Strong Fishing Pole vs Big Iron Fishing Pole

Strong Fishing Pole
Two-HandFishing Pole
13 - 21 DamageSpeed 3.00
(5.7 damage per second)
Requires Level 5
Equip: +5 Fishing
Sells for 1 Silver 80 Copper to vendors
Item Level 10
Big Iron Fishing Pole
Two-HandFishing Pole
45 - 69 DamageSpeed 3.00
(19.0 damage per second)
Requires Level 25
Equip: +20 Fishing
Sells for 33 Silver 78 Copper to vendors
Item Level 30

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Stat Strong Fishing Pole Big Iron Fishing Pole Δ
Item Level 10 30 +20
Required Level 5 25 +20
DPS 5.7 19.0 +13.3
Speed 3.00 3.00 0
Damage 13 - 21 45 - 69
Fishing +5 +20 +15
Sell Price 1s 80c 33s 78c +31s 98c

Δ is Big Iron Fishing Pole minus Strong Fishing Pole: green where Big Iron Fishing Pole is better, red where it is worse (a lower required level is better; speed and sell price have no better side). Total Stats adds up Str, Agi, Sta, Int and Spi.

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