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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But why not even something as simple as a heavy tree branch to tie the line to? I can understand that he's poor and cannot afford a proper rod/reel. But a tree branch is not expensive.
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He did have a stick at the beginning for tension but it was very clearly explained that he had to be able to reel out line
under tension when the fish was fighting so that the line didn't break. If he didn't have to worry about that he would have just tied it to the boat.