Fishing Difficulty Differences?

Would there be a difference in the things I get from fishing or even an increased chance on getting an item by going to say expertmode, expert hardmode, hardmode, or even normal mode?

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Yes to Hardmode, no to Expert Mode

Expert Mode has no effect on the fishing mechanics at all.

There are a number of catches that can only be made while Hardmode is activated, however, such as the Obsidian Swordfish and the Scaly Truffle. Further, crates that you catch can have different contents when opened during Hardmode, such as bars of Hardmode ores. Thus, you may want to wait to open any crates you catch in normal mode until you activate Hardmode, for a chance at better drops.

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