diff --git a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/task/ThrowFishingRodTask.java b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/task/ThrowFishingRodTask.java
index c83636d1..3a11810b 100644
--- a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/task/ThrowFishingRodTask.java
+++ b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/task/ThrowFishingRodTask.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.AIHelper;
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.ClassItemFilter;
+import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.ToolRater;
+import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.settings.MinebotSettings;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemFishingRod;
 
 public class ThrowFishingRodTask extends AITask {
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ public boolean isFinished(AIHelper h) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void runTick(AIHelper h, TaskOperations o) {
-		if (h.selectCurrentItem(new ClassItemFilter(ItemFishingRod.class))) {
+		ToolRater settings = MinebotSettings.getSettings().getFishingRater();
+		if (h.selectToolFor(null, new ToolRater(ToolRater.ToolType.FISHING_ROD)) > 0) {
 			time--;
 			if (time == 2) {
 				h.overrideUseItem();
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ public void runTick(AIHelper h, TaskOperations o) {
 	
 	@Override
 	public int getGameTickTimeout(AIHelper helper) {
-		return 950;
+		return 40;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/ToolRater.java b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/ToolRater.java
index 79213124..20034683 100644
--- a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/ToolRater.java
+++ b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/ToolRater.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.ItemFilter.NotItemFilter;
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.path.world.BlockFloatMap;
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.path.world.BlockSet;
+import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.ToolRater.ToolType;
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.rate.AndRater;
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.rate.EnchantmentRater;
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.rate.FilterRater;
@@ -181,6 +182,16 @@ public String getName() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public ToolRater() {
+	}
+
+	public ToolRater(ToolType requiredToolType) {
+		BlockFloatMap allBad = new BlockFloatMap();
+		allBad.setDefault(0);
+		raters.add(new NotRater(allBad, new FilterRater(requiredToolType,
+				requiredToolType.getName(), allBad)));
+	}
+
 	private static Rater getCompoundRater(String name, BlockFloatMap values) {
 		// todo: advanced boolean parsing, parentheses, ...
 		String[] orPartStrings = name.split("\\s*\\|\\s*");
diff --git a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/rate/Rater.java b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/rate/Rater.java
index 1b97b5c8..3a72ce2f 100644
--- a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/rate/Rater.java
+++ b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/ai/tools/rate/Rater.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ protected double getPow(ItemStack item, int forBlockAndMeta) {
 
 	public float rate(ItemStack item, int forBlockAndMeta) {
 		if (isAppleciable(item, forBlockAndMeta)) {
-			return values.get(forBlockAndMeta);
+			return forBlockAndMeta < 0 ? values.getDefaultValue() : values.get(forBlockAndMeta);
 		} else {
 			return 1;
 		}
diff --git a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/settings/MinebotSettingsRoot.java b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/settings/MinebotSettingsRoot.java
index 72e8f15d..07aa1d8b 100644
--- a/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/settings/MinebotSettingsRoot.java
+++ b/Minebot/src/net/famzangl/minecraft/minebot/settings/MinebotSettingsRoot.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.settings;
 
 import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.ToolRater;
+import net.famzangl.minecraft.minebot.ai.tools.ToolRater.ToolType;
 
 /**
  * This is the root object for our json settings file.
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ public class MinebotSettingsRoot {
 	private MiningSettings mining = new MiningSettings();
 
 	private ToolRater toolRater = ToolRater.createDefaultRater();
+
+	private ToolRater fishingRater = new ToolRater(ToolType.FISHING_ROD);
 	
 	public PathfindingSettings getPathfinding() {
 		return pathfinding;
@@ -29,4 +32,8 @@ public MiningSettings getMining() {
 	public ToolRater getToolRater() {
 		return toolRater ;
 	}
+
+	public ToolRater getFishingRater() {
+		return fishingRater;
+	}
 }