Didn't receive Old Hermit’s Pasttime upon completing quest

[theloosegod]

• What is your character name in New World: yungloose
• What server/world did you experience your issue on: AP Southeast / Delos
• Describe the issue you are experiencing: I never received the “Old Hermit’s Pasttime” Fishing rod upon completing the required quest
• Is this a bug? (If this is an exploit, please follow the steps here: [Dev Blog] How to Report Exploits - Updated) - Yes, it is a bug
• (if a bug) How did the issue affect your gameplay: Didn’t receive the fishing rod I was looking forward to (I like skilling)
• (if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: I am still able to play like normal, just don’t have the fishing rod
• (if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced: Bug with  Old Hermit’s Pasttime - Clipped with Medal.tv
• What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced: Complete the quest
• When did this happen? 10th April, 2023, at approx 3:48pm New Zealand time (1:48pm AEST on the server)

[BoiledWater19]

were you ever able to get the fishing rod? i did this quest a few days ago and didnt get it.

[theloosegod]

Nope the patch notes for the recent update said they fixed it but not sure how to get it if you’ve already done the quest

[SleepyMeli]

Same thing… can’t find how to get the fishing rod if you did the quest before the patch.