Ironworks Fishing Rod

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Also, the ironworks was a bonus and benefit that only we as fishers got, no other gathering class in the game got something like this.

I missed this point. Actually, the Ironworks Fishing Rod was added in the same update that gave Miner and Botanist the Forager's offhand tools, upgrades exclusive to those two classes.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...18d0d45bf52d59

Note that
1) Miner and Botanist upgrades can be purchased with gil. Only the fisher upgrade requires the player to actually work.

2) Only the fisher upgrade has been replaced. The Miner and Botanist offhand tools are still best in slot.

Edit 2/06
This argument is a red herring and not relevant to the argument presented in the OP.

If you're concerned with fairness to Miner and Botanist, make a separate suggestion thread. The point of this post is that fisher had to work, and work hard to obtain the rod. It is my stance that the rod should at least have a unique appearance if its use was going to be limited to a single major patch.