Thanks to all for their kind comments. Ron, I didn't model the fish, the figure is by Preiser. Terry, the Preiser figure set actually comes with some bristle like material to simulate a rod, perhaps a fly fishing type ( I don't fish so I really don't know). It isn't very convincing and I want to make one, and a tackle box, but just haven't gotten to it. I figure I can taper a thin styrene rod for the pole and a short section of the styrene rod for a reel. Or I could just paint the fisherman like Crocodile Dundee and give him a sharpened stick with blood on the tip!