Lobster Rod

You earn the Lobster Rod through a questline instead of buying it, and there is no price attached. Its description says it is as tough as a lobster's shell and gives a 30% chance to apply the Lobster mutation. It has no passive listed beyond that description.

What stands out is the Control. 0.3 Control ranks 10th of 185 obtainable rods, among the best handling you can find. 110 Luck is 100th of 184 and 60 Lure Speed is 112th, both middle of the pack. Resilience of 10 is 129th, and the 20,000 kg cap is 54th of 117.

The practical read: this is a handling rod. If you struggle to keep fish in the catch bar, 0.3 Control is the reason to finish the questline. The mutation chance is a bonus for collectors chasing Lobster fish.

Do not expect it to carry you through rare fish on Luck alone. At 110 Luck it is merely average. Take it if you value control and want the mutation, then pair it with a bait or location that supplies the rarity. It is a free reward worth completing, but not a long-term main rod for Luck.