In the video, a man is seen sitting at a table with a clear plastic bottle in front of him. He is wearing a blue shirt and has a white hat on his head. The man is holding a white lid with a hole in the center and a string attached to it. He places the lid on top of the bottle and then attaches the string to the lid. He then places a small piece of paper on the string and pulls it tight. The man is demonstrating how to make a homemade fishing rod.