Fishing rod-o-matic

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For other variants of this item, see enhanced.
chargedunchargedstackable
Fishing rod-o-matic.png
Fishing rod-o-matic
Release14 March 2016 (Update)
MembersYes
Quest itemNo
Properties
TradeableNo
Stacks in bankNo
EquipableYes
StackableNo
DisassemblyYes
DestroyYou must manufacture another one at an Inventor's workbench. You will also lose all the item's XP and gizmos.
Actions [?]
BackpackWield, Check, Convert, Disassemble
EquippedCheck
Values
Value1 coin
AlchemyNot alchemisable
On deathReclaimable
Reclaim: 100
Weight2.267 kg
Examine
With this device, you think you could fish almost anywhere.
Advanced data
Item ID36953
LinksMRID • recipe
Calcval parsed626694
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FAQ • doc
Fishing rod-o-matic detail.png
Fishing rod-o-matic (uncharged) detail.png
Fishing rod-o-matic (stackable) detail.png

The fishing rod-o-matic is an enhanced fishing tool researched at level 22 Invention. It can be used to fish in most fishing spots when wielded. In spite of the animation played when using the tool, bait such as feathers or fishing bait are still required for the appropriate fishing spots.

When they are first made, rod-o-matics are stackable in the bank. Upon equipping it for the first time, they become unstackable, but can be converted back into a stackable version if it has no experience or gizmos attached to it by right-clicking.

The rod-o-matic is commonly compared to the augmented crystal fishing rod; the differences between the two are further expanded upon below. The main appeal to the rod-o-matic is the cost; it's possible to obtain the materials for a rod-o-matic for under 200,000 coins, which is much lower than the potential 600,000+ price tag of a crystal rod, not including the cost of potential crystal siphons. This makes the rod-o-matic a cheaper way of training Invention through Fishing, but brings slower Fishing experience as it both does not have the bonus to fishing experience that the crystal rod does, and requires the player to disassemble various items to obtain the components needed to make it.

This item uses charges stored in the universal charge pack. When the charge pack runs out of charges, the item loses stats and gizmo effects, and can also no longer gain any equipment experience. Function will resume when the pack is recharged with divine charges.

Combat stats[edit | edit source]

RequirementsCharge drainFishing rod-o-matic equipped.png: Fishing rod-o-matic equipped by a player
None0.31/s
ClassSlot
NoneMain hand slot.png
TierType
NonePrevents attack
AutoAbility
Damage0.0-
Accuracy0
Style-
Range-
AttributesDamage reduction
Defence Armour0.0PvM: 0%PvP: 0%
Constitution Life points0Style bonuses
Prayer Prayer0Strength0.0Ranged0.0Magic0.0
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Creation[edit | edit source]

Fishing rod-o-matic.png Fishing rod-o-matic
InventionCraftingMake-X hourglass icon.pngMake-X GE icon.png
1,430 XP120 XP3 (1.8s) -
Requirements
Invention Invention level22
Blueprint (Invention).png Discover: Fishing rod-o-matic
P2P icon.png Members only
Materials
ItemQuantityPriceTotal
Fishing rod.pngFishing rod11,1821,182
Flexible parts.pngFlexible parts80235[r 1]18,800
Base parts.pngBase parts608,093[r 2]485,580
Dextrous components.pngDextrous components65,835[r 3]35,010
Swift components.pngSwift components421,538[r 4]86,152
Total price626,724
  1. ^ Price based on the GE value of Willow shieldbow (u) as the cheapest price per component. See RS:Material prices § Flexible parts for details.
  2. ^ Price based on the average cost per material of several items. See RS:Material prices § Base parts for details.
  3. ^ Price based on the GE value of Yew shortbow as the cheapest price per component. See RS:Material prices § Dextrous components for details.
  4. ^ Price based on the average cost per material of several items. See RS:Material prices § Swift components for details.

Products[edit | edit source]

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 100 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.
ItemSkillsMaterialsGE price
Enhanced fishing rod-o-matic.png Enhanced fishing rod-o-matic
  • 93 Invention
N/A

Usage cost[edit | edit source]

Tier70
SlotTool
Per hour
Charges1,125[uc 1]
Cost25,270.88
  1. ^ Can be reduced by research, equipment level, Efficient and Enhanced Efficient perks, and the Invention cape perk.

