Interesting hand line/reel concept.

Bumped into a site that had an interesting idea for a hand line that has the ability to cast a lure.  Acts as a rod, reel and tackle box all in one. 

http://www.hadfield.ca/Gear/spool.html

This concept is very common DIY gear in Central and South America.  I have seen everything from a beer can, two liter bottle or sewer/water pipe used as the "pole".  I actually used one once and with very little practice you can cast quite a ways. 

The upside is that there is no issues with salt water intrusion of the drag washers. 

Beer cans wrapped with fishing line.  Used those a few times as a kid (most of the time our parents provided the can).  Great devices.  Best if you have a buddy with you though - 'casting' doesn't work, so you let a bunch of line off the can, and have your buddy carry out the length, and throw the weight at the end.

I've been using drift wood and mono for a long time. Pretty standard set up for sea kayakers in the PNW.

You can always do the ol' mono lasso......swing it around above your head and let it fly.

I had the pleasure of joining a bunch of Costa Rican locals at a flooding rivermouth as they employed this technique using bleech bottles as reels.   They could really fling the hardware a long ways and work spoons pretty effectively thru the current and surges by hand. 
I didn't get any fish but these kids were bringing in some nice Jacks, Roosterfish and even a Mahi mahi  .

-Spot-