Oh no! Ron Popeil of Pocket Fisherman fame has passed.

[machoneman]

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/29/1022133556/ron-popeil-the-inventor-wait-theres-more-late-night-infomercials-is-dead-at-86

I'll venture everyone here had purchased at least one of his inventions in the day. "But wait, there's more....!"

[allrightmike]

If only he had marketed the Bass-o-matic! "It's as easy as that".

[cammerfe]

At a time in the past when I always had a bunch of 'stuff' in my car trunk, I had a Pocket Fisherman along so I could drown a worm whenever the spirit moved me. Spent some pleasant hours along back-country roads where they crossed a stream. Don't remember catching much, but they do call it fishing and not catching, so I have no complaints. You could do well with Bluegills by using a little black spider made with a bit of foam rubber for a body and rubber-bands for legs.

KS