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Never Fly Cast Again
Okay, enough of the serious conversation. Let's all have a good laugh at the expense of Roland Martin, 19-time Bass Master Champ. Earlier this morning I was perusing thisisfly.com and came across this video. Claimed to be the most, "advanced, cutting-edge, fishing rod ever developed..." - I dare someone to pull this thing out next time you're rigging up. Can you imagine he laughs you'd get? About the only thing I can guarantee without seeing the Rocket Fishing Rod is that is was most definitely NOT made in the USA.
Happy Monday!
TR
Thats been around for a while now.
Only real use for it is getting frisbees and limbs off the roof after a storm. That has no place on the water.
Posted by: Evan V | December 10, 2007 at 07:02 PM
It's for kids. Aren't you guys taking it a little to serious?
Posted by: tjb | December 11, 2007 at 03:35 PM
tjb,
Kids or not it's gimmicky and funny. While I think it could get kids involved in fishing - it's still funny. Come on, do we need to turn everything into a plastic bazooka for kids to be interested?
Posted by: tim Romano | December 11, 2007 at 07:53 PM
I'm pretty sure the NRA is behind this. They have been itching to get into the fishing market for quite some time. They finally figured out how ;)
My friend's kid had one of these. I shot it a couple of times. It was fun, but he didn't catch any fish (put and take rainbows) that day. The rest of us did pretty well using spinning rods. Probably work ok on bluegills, though. The bobber/bait holder is a little too big, and that may scare away more fish than it catches.
Posted by: Jay | December 12, 2007 at 01:48 PM
If you happen to have a Tivo or DVR and do a search for fishing, the infomercial will show up. I actually sat through it one night for a great big belly laugh.
Posted by: Anthony | December 12, 2007 at 06:09 PM