Fishing rod
Useful for catching sardine or herring.
Fishing rod is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 158 GP (2m ago) and the low price is 105 GP (29m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 50 GP per item after the 2% tax (47.62% of the buy price). You can buy up to 40 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 268 GP. 778 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 158 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 105 GP () |
| Tax | 3 GP |
| Margin | 50 GP |
| ROI | 47.62% |
| Buy limit | 40 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 3 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 105 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 158 GP
Margin after tax: 50 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 3 GP.
Buy limit: 40 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 40 Fishing rod costs 4,200 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 2,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 40 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 3 GP
- Low alchemy value: 2 GP
- Base value: 5 GP
Fishing rod price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 84 GP to 1,000 GP across 156 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 154 GP to 157 GP (+3 GP, +1.95%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 75 GP to 1,999 GP across 667 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 650 GP to 157 GP (-493 GP, -75.85%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 25 GP to 10,000 GP across 1,885 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 99 GP to 157 GP (+58 GP, +58.59%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 10,000 GP on 2026-10-05 UTC, and the lowest was 25 GP on 2026-08-28 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Fishing rod price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Fishing rod?
You can buy up to 40 Fishing rod every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Fishing rod a members-only item?
Fishing rod is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Fishing rod's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Fishing rod's insta-sell (low) price is 105 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 158 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Fishing rod?
A sale of Fishing rod pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 3 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Fishing rod cost?
Buying the full limit of 40 Fishing rod costs 4,200 GP at the current insta-sell price of 105 GP each.