When this unnamed Hoosier took his girl fishing 80 years ago, we can’t help but believe that she was impressed by her date. Not only did he wear a tie for the occasion, but he demonstrated his ingenuity. He discovered that a steel fishing pole provided good reception when used as an antenna for his car. While the article doesn’t say, we have no doubt that he easily pulled in most of the Chicago stations in South Bend, Indiana, about 90 miles away. But when the couple arrived at the fishing hole, he removed the antenna and used it for its customary purpose as a fishing pole.

The photo appeared in the September 1940 issue of Popular Science, which doesn’t identify the couple, other than to note that he was a South Bend radio and fishing fan. We have no doubt that they had a fish dinner that night.