The Cusk Purged Rod is a craft-only fishing rod in Fisch, built at a hidden station deep inside the Ancient Archives on Ancient Isle. It cannot be bought from any merchant. You reach the crafting bench, gather six materials plus a large cash sum, and assemble the rod on the spot.
Quick answer: Travel to Ancient Isle, fly behind the waterfall, descend the rope into the cave, and use the glowing green crafting station in the Ancient Archives with 1x Mysterious Cusk Tooth, 10x Refined Scrap, 5x Hardened Material, 5x Abyssal Biofluid, 1x Radiant Prime Scale, 1x Ancient Bone, and 750,000 C$.
Cusk Purged Rod crafting recipe and cost
Bring every item below to the crafting station before you interact with it. The recipe requires all six materials and the cash at the same time.
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Mysterious Cusk Tooth | 1 |
| Refined Scrap | 10 |
| Hardened Material | 5 |
| Abyssal Biofluid | 5 |
| Radiant Prime Scale | 1 |
| Ancient Bone | 1 |
| Cash | 750,000 C$ |
How to reach the Ancient Archives crafting station
The crafting bench sits underground on Ancient Isle, behind a waterfall and down a shaft. The route below starts from Moosewood Village.
Cusk Purged Rod stats and vacuum effect
The rod leans heavily into Luck and carries no weight ceiling, which suits it to chasing high-value catches. Its Control value is negative, so it fights harder to keep the line steady.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Lure Speed | 88% |
| Luck | 225% |
| Control | -0.05 |
| Resilience | 25% |
| Max KG | Infinite |
Its defining trait is a passive vacuum effect. The rod pulls predatory deep-sea creatures directly toward your fishing line, drawing them in without extra input from you.
Confirming the craft worked
Once you confirm the recipe at the station, the materials and 750,000 C$ are consumed and the Cusk Purged Rod is added to your inventory. If the craft option is greyed out or does not complete, you are missing at least one material or short on cash. Recheck the recipe amounts against your inventory, then interact with the station again.
With the rod equipped, the vacuum pull becomes visible in the water as nearby predators drift toward your line, and the 225% Luck rating goes to work on your catches from the first cast.
