Minecraft wiki entry for Fishing_Rod, associated text: The fishing rod can be used to hook mobs, items‌[Java Edition only] and some entities, and even players. The fishing rod can then be reeled in, which drags them toward the player and deals no damage. Reeling in a mob or entity costs 5 points of durability, and reeling in an item costs 3 points. Reeling a mob pulls it toward the player with a speed of 1⁄10 the distance between mob and player.