rod

Until the Cthulhu passive gets fixed, the Dreamer Rod is not worth the price. Stick with Free Spirit for now.

How Much Can You Earn?

Using the Free Spirit Rod in one full night cycle, the results were:

• 5 exotics (no Bloom mutation)
• Several legendaries and mythicals
• Total Sell Value: 52,382 E$

With an Aurora active, earnings can go over 100K per night cycle.

Best Place to Fish

• Isles of the New Beginning is the best spot for both XP and money.
• Fishing at night increases the chances of catching mythical and legendary fish.
• If focusing only on XP, Azer Lagoon is a better option.

What About Endgame Rods?

The ultimate money-making rod is the Ethereal Prism Rod, but it costs 15 million E$, making it unrealistic for most players.

Why Ethereal Prism Is the Best

• Luck: 195% (highest in the game)
• Passive: Prismic Mutation, which has a 50% chance to apply an 8x sell multiplier
• Location: Mariana’s Veil, on a small rainbow island

Since most players won’t have 15 million, the Free Spirit Rod remains the best choice for now.

TL;DR – Best Rod for Second Sea

• Free Spirit Rod is the best money-making rod right now.
• Dreamer Rod is too buggy and not worth 500K.
• Ethereal Prism Rod is the best overall but costs 15 million.

For now, Free Spirit is the best rod for making money. Just get it, fish at Isles of the New Beginning at night, and maximize your earnings. Let me know if you have any other rod recommendations or if you find any new mechanics before they get patched.