Weapon Type

Since this is a weapon as well as a tool, I was wondering if it would count as a 2-handed sword. Does it receive the smash damage bonus? Can it be considered "one of the 2h weapons that can be wielded by elves?"

The animations for the attacks are definitely 2h animations, including smash. The final damage range is also similar to a 2h sword...

It's already stated a few times in the wiki as a 2-hander for elves. However, the smash 2-hander boost isn't limited to swords. It counts towards all 2-handers, including things such as staves and knuckles. As for it actually being boosted by Sword Mastery, I don't know.

boosted by blunt, not sword o.o

it's boosted by blunt mastery, yes.

But the category it is boosted by doesn't say anything about the weapon type... Axes boosted by Axe Mastery, but considered Blunts. Accidental doublepost.

Ya, it kind of does...

From my experience, fishing rods are a sort of blunt object used to strike people with when you outfish them...god I love my camping friends @@;;