Do angler quest's start over when he dies?

Question

I want to get the golden fishing rod. The wiki says I need to complete 50 quests.

Does your progress end when the angler dies, or does it carry on with the amount of quests you completed with the previous angler?

Answer 1

The Angler quests progress by a counter attached to your player data, not based on the actual Angler person. I have jumped worlds and completed quests in multiple worlds on the same character to advance my quest queue.

From the wiki:The Angler - Notes...(second to last note)

The Quest completed count is character specific, meaning you are able to accrue the number of quests required for an item given as a reward, from completing them on multiple worlds.

So if the Angler dies, your progress is still valid and will continue when the next Angler shows up.