Trading A Ballast Stone For A Deep Drop Rod 

Lol when a stoner plays with a stone! We will put reels on backwards because i got high, because I got high!

Backwards reel? Results of smokin the devils lettuce. Yeah you right !

You mounted the reel backwards on the rod.

Awesome, thank you for the history lesson as well! I’ve heard the term ballast stone, but knew nothing related to it. How cool! Great trade by the way. Have a great weekend, sir!

The French arrived in Louisiana in the 1680’s so it could be older. Plus it’s probably not drying, the rock is a bit porous and absorbing the water. Plus the reel was set upside down

The reel is on backwards Incase you didn’t know but I won’t tell anyone lol

Waving hello from Missouri again!! 👋 Cool story on the stones!! Imho, it'd be a shame to break it open... Better to keep the mystery! 😽

Hood your as upside down as that reel you put on the new pole 🙃

You put the reel on backwards. Lol

Local university geology departments would likely provide more details if you are that curious.

I mount them backwards all the time. Go to put line on them and relize I should have had coffee or like you a tea. I use a paper towel roll on the end of a drill run in reverse to take line off of a reel fast. That model Penn reel might not have auto engage but older Penn reels are tough. The clicker on most Penn reels are loud. That is a great combo and I hope you hook into a monster!

That's a good deal, $60 for that rod and reel. I have a roughly matching setup, left to me, by a friend, about 20 years ago. The only difference is my rod is 8 ft without the belt attachment. It is rated 40 - 80 lb test, heavy action

You're real was on backwards

I never knew about this. Very interesting thanks for the video

Ballast stones from Chinese sailing ships have been found on the west coast, reportedly dating to precolonial times.

Cut it in half, be able to see what’s inside and it’d make a nice shelf piece.

Granite has no fossils

Interesting….thanks.

I would've kept the stone.

you put your reel on backwards

You put the reel on backwards. You fish with spinning reels to much . LMAO

I thought that rock was a big baking potato

yyr a history, geography, and anthropology? yyr

Looks like a giant potato 🥔

You are fos