Big Iron Fishing Pole vs Arcanite Fishing Pole

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
Arcanite Fishing Pole
Binds when picked up
Two-HandFishing Pole
42 - 63 DamageSpeed 3.00
(17.5 damage per second)
Equip: +35 Fishing
"It looks like Nat Pagle himself used this."
Sells for 21 Silver 75 Copper to vendors
Item Level 20

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Stat Big Iron Fishing Pole Arcanite Fishing Pole Δ
Item Level 30 20 −10
Required Level 25 −24
DPS 19.0 17.5 −1.5
Speed 3.00 3.00 0
Damage 45 - 69 42 - 63
Fishing +20 +35 +15
Sell Price 33s 78c 21s 75c −12s 3c
Binding Binds when picked up

Δ is Arcanite Fishing Pole minus Big Iron Fishing Pole: green where Arcanite 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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