Fischfest Rods Guide: Unlocking the Pool Noodle and Creamsicle in Fisch

The Pool Noodle Rod and Creamsicle Rod are two limited rods tied to the Fischfest summer event in Fisch. Both are bought with Sunshells, the event currency, and both add their own mutation chance to anything you catch. They only stick around while Fischfest is running, so grabbing them sooner is the safer play.

Quick answer: Enter Fischfest through the giant pink oyster shell near the docks in Moosewood. The Pool Noodle Rod sits in a wooden hut to the left along the beach for 1,000 Sunshells, and the Creamsicle Rod is sold by the Sunshell Merchant in Coconut Town across the central stone bridge for 6,500 Sunshells.

How to unlock the Pool Noodle Rod in Fisch

Head to the Moosewood spawn island and look near the docks for a giant pink oyster shell with a “Fischfest” label above it. Walk through it to load into the event area.

Once you arrive, turn left right away and follow the beach. Keep going until you reach a dock with a small wooden hut beside it. The rod sits under the hut’s roof, ready to buy.

Pay the 1,000 Sunshell cost to claim it. If you are short on Sunshells, talk to the NPC in the blue shirt standing nearby, who hands out a quest that rewards Sunshells once completed.

If you want to fly straight there, equip the GPS item and head to coordinates X: -23986, Y: 2593, Z: -4320.

Pool Noodle Rod stats and mutation

The stats for the Pool Noodle Rod in Fisch

Stat	Value
Cost	1,000 Sunshells
Luck	60%
Lure Speed	60%
Control	0.05
Resilience	10%
Max Kg	1,200 kg
Passive	15% chance to apply the Splashed mutation

The Splashed mutation raises a fish’s value over its normal version, which makes this rod a strong pickup for newer players. The Sunshell price is low, and it outperforms most rods you could grind for the same effort. Veterans will see it fall behind quickly against options like the Verdant Oath Rod or the Plaguereaver Rod.

How to unlock the Creamsicle Rod in Fisch

Take the same Fischfest oyster shell near the Moosewood docks to enter the event island.

Cross the stone bridge that sits roughly in the center of the island to reach its upper section. Coconut Town is right at the end of that bridge.

Find the Sunshell Merchant, whose name tag is visible from almost anywhere on the map. Buy the Creamsicle Rod from them for 6,500 Sunshells.

To navigate straight to the merchant, use the GPS item and aim for coordinates X: -24498, Y: 2647, Z: -4423.

Creamsicle Rod stats and mutation

Stat	Value
Cost	6,500 Sunshells
Luck	120%
Lure Speed	75%
Control	0.05
Resilience	10%
Max Kg	3,000 kg
Passive	25% chance for the Creamsicle mutation (5x value)

Fish caught with this rod have a 25% chance to roll the Creamsicle mutation, which makes them worth five times their base value. There is also a second passive worth knowing. When a catch drags on, the fish slowly freezes, and finishing a fully frozen catch guarantees a Creamsicle mutation.

Because of that freeze, you may want to slow down on purpose rather than aim for a fast, perfect catch, letting the passive trigger. The 3,000 kg max weight is the main drawback, since it forces frequent selling to keep fishing, which adds up against the Sunshells you spent to buy it.

Both rods reward time spent farming Sunshells during Fischfest, with the Pool Noodle acting as an easy early upgrade and the Creamsicle leaning into its high-value mutation. Once the event closes, neither will be purchasable, so lock them in while the Sunshell shops are still open.