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[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by Sir LJ

I find it unlikely that he hooked onto it from the pier. Unless he hooked onto it close to shore and handed the rod down to someone. I think that's at Venice pier, and it would be very difficult to walk the rod down from the end.

He's using a type of flygaff with a large treble hook pipe weight a few feet of chain and a long rope. SOP... that's how you land big fish off piers.