The traveling merchant isn't in the 3ds version of this. And I'm working on finding fish still.No, you can't make them, but you can find the fiberglass fishing pole in the underground jungle, the sitting ducks fishing pole from the traveling merchant, the hotline fishing pole from the angler after completing a ton of quests in hard mode, and the golden fishing rod from the angler after 200 quests in hardmode
That's actually awarded after I think 50 quests in the 3DS version, and 25 in PC.after 200 quests in hardmode