[ Most people these days would assume there is a reel. If he was not set on making the equipment himself he could uncover the joys of fishing with it too- There are things he's incredibly old-fashioned about, fishing seems to be one of them. If he gets to induce blushing because of it, only better ]

Sure, sure. But if you don't want to I can handle that too. [ He looks around and finds a small bucket, he goes to the water to collect water into it ]

I set them loose- [ Because it's just for fun, hence catch and release ] -but if you want, you can take your catch home.