I've seen them in my local pound shop but I didn't know if they were any good or not.
Sounds like they're worth a go.
Sounds like they're worth a go.
Unfair Game.
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Ive used one of these before, and tho initially sceptical, they handle much sweeter than the awful telescopics of old
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/fishingt...s/615/Shimano-Exage-STC-Mini-rod/?&R=EPI-6025
and they really are tiny when packed away.
re tackle, been catching a lot of schoolies lately just playing with saltwater flies and minute homemade lures, but spun using sbirolinos and very small bubble floats.
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/fishingt...s/615/Shimano-Exage-STC-Mini-rod/?&R=EPI-6025
and they really are tiny when packed away.
re tackle, been catching a lot of schoolies lately just playing with saltwater flies and minute homemade lures, but spun using sbirolinos and very small bubble floats.
for emergency survival situations in my view the following criteria is applicable:- long life as you say, very lightweight as you don't want to hump something around that may or may not be used, effective and dependable and at your disposal for your immediate use at any moment instantly, and the quicker the 'catch' the better - a small gill net is brilliant, it doesn't need to be baited so will catch whether the fish are feeding or not and you don't have to grub around for bait, it can be used instantly, it weighs very little and it packs small and unnoticed in your pack, easily placed anywhere from a canoe and moved around at will, gill nets are seriously effective, the mesh size is important and a full mesh size (knot-to-knot) of 2.5'' will catch for example trout of between roughly 8oz to 24oz, of course different fish different shape but about 2.5'' give or take a bit either way is a good average to cover, bigger if you want bigger fish but there are generally more smaller than bigger fish, smaller if you want smaller fish, 3'' will catch trout from 16oz to about 40oz for example. In length just what you are happy carrying, of course the bigger the better but you will want to limit the size obviously, 30' x 8' is not too big for emergency but smaller is ok if you feel that too big, even 15' x 6' will be sufficient in emergency and that will weigh next to nothing in monofilament.
This, is the one I've used on occ'n my pirate bretheren......caught a couple o' flatties off the beach an' a mullet of the back o' the boat.
Not much t' look at, but small an' effective wi' the right bait.....plus weighs virtually nowt.
I'll make ye one when I gets re-stocked wi' antler matey.
Not much t' look at, but small an' effective wi' the right bait.....plus weighs virtually nowt.
I'll make ye one when I gets re-stocked wi' antler matey.
It seems that lately, a day hasn't gone by when I have looked at some post or another and just said "Oh...WOW!!"
Capn Badgers fishing horn was todays occasion.
Capn Badgers fishing horn was todays occasion.
Id go for a simple net, tied off to a tree branch one end and a half filled plastic container or a floating weight, on the other. Fish just run into it. We caught 6 very large trout in a private loch during a course using these on one night. Where as we spent the previous 3 nights and days using night lines and hobo reels, and caught 1 small eel.
I was sold, and my belly full.
I was sold, and my belly full.
http://www.coastalnets.co.uk/fishing_03.htm
Not sure what there like as I havent bought one yet. Sorry.
Not sure what there like as I havent bought one yet. Sorry.
Im a very dedicated angler and fish with fly and lure all the time. When it comes to catching food this is not the way to do it.
In a survival situation I would recommend firstly a nylon gill net. (small and very efficient at catching food) and secondly a couple of speed hooks. They are illegal in most fresh water situations, but as sure fire a way to catch a fish as any.
http://www.speedhook.com/servlet/StoreFront
In a survival situation I would recommend firstly a nylon gill net. (small and very efficient at catching food) and secondly a couple of speed hooks. They are illegal in most fresh water situations, but as sure fire a way to catch a fish as any.
http://www.speedhook.com/servlet/StoreFront
I forgot to mention, speed hooks can also catch birds and small land animals as well, such as lizards and even squirrels. They are pretty lethal.....watch your fingers.
What I use is a line with 25 loops knotted in; so it's made from one line with a loop every 2 meters (or similar). