try {
            if (hasTropicraft) {
                if (fishingRodTropical == null) {
                    Class clazz = Class.forName("net.tropicraft.mods.TropicraftMod");

                    if (clazz != null) {
                        fishingRodTropical = (Item)getPrivateValue(clazz, clazz, "fishingRodTropical");
                        if (fishingRodTropical == null) {
                            hasTropicraft = false;
                            return;
                        } else {
                            ent.setCurrentItem(fishingRodTropical.shiftedIndex);
                        }
                    } else {
                        hasTropicraft = false;
                    }
                } else {

                }
            }
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            hasTropicraft = false;
            System.out.println("this really shouldnt ever happen unless fishing job is used outside tropicraft");
            //ex.printStackTrace();
        }