Nachito likes to sit in the Island breezes, read fishing magazines, swap fishing stories and rent fishing equipment to the other inhabitants of Islandshire. His personal favorite is the Cuban Yoyo, but he stocks all sorts of poles, lures and bait.
He's got two sort of crate counters, a pole rack, a bait cooler, a net, magazines and more! The pole rack is removable for easy storage, too, which is really nice!
The hook and lure boxes are all made to look like different vintage boxes that Pop likes. He's quite into fishing (particularly fly fishing), so this set was really up his alley. He's got a few more poles and nets "in the works" already! The bobbers are made of real cork, and he came up with a way to make the Cuban Yoyos out of some plumbing joints, super glue and fishing line.
Nachito's bait cooler is one of the cutest things! To make this, Pop actually took the bottom of an old tea tin, painted it red and stenciled the letters onto the side. The lid is wood, which he custom made to the shape of the tin. The handles are also wood, which I believe he super-glued onto the tin. Inside the bait cooler he used more poly pellets (as in the same type that make the "beans" inside Beanie Babies) for the ice and some real little fake bait fish (you know, the kind that are made of the gummy rubbery stuff).
This is a really fun set, and all the boys on Islandshire are planning on having a lot of fun!
Dad also made a full fly fishing set-up for my doll, Eliot -- stay tuned for photos of that in the near future!
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