Q for ESEE fans/ packable fishing kits

I used to use an old film canister filled with line, a few hooks some split shot and a few small spinning blades... All u basically need is a stick and some worms and ur good to go!!
 
yeah, there is no magic kit for sales that will auto-fish for me while i sleep and slice me sushi in the morning but will definitly try weird fish catching idea i always wanted to try ..

i'll pretty much just carry fish hooks and create/find the rest in the forest (because im mostly doing survival expedition with minimum gear).
 
That's a neat idea but back in 1972 we used to fish for native trout with a little hook & a garden worm on fishing line tied to a small flexible tree branch.
 
DH1 said:
A little google came up with this:thumbup:;

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I answered my own question:foot:

Anyways, feel free to discuss..has anyone used something like this?
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DANG, that's FANCY!

years ago, my family went on a camping trip and somehow the poles and fishing tackle got left behind. we got to the lake and i spent some time wandering the shore the first day. scavenged a BUNCH of line and tackle.hooks on leaders, snap swivels, slip sinkers. no actual lures tho.

a friend of my father's was a ranger there. he told me how to set up the tackle, use a short stick and hand cast the line. anyway, put a slip sinker on the line, tie a snap swivel on the end of the line and use the snap to attach to the leader. bait the hook with whatever. this lets the bait move freely when the fish nibble at it, and they end up swallowing it deeply. i kept having to ask a baitcaster near me to help me unhook the fish.

the stick i used was about 1" diameter and 10" long.

i outfished all the other fishermen on the cove i was at combined, and hit the limit in a few hours. went back to camp with a stringer full of fish for dinner.

it's not the "kit" that matters, it's knowing how to use it. but basic tackle is a big help. you just don't NEED a pole or fancy lures.

there also is, or was a product called the "streamline" which was a plastic handle you could cast from and wind the line onto. looked similar to some of the kite string handles. last time i checked their website wasn't working tho.

i've also read of some people using a coke/beer can or plastic soda bottle.
 
I am building a PVC lined leather wrapped hard case with eyelets for attaching a shoulder strap and straps for mounting to a pack as well, should fit most 4 piece poles. Going to try to incorporate a pocket for a small jig/worm box as well.
 
I don't have any pictures, but if I get a chance I can take some.
Mine is a piece of 3/4" CPVC pipe, about 6 or 8 inches long, with nipples on both ends (not glued). Inside it is a bunch of split-shot sinkers strung on a piece of monofilament. About 20 feet of fishing line and some assorted hooks.
Wrapped around the outside is some contractor's twine and a few yards of duct tape.

Cheap and effective.
 
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