Is that an old Winona (also known as a knuckle-buster) reel that you have Art pictured using? I have one of those and used it for mooching for years, but have since put it to rest on my garage wall. My arm just can't take that any longer.
There used to be an old veteran fisherman that would use one of those on the Puyallup in the late sixtys and early seventys. He would walk by my Dad and I as we were plunking. I used to watch him cast that thing precisely into each hole, walking upriver and hitting each hole, letting his bait swing under the brush, seemed he was always bringing back steelhead, while we waited for the high water to bring ours to us. I remembered that all he ever used were eggs, and that old guy was the epitomy of a steelheader. And yes the Puyallup used to be a great steelheading river, caught my first one there.

Later,

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Steve Ng....The FishNg1
99 F-350 Powerstroke 4x4 , 18ft Alumaweld Formula Vee Sled, 115 Yamaha, and now also Campion 215 walkaround, 135 Merc.

Yep, that's an old Winona! Art used to fish with another one for years, but it finally began to fall apart so he broke out a spare. I'm waiting for that one to give in to since I have a brand new one in the box on my reel collection shelf ... ought to be able to get pretty much anything I want for it

Hey Bob, you have a good ole Winona in box eh? Just don't let him know that they have alot of them in the midwest. Seems they put them all the time on ebay, usually go for around $30-$50, usually the stainless go for the $50. I love mine, I can't believe he had one fall apart. My Dad has one that he's had for over 35 years and it's still in great shape. Just keep it hush with him that he can still pick them up and I'm sure you can get $100+ out of him. LOL