lol. My wife would agree. She thinks it would be better off a treasure crane. I might have to rename it.

This is certainly quite a unique creation! I'm afraid though that it will be difficult for the fisherman to catch the 'big one' using this machine. IMHO the device seems to be a bit clunky and slow for catching fish...

I uploaded an updated LLD file with all of the required parts. I must have overlooked them when searching.

LEGO Digital Designer is missing a few of the bricks required to build this. I included a pile of bricks that were substituted off to the side for reference. But everything required can be found in set 5764.