Dive into a deeper fishing experience with this mod, featuring fully custom 3D models and unique animations for every new fish you catch. Gear up with a specialized fishing rod that supports powerful modifiers to boost your haul.

Key Features:

Expanded Aquatic Life: Discover a variety of new fish species, each with unique 3D models, textures, and animations. Encounter Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Catfish, and Pumpkinseed Sunfish in their natural habitats.
Custom Fishing Rod: Craft and wield the "Fancy Fishing Rod," a custom 3D model with dedicated slots for bait, hooks, and powerful modifiers. This rod is obtainable through a progressive trading system with the Master Fisherman Villager.
- Modifiers: Enhance your fishing with modifiers like Glow Berries (experience bonus) or an Iron Hoe (chance to convert junk items to seeds or Onion Bulbs).
Diverse Bait System: No more fishing empty-handed! This mod introduces a variety of bait types, including Worms, Caterpillars, Minnows, Sucker Minnows, Leeches, and Nightcrawlers. At least one type of bait is required in your inventory to fish, with a 10% chance of consumption per catch.
Essential Fishing Tools:
- Tacklebox: A handy storage solution for your fishing gear, featuring a new 3D model and inventory screen. The basic version offers 4 slots and can only hold "fishing" items.
- Minnow Trap: Place these traps in rivers or swamps to slowly gather minnows or leeches over time.
- Fish Cleaning Station: Clean your catches with a Filet Knife for delicious food items and a 10% chance of bonus loot.
New Items & Food: Explore a range of new items like Azuromite Ingots and Blocks, Mutilated Flesh, and a variety of food items such as Less Suspicious Stew, Raw Fish Fillets, Salted Beef, Beef Jerky, and more.
Dynamic Fish Weights: Each custom fish species now has a unique weight range, configurable to be displayed in pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg). Adjust the "fish weight bias" to control the rarity of catching record-sized fish.
Configurable Gameplay: Customize your fishing experience with a new configuration file (config/youneedbait.toml) allowing you to adjust settings like bait requirement, bait usage percentage, fish weight units, and weight bias.
Enhanced Villager Trading: The Master Fisherman Villager now offers an expanded and progressive trade system, making the Fancy Fishing Rod and other valuable fishing items more accessible.
World Generation: Discover abandoned houses randomly spawning in some biomes, occasionally featuring a parrot. Salt Blocks also generate naturally during world creation.
Achievements & Tooltips: Track your progress with custom advancements and benefit from informative tooltips for new items.
Compatibility: Verified compatibility with JEI (Just Enough Items).

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