Fishing rod consisting of a brown wooden rod, roughly shaped, with a notch at the end around which is tied a nylon line. A piece of red cork, possibly, is threaded onto the line as a float and a small piece of lead wrapped around the line as a weight or sinker. The hook has a single barb and is factory made.
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