[MCPE-27678] No Nametags while fishing, but still in drop table

When fishing with any fishing rod, periodically get a "null" catch - bubbles approach, bobber sinks, but when reeled in, no item or XP is generated.

When using a Mending I / Unbreaking-Luck of the Sea-Lure III rod, this "null catch" will register a durability hit, noticeable now that fishing is "fixed" in that the rod suddenly has a damage bar even though the mending enchantment should cause the bar to repair immediately after the catch.

Also, after multiple extended fishing trips since the inception of Bedrock, I have not caught a single nametag item, even on a "converted" windows 10 world in which I have over a stack of nametags...

Edit: Added video of a "null catch" that dings durability of a mending fishing rod but does not deliver an item/XP. Video starts with a regular catch, the affected catch, and proof of the mending on the fishing rod...

Linked issues

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MCPE-25103 nametags no longer obtainable as a treasure when fishing Resolved

MCPE-27005 Nametags not found or acquired through fishing. Resolved

MCPE-27861 Name tags no longer available through fishing Resolved

MCPE-28537 Can’t get name tags from fishing or chests with loot. Resolved

MCPE-28617 nametag is gone in survival mode Resolved

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Minecraft 10_13_2017 6_42_25 PM (2).mp4

NametagLootFix.mcpack

Comments 21

Jason Kennedy 2017-10-10T18:08:30Z

I've spent several hours fishing and haven't caught one name tag. There must be a bug in the loot system. FYI: realms on windows 10 and Android versions.

SentreNet 2017-10-10T18:18:01Z

Same issue on Xbox. I have only been able to obtain name tags through trading and chests.

Andy (Romaq) Smith 2017-10-15T03:37:56Z

Realms, Win10, same issue.

David Frost 2017-10-15T21:45:10Z

Yeah, my Windows 10 realm has the same problem. I have nearly 90 nametags from before, but ever since the "Glitchy Together" update, I haven't added a single nametag. And I do a lot of fishing: every time it rains I take a break from construction and fish the whole time it rains.

Louis 2017-10-16T15:05:06Z

I have experienced this as well. I myself wondered if they added a miss; as if the fish spit the hook. I just didn't realize that I wasn't collecting name tags until you mentioned it.

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Hemligehans 2017-11-03T14:53:24Z

Same issue here, spent lots of hours searching through chests and fishing, can´t find a single name tag

Kristopher Trammell 2017-11-06T19:45:32Z

I have spent many hours fishing and have not caught one name tag. Same as OP, I will get a "null" catch every once in awhile. Looking forward to this getting corrected.

Roland Jay 2017-11-28T07:05:30Z

I've been playing minecraft for months now and still no name tag from fishing. Or anywhere at all.

I'm guessing the "null" catch is suppose to contain the name tag. Please fix this.

Clayton Shiver 2017-12-09T07:27:26Z

Still a bug as of the 1.2.6 update, fyi

Matt Smith 2017-12-09T19:45:08Z

While a mending rod can take a durability hit on any cast without xp, I also have not caught any nametags in multiple extended fishing sessions (where all other items have been caught), so I give credence to this null theory even though when I don't catch something I have assumed that my timing was just a little off.

[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay) 2017-12-26T14:40:48Z

Thank you for your patience and helpful comments whilst we await a fix for this issue. This is being actively worked on and we hope to see a fix in an upcoming update.

In the meantime, you might like to trade with Librarian villagers to procure name tags (not a perfect solution, but at least makes them obtainable!)

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David Frost 2017-12-26T21:35:18Z

Thanks, Mega_Spud! I hope you guys are also working on the related issue of nametags not sticking on named mobs, but disappearing the first time you exit and restart the game.

Kristopher Trammell 2017-12-27T17:59:43Z

Mega_Spud, thanks for the update and that works fine but when we nametag something then log out and come back in the name is removed. Will make another post about this.

Bryan McMahon 2018-01-17T10:40:43Z

I just filled up a double chest with enchanted books, bows, and fishing rods in my 1.2.9 Xbox world. I haven't pulled a name tag in hours of fishing on the last few updates.

Bryan McMahon 2018-01-18T08:25:20Z

Are nametags drops broken in general? I found an abandoned mine and didn't get any nametags in probably more than 20 chests. This was on 1.2.9 Android.

BSavage 2018-02-28T15:14:21Z

This bug effects fishing loot tables as well as chest loot tables. I have made a behavior pack that fixes the loot tables, but it is only a temp solution since behavior packs remove achievements.

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Jay 2018-03-01T01:57:13Z

Only way to get them legit in survival for now is to buy them from librarian villagers.

John Adams 2018-03-23T04:33:03Z

Jay is correct. You will not find Nametags in chests or by fishing, like we used to. Please fix

Ariel Diaz 2018-03-23T06:30:34Z

This should be fixed in the current Beta.

William Alexander Hahn 2018-03-25T04:46:36Z

I have this same problem, and it sucks because I run a breeding farm on our realm and I can't name the horses or mules for distinction. Only just got our first librarian but thats an expensive solution; I still haven't got him to level 6.

PLEASE FIX 😞

David Frost 2018-03-26T00:17:25Z

@William Alexander Hahn: Yeah, I have had the same problem with my horse breeding farms. I've taken to naming the saddles. It's a pain, but it's the only way to do it these days. At least the names don't disappear anymore if you should happen to purchase a nametag for something, but they are expensive.