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As a great historian of the sport and a collector of vintage fishing tackle, Bernie would point out that the Hastings Weedless Casting Frog was actually marketed in 1895

Use a nylon snap hook or connect the weight with a short piece of monofilament to insulate the weight from the wire

When I checked the serial number on the reel, that's when I knew something very unusual may be in the works

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Next we will need to begin to disassemble the crank assembly

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