Great video. We did similar things as teenagers. Simply because it wasn't fit to treat a fly rod in such a manner. We used the larva from a wasp nest as bait. A little hook , no weight, a small Styrofoam toothpick float. Those were right fun times in them days. That second hand rod and reel I got at a princely sum of 5 dollars. That rod and combo was an 8 wt but it got the job done. It caught fish and that was it's Job. It did it's job well. Thank you for bringing back that memory back to me