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Emergency Fishing: anyone heard and/or tried this?

I've seen these spoken of quite highly.

I bought Speedhooks instead, as they were more suitable for my usage.
 
Purely as a discussion point, I ask the following questions.

Are they necessary, and will they let me catch more fish than a simple springer (ie flexible stream side branch) with about a foot of slack line?



Kind regards
Mick
 
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12 at that price? Perhaps we should do a group buy. Count me in for one for certain. Perhaps two.
 
I remember using a facsimile as young'in.. here in SC along the Santee and Pee Dee river . Older guys with access to a john-boat would run trot-lines and "jug-sets" on rivers in the low country. We younger ones ( confined to the bank..:() would use sets similar to those in the OP baited with chicken livers or small bream (bluegill). Our's were modified by replacing the heavy cotton cord with braided nylon or dacron and a slip sinker rig w/treble hooks. Caught many a flathead that weighed as much as we did. One in particular that I recall was 42 lbs and we transported that damn fish with a pole thru the gills (ala safari-style) with the tail dragging the ground to the feed store scale. OUR tails were dragging as well, Sold that fish to an old black gent for three dollars...we were two "rich barefoot young'ins.
In a word YEP they work...!

Ron
 
You might want to check your local laws before buying one of these. Everywhere I have lived it is illegal to have an unsupervised fishing line in the water. Of course, in a survival situation it wouldn't matter....
 
Ive seen them used. They are popular in Tennessee.At Reelfoot lake they are used heavily. The only advantage I see is the length of line is easily adjusted, saving time. I just tie heavy line to a branch.
 
I'm with Mick. Why carry a relatively bulky gadget when a bit of line and a hook tied to a springy branch or pole would suffice? Also, a bit of line is much easier to hide on a riverbank compared to the reel.
 
RonSC said:
I remember using a facsimile as young'in.. here in SC along the Santee and Pee Dee river . Older guys with access to a john-boat would run trot-lines and "jug-sets" on rivers in the low country. We younger ones ( confined to the bank..:() would use sets similar to those in the OP baited with chicken livers or small bream (bluegill). Our's were modified by replacing the heavy cotton cord with braided nylon or dacron and a slip sinker rig w/treble hooks. Caught many a flathead that weighed as much as we did. One in particular that I recall was 42 lbs and we transported that damn fish with a pole thru the gills (ala safari-style) with the tail dragging the ground to the feed store scale. OUR tails were dragging as well, Sold that fish to an old black gent for three dollars...we were two "rich barefoot young'ins.
In a word YEP they work...!

Ron
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Cool tale:thumbup:
 
My Uncle had a couple. He set them up one night . Sitting there by the fire watching our fishin poles, a small crappie gets reeled right out of the water by one.
 
Thanks guys, for the replies. I think I'll pick up some of these, since they seem to work. It's all about getting a kit together. If I'm out recreationally I'll obviously not use them. But, I have seen other threads inquiring about compact fishing tools. So I thought I would post about them. But I also have never tried these. Again, thank you all for your feedback.
 
coote said:
I'm with Mick. Why carry a relatively bulky gadget when a bit of line and a hook tied to a springy branch or pole would suffice? Also, a bit of line is much easier to hide on a riverbank compared to the reel.
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I agree, cheaper and more compact to carry just line and hooks
 
I have used these for years and love em. Have a couple in my BOB. I painted mine flat black and put a large split ring on them to make them easier to tie to limbs.--KV
 
Mulerider said:
They work, but I'm pretty sure that they're illegal in Texas.
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I bought and used them for years growing up in TX and never had any problems but havent lived there for 20+ years. Trot lines are OK, dont know why these wouldnt be.--KV
 
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