20 Nov

Yellow Tom

“Check this out, Squirt, Wizzer showed me. “It’s got real good roller guides with little tiny ball bearings in them. That’s what Red told my dad anyhow.” Wizzer spun a roller in one of the guides to show me how it worked. ‘N the line is about a hundred pound test line er more.” Wizzer jerked on the line that came from the spool and ran through the roller guides. “Red says it’s got a real leather drag, n’ jist take a look at all the other stuff on this here reel! It’s all shiny brass n’ stainless steel! Red said it’s made this way so it won’t rust in salt water. This rod n’ reel should be big enough to land a whale! Squirt, I sure do wish we had some place to try it out.”

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