This article is a translation of the following Japanese article:
: “Hey, you guys. What’s the most drowsy work in Minecraft? Branch mining? Land clearing? No, it’s fishing. Staring at the float sinking, right-clicking in response to the popping sound. Doing this for several hours must be some kind of mental training or some kind of punishment game. There’s no way we can spend our precious lives monitoring the float.”
: “Wow! Fishing! Fishing! I hate fishing so much that I always steal fish from cats or eat leftovers from guardian traps! But I want a repair book! Also, a saddle! Name tag! Rare items exclusive to fishing are calling to me!”
: “Your eating habits are worse than that of a stray cat. …However, it is true that fishing is one of the strongest means of securing materials in Minecraft. Especially from the beginning to the middle, the benefits of being able to safely secure enchantment books, food, and experience points are immeasurable. So today, we will introduce the crystallization of human wisdom, the automatic fishing machine (AFK Fish) Are you ready to fill your chest with treasure while you sleep?”
1. “The cruel truth” you should know first
: “Before we learn how to make it, let’s fill in some important prerequisite knowledge. Once upon a time in Minecraft, there was a age of gods where you could catch a book of repair with just one square of water.However, a god named Mojang did not allow that.Since version 1.16,the conditions for fishing treasure items have become stricter.
: “What!? Nerf!? Is it my favorite Nerf!? So even if you make an automatic fishing machine, you can only catch garbage!? It’s a scam! I’ll call the consumer center!”
- Current status of automatic fishing (as of 2026):
- Compact type:Fish and trash (leather, bones, water bottles, etc.) can be caught. Ideal for earning experience points and securing food.
- Treasure aiming:A water source is required within a 5 x 4 x 5 area around the float. If you want to target a repair book or a bow, you need to set up the device in a large pool or ocean.
2. Necessary materials (cost is practically free)
: “Cheap materials like those found in trash cans are sufficient. Diamonds and redstone circuits are not required. This is the greatest strength of automatic fishing machines.”
- Required item list:
- Chest x 2 (for large chest)
- Hopper×1
- Fence (any wood) x 1
- Weight sensing plate (iron) × 1
- Note Block x 1
- 1 iron trapdoor
- Water bucket x 1
- Any block (to be placed on top of the note block)
: “Cheap! Cheaper than the Uniqlo sale! I can make this even after losing everything! The iron trapdoor is a bit expensive, but if you have the golem trap, you can afford it!”
3. Production procedure: Divine device that can be completed in 3 minutes
: “Now, let me explain the steps. You can choose any location, but if you’re aiming for treasure, it’s best to go somewhere where you can see the sky (or where there are no opaque blocks in the sky). If it rains, your fishing speed will increase.”
Step 1: Create the collection part
Dig the ground and fill the large chest. Sneak (crouch) towards the chest and connect the hopper. This is the item storage.
Step 2: Fence and sensing board
Place a fence above the hopper. Then, install a weight sensing plate (steel) on top of the fence. This will be the place to catch the water.
Step 3: Note block and trapdoor
Leave one square behind the hopper and place a note block. Place a suitable opaque block (earth or stone is fine) on top of the note block. This is to mute the sound of the note block. If you make too much noise, your spirit will collapse.
Next, place a iron trapdoor facing the note block. At this time, the key is to place it adjacent to the sensing plate.
Step 4: Installing water flow
Finally, use the water bucket against the fence. The water should then stay in the squares of the fence (water-containing state) and flow further toward the hole in front (above the hopper). It’s now complete.
: “It may look strange, but this is the strongest shape that defies physics calculations.You will be hanging a fishing line toward the water in the gap in the fence.”
4. How to use it and the technique of “completely leaving it alone”
: “It’s done! It’s small and cute. So, how do you leave it alone? Do you hire a part-time worker who keeps right-clicking in front of the screen?”
: “I guess you can’t hire someone based on your financial situation.Here’s how to use it.”
- Take the fishing rod and aim (crosshair) at the boundary between the fence and the iron trap door.
- Right-click and hold.
- The float is thrown, the sensing plate reacts, and the trap door opens.
- If you keep right-clicking, the aim will be on the note block and you will continue to hit the note block (the block above will not make any sound).
- When a fish bites, the float sinks, the sensing plate turns off, and the trap door closes.
- At that moment, the rod is raised by right-clicking and you get the item.
- The next float is thrown immediately.
: “Fine-tune the position where this loop is established.Also, there are ways to fix the right click, but primitive methods include putting tape on the mouse and putting a weight on the mouse.However, there is a smarter method for the PC version (Java version).
: “I know! It’s a continuous hit tool! It’s a cheat! I’ll report it!”
: “No. It’s a vanilla feature. Hold right-click and press F3 + T at the same time. Then the resource pack will be reloaded, but if you let go of the right-click during the loading screen, the hold-down state will remain even after restarting. Now you can let go of both hands and go to the bathroom. If you want to cancel, just click again.
5. List of items that can be caught and “fishing” equipment
: “If you just create a device, you’re second-rate.If you master the enchantment of your fishing rod, you’re a first-rate fisherman.‘Fishing III,’ ‘Treasure Fishing III,’ ‘Repair,’ and ‘Durability III.’ Prepare a rod with these four sacred treasures. Without it, it’s too inefficient to talk about.”
: “We fish to make rods, and we make rods to fish.It’s become like the chicken and the egg came first.So, in the end, what can we catch?Can we not catch diamond swords or something?”
【ゴミ】(accuracy rate: about 10%)
- Leather, leather boots (garbage)
- Bone, thread, tripwire hook
- Water bottle, bowl
- Bamboo (a valuable source of fish that can be caught outside the jungle)
[Fish] (accuracy rate: about 85%)
- Raw cod, raw salmon
- Tropical fish, puffer fish (excellent as potion ingredients)
[Treasure] (Probability: Approximately 5% *Open water required)
- Enchantment Book:All enchantments, including Mending, Infinity, and Silk Touch, can appear. This is the real deal.
- Bows/Fishing Rods: You can catch enchanted ones. You can synthesize the strongest equipment from here.
- Saddle:A required item that cannot be crafted.
- Name tag:Mob will despawn without this. It doesn’t matter how much you have.
- Nautilus shell:Conduit material.
: “As I said earlier, if you’re aiming for the treasure category, set up the device in a pool that is 5 squares around the float and deep enough. If you can’t catch any treasure, that’s proof that you’re not good enough at determining the water area. There’s no point in sticking with a compact type.”
6. Summary: Turn your sleeping time into an asset
: “Humans spend one-third of their lives sleeping. There is nothing more efficient than using that time to collect materials for Minecraft. There is a real cost in the form of electricity, but nothing can replace the feeling of happiness when you wake up in the morning and find your chest full.”
: “Okay! From today onwards, I’ll leave my PC on while I go to school and while I sleep! If my mom gets mad at me, I’ll blame the author!”
: “Stop passing the buck. Be careful of your PC’s exhaust heat and electricity bill. Especially in the summer, your laptop can become extremely hot, and you could suffer real fire damage.”
: “So, an automatic fishing machine will dramatically enrich your survival life. Whether you’re a repairman who is a refugee or a beginner who is short on food, make this and leave it alone. Let’s talk after that.”
: “Alright! From now on, I’ll stick with a rotten rod for 10 hours in order to fish with a rod for “Irebi III”! Search! Search! “Fishing rod enchantment strongest configuration”!”
: “…Can’t you direct your efforts in another direction? Disband!”
The author “B!”
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