In a future Minecraft release that's now in testing, you won't need to hunt or fish for a saddle, as it's finally going to be an item you can just craft.
As I said in the comment. You couldn’t direct the pigs back then. There weren’t carrots in a stick. There weren’t even carrots. Saddles are very old items.
You can also lead pigs around with a carrot on a stick (carrot + fishing rod), but I don’t know if that was always an option or added later
As I said in the comment. You couldn’t direct the pigs back then. There weren’t carrots in a stick. There weren’t even carrots. Saddles are very old items.