Comparison of augmented fishing tools[edit | edit source]

Rod Both rods Comparison
Fishing rod-o-matic
  • Base charge drain rate of 0.31 charges per second
  • Equipment experience gained is 11.8% of the base Fishing experience of the fish caught
  • Requires research unlocked at level 22 Invention
  • Siphons and disassembles as a tier-70 item for experience
  • Two sockets for tool gizmos, which can hold potentially useful perks
  • No base Fishing rate buff
  • Can be used to catch most types of fish, including the fishing nodes at Croesus
  • No quest/other requirements for any materials
  • Making the Fishing rod-o-matic requires a Fishing rod, costing 1,182 coins on the Grand Exchange or 5 coins at fishing shops
  • Various components are needed to make the Fishing rod-o-matic, which may be fairly expensive
Augmented crystal fishing rod
  • Requires level 90 Strength, Ranged, Agility, and level 93 Fishing.
  • An unaugmented crystal rod requires Plague's End and the ability to craft it must be unlocked for 3,000 crystal urchin points from the Prifddinas Waterfall Fishing Shop
  • 5% more likely to catch fish
  • Can only catch fish which can be caught with a fishing rod, fly fishing rod, or heavy rod with the exception of net fishing at Swarm. It does not function at Croesus.
  • Costs
    • Making a crystal rod requires a crystal tool seed, costing 183,191 coins
    • A crystal rod requires either 150 Harmonic dust or 102,000 coins to 510,000 coins to create - the minimum price is reached after 5 enchantments
    • Various components are needed to make an augmentor, which may be fairly expensive; alternatively, an augmentor may be purchased on the Grand Exchange for 440,504 coins
    • Total cost is 725,695 coins at minimum price for crystal rod. Less coins spent if various components already obtained.
  • Siphons
    • An Equipment siphon siphons experience at a tier 70 equipment rate. It can be made or may be purchased on the Grand Exchange for 93,029 coins
    • The Crystal tool siphon siphons experience at a tier 90 equipment rate providing up to 162,000 more experience, at an increased cost of the siphon
      • Various components are needed to make a crystal tool siphon, which may be fairly expensive; alternatively, it may be purchased on the Grand Exchange for 1,146,298 coins

Disassembly[edit | edit source]

The fishing rod-o-matic can be levelled up by using it. The equipment experience required for each level and the effect of disassembly is as follows:

Table of experience and effect
Item
level 		Item
experience 		Extra Invention experience (tier 70) Item effects
Disassembly Siphon GP/XP
1 0 0 N/A N/A
2 1,160 7,650 Disassembling this item has a 50% chance to return installed gizmos.
3 2,607 22,950 Disassembling this item gives double materials.
4 5,176 45,900 7,650 12.16 Disassembling this item never gives junk.
5 8,286 91,800 22,950 4.05 This item drains 10% less charge when used.
6 11,760 122,400 45,900 2.03 Disassembling this item gives triple materials.
7 15,835 168,300 91,800 1.01 Disassembling this item gives an extra random uncommon material.
8 21,152 229,500 122,400 0.76 Disassembling this item returns all installed gizmos.
9 28,761 321,300 168,300 0.55 Disassembling this item gives quadruple materials.
10 40,120 459,000 229,500 0.41 Disassembling this item gives the maximum extra Invention XP.
11 57,095 321,300 0.29 N/A
12 81,960 459,000 0.20 Siphoning this item gives the maximum extra Invention XP.[note 1]
13 117,397 0.10 Siphoning this item has a 50% chance to not consume the siphon.
14 166,496 This item drains 12.5% less charge when used.
15 232,755 This item can now be used with an Equipment separator.
16 320,080 0.00 Siphoning this item no longer consumes the siphon.
17 432,785 Using the Equipment separator on this item has a 25% chance to not consume the separator.
18 575,592 This item drains 15% less charge when used.
19 753,631 Using the Equipment separator on this item has a 50% chance to not consume the separator.
20 972,440 Helpful perks will activate 10% (multiplicative) more frequently. See Perk benefits for a list of perks that are known to be affected.
  1. ^ Although siphoning an item at level 12 gives the most extra Invention XP, siphoning an item at level 9 gives the greatest Invention XP/Item XP, or Invention XP/hour.

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!
  • patch 14 October 2019 (Update):
    • Players no longer erroneously receive a message about having no charges on a fishing rod-o-matic.
  • patch 26 March 2018 (Update):
    • The swarm of fish will now grant invention experience on the augmented crystal fishing rod, rather than just the on the rod-o-matic.
  • patch 12 March 2018 (Update):
    • The rod-o-matic spot animations no longer play while fishing for Sailfish. This makes the Swift sailfish spot distinguishable.
  • ninja 3 October 2016 (Update):
    • Using a tool gizmo on an unused rod-o-matic now converts it to the used version and immediately adds the perks.
  • patch 4 July 2016 (Update):
    • Walk animation overrides will now correctly display with a sheathed rod-o-matic.
  • patch 20 June 2016 (Update):
    • Unused Fishing rod-o-matics can now correctly be destroyed.
  • ninja 13 June 2016 (Update):
    • Newly-created Fishing rod-o-matics now stack in the bank. Existing rod-o-matics that have no gizmos or item XP can be converted into this new stacking variant with a right-click option.
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