Caught a 6 footer over the weekend!

[tkoglin]

I was using a diving Fat Rap shad. When the lure reached the bottom It felt like it hung up on something but I was still able to bring it in.

I figured I would have a lure full of milfoil when it reached the surface but to my surprise I snagged a 6' fishing pole with a closed face Zebco reel.

The rod was no longer any good since it had been down there a long time. Most of the eyelets were loose and the foam handle part was just nasty.

I was able to take apart the reel and clean it up and re-grease it. I'm going to put the reel on an older rod I have laying around and let me young Nephew use it when he goes fishing with me.