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It has its roots in Costa Rica,
weighs less than three ounces,
and casts as far and accurately as a spinning reel.
The Streamlines handline has landed trout in the Sierra Nevada mountains,
bass in low land lakes, and up to six pound snook in Costa Rica. The Tidelands
model is an inexpensive lifetime tool, ideal for backpackers, kayakers,
or as a part of any complete survival kit. The casting handline has been
used for decades in Costa Rica as the primary tool of ocean shore-line
fishermen who must live on what they catch. Streamlines has evolved
this tool, combining improved design with modern materials. It casts far
and accurately, limited only by the skill of the fisherman. This go anywhere,
fish anytime tool is patented and molded of plastic strengthened with 40%
fiberglass reinforcing. It is overmolded with a rubber Santoprene handle.
Fishing with a handline is an intensely focusing type of fishing. When
a fish bites, there is a direct link from your hand to the fish. No drag
or pole flex protects you: it's all in your hands.
I remember the first time I saw a handline being used. A local Costa Rican
picked up a handline, swung the lure around his head and cast about fifty
feet. I was amazed! So simple and so obvious once you see it. During the
next couple years we made and refined handlines for the local commercial
shoreline fishermen. We also learned the skills needed for handline fishing.
The Streamlines handline has evolved from these early prototypes.
The knowledge that we learned is in the brochure that accompanies each
reel.
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