Survival uses for fishhooks

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"going out to practice skills is no excuse for breaking laws and practicing poor sportsmanship".

I agree with you 100%

You do not have to practice unconventional/illegal methods of getting meat. Just might be useful to be aware of them.

Everyone SHOULD know the difference between a real survival situation and quality time in the woods.

I apologize for taking your thread in a different direction but the thought of a thread being deleted? I guess I would need to see the other thread to understand?.. Now I wish I had seen that other thread!

Now back on topic....use hooks to clean your teeth......use hooks to pop off a leech..........use hooks to hold small game for skinning.....or to sew a hole....use hooks to...I can't think of anything else...fish.....but only if you have a license and dont' forget the slot limit.... dam, I am doing it again...I will now shut up!



Cheers!
 
The other thread is just a few doors South of this one and has a similar title.
 
grafton said:
If you survive past the initial trama of a world changing event
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Most survival situations have nothing at all to do with "world changing events."
The most common cause is...wait for it...getting lost.
No earthquakes, no apocalypse, no zombies.

I'd probably use fish hooks for catching fish.
I guess you might use them for helping to hang a tarp or something.
Hooks can be useful for the sorts of uses that hooks are used for.:D
 
Thanks Codger...just read it...now I see I was late to the game and this stuff has already been hashed out a bit. Sorry for missing that. Guess I need to check this forum more often before a rant :)
 
It's OK Grafton. Yeah, it helps to come here and read more, and more often. Stick around and learn and share laughs. It helps us all if we concentrate on bringing light, not heat!

Michael
 
stabman said:
Most survival situations have nothing at all to do with "world changing events."
The most common cause is...wait for it...getting lost.
No earthquakes, no apocalypse, no zombies.

I'd probably use fish hooks for catching fish.
I guess you might use them for helping to hang a tarp or something.
Hooks can be useful for the sorts of uses that hooks are used for.:D
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Yeah, but don't forget that hooks can also be raw material to make other things. They are, afterall, wire.

Also, I agree with your take on survival. I've been in several situations myself over the years, and the world hasn't ended yet.
 
G'day Codger

Codger_64 said:
Can you think of more uses for your fishhooks? Besides the obvious use of catching fish I mean. Please be nice like I know most of you always are! :thumbup:
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Since I have never once ventured outdoors (that wasn't my backyard), and have never caught a fish or any other form of animal food in my life, I can't think of a single use for a fishhook. :confused:

Now that I think about it, I do include them in pics to gain internet cred by showing that I'm "prepared". :o



Kind regards
Mick :D
 
Catchin fish. ;)

The real winner though is the line, more uses, and when it comes to hours of sitting, the line can be used for playing at knots and string figures.
 
Actually the first "frog gigs" I can remember using as a kid were made from 'straighted' saltwater hooks heated in a campfire. They (three) were then lashed to a piece of cane using braided nylon fishing line. Were they crude...Yep! Did they work...Yep. Andit saved the cost of a real gig (.39 cents) at the local feed & seed store which was a small fortune to a 7 year-old...!

A county boy can survive....:D
 
"Most survival situations have nothing at all to do with "world changing events."
The most common cause is...wait for it...getting lost."



Very true but being prepared for only one survival scenario (lost/rescue) is not a great plan imo.

IF something major were to happen, there will be a bunch of people who have nothing who will be looking to get stuff from those who have it.

So throw in a little extra ammo with that whistle and mirror.

Oh, and If you find you have used all your hooks for other things you can always shoot the fish. :)
 
grafton said:
"Most survival situations have nothing at all to do with "world changing events."
The most common cause is...wait for it...getting lost."



Very true but being prepared for only one survival scenario (lost/rescue) is not a great plan imo.

IF something major were to happen, there will be a bunch of people who have nothing who will be looking to get stuff from those who have it.

So throw in a little extra ammo with that whistle and mirror.

Oh, and If you find you have used all your hooks for other things you can always shoot the fish. :)
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There are other more efficient ways to get fish which I won't discuss here.
 
Codger_64 said:
There are other more efficient ways to get fish which I won't discuss here.
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It's not that easy. I created a profile on plentyoffish.com, and the only I caught was crabs. ;)

If some other comedian uses that line I'm going to be pissed. But what are the odds their browsing this forum?

Any who, the hooks on a stick could be also be good for gathering dry tinder from animal burrows without the need of sticking your hand inside. Animal burrows usually have good dry tinder inside, you just don't want to go feeling around all willy nilly and risk being bitten.
 
Codger_64 said:
There are other more efficient ways to get fish which I won't discuss here.
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Since most don't value the resource that plants truly are, I take it your not referring to those plants extracts that when added to water will stun fish.

So, you wouldn't be referring to illegal netting / trap methods, or laundry detergent, or explosives would you (just to name a few)? :D


Kind regards
Mick
 
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grafton said:
"going out to practice skills is no excuse for breaking laws and practicing poor sportsmanship".....
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BTW, IMO "sportsmanship" is a term invented by the overfed. :eek:

I reckon you have identified the problem with all internet forums that relate to living / surviving outdoors.

"Practicing skills" has become a substitute for "putting skills into practice". :thumbdn:

The backyard/local park has taken the place of the wild.:thumbdn: :thumbdn:



Kind regards
Mick
 
Before heading out with your hooks I would suggest you try to bend them at home. You will find that the quality of the material used in the manufacturing process varies greatly. There are hooks that will break before they bend which would eliminate some uses.
 
fishiker said:
Before heading out with your hooks I would suggest you try to bend them at home. You will find that the quality of the material used in the manufacturing process varies greatly. There are hooks that will break before they bend which would eliminate some uses.
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True. Hook steel is tempered to various rockwell hardness just like knives. Some hooks readily bend and others resist bending. Thus my mention that you can change the temper with heat, and retemper if desired.

SouthernCross said:
BTW, IMO "sportsmanship" is a term invented by the overfed. :eek:

I reckon you have identified the problem with all internet forums that relate to living / surviving outdoors.

"Practicing skills" has become a substitute for "putting skills into practice". :thumbdn:

The backyard/local park has taken the place of the wild.:thumbdn: :thumbdn:
Kind regards
Mick
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IIRC, the idea of "sportsmanship" was invented by sportsmen who were dismayed at the resources being decimated by commercial exploitation. The same sportsmen who contributed labor and dollars to fund restoration efforts, game laws and agencies to enforce those game laws. For the most part, the "overfed" have been uninvolved other than to voice opinions, often at odds with sound wildlife management practices.

Not every interested person has 24/7 access to a "place in the wild". Kudos to those who still practice a skill whether in a local park or parking lot, or in their living room or back patio. IMHO. it is far better to have practiced and perfected a skill before it is actually needed. Or to have a skill even if it is never needed.
 
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SouthernCross said:
BTW, IMO "sportsmanship" is a term invented by the overfed. :eek:

I reckon you have identified the problem with all internet forums that relate to living / surviving outdoors.

"Practicing skills" has become a substitute for "putting skills into practice". :thumbdn:

The backyard/local park has taken the place of the wild.:thumbdn: :thumbdn:



Kind regards
Mick
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You don't quite understand the intended nature of this thread. There is constructive input......
Then theres non contstructive input. As quoted above.
You can either be a part of the conversation, or you can post elsewhere.
 
in some 50+ years of bumming around in the woods, in Florida, Virginia, and in between, I have never once needed a fish hook. If push really came to shove, I am sure that at least one of my regular fishing poles/reels would be serviceable.

Now I know that there are many folks that carry a small fishing kit in their gear, and thats fine. I have zero problems with it. Just saying that for me, it is not something I feel the need to carry.
 
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