The Fishing Rod is an equipable item in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. As its name suggests, you can use it to catch fish and other sea critters to add to your inventory in the game. Although the general structure of Hello Kitty Island Adventure is pretty open, the Fishing Rod is one of a handful of items youll need if you want to progress the game. Fish can be traded with certain characters to help improve your Friendship Level and unlock additional content in the game. You can also use fish while cooking with recipes, or donate them to the Nature Preserve in Spooky Swamp. There are a ton of uses for them, so its likely youll want to do at least a bit of fishing at various points of the game. This guide will explain how to unlock the Fishing Rod in Hello Kitty Island Adventure and how to use it to go fishing.How to unlock the Fishing Rod in Hello Kitty Island AdventureHello Kitty Island Adventure awards you with the Fishing Rod when you complete the Keep it Reel quest. To unlock the Keep It Reel quest, you need to reach Friendship Level Three with the mischievous penguin Badtz-maru.The easiest way to level up your friendship with Badtz-Maru early on in the game is to collect the rubber lying around the Seaside Resort area and to use those materials to craft water balloons to gift him. Once you have some items to give to him, you can find Badtz-Maru at the southwest dock in the Seaside Resort region near the Resort Docks waypoint.Once you give Badtz-Maru enough gifts and reach Friendship Level Three, it will unlock a reward called Story Quest: Fishing Tutorial (also called the Keep it Reel quest). Here are the quest steps to the Keep it Reel quest in Hello Kitty Island Adventure:Talk to Badtz-maru. He will tell you to craft a fishing rod. You need to collect the following materials to craft a Fishing Rod: Ten sticks, three thread, and one gizmo. Bring the needed materials to the crafting table near Chococats camp by the Resort Gates waypoint. Go up to the crafting table and interact with it, there will be a new item you can craft: A fishing rod. Select the fishing rod to create the item. Return to the docks and Badtz-maru. He should have a blue exclamation point above his head. Talk to him and hell bring you over to the end of the dock to fish. From there the game will guide you through a short tutorial of how to fish. Complete it and youre done. Youre now set to fish to your hearts content!Next, see how to unlock the Net and learn the risks of time travel.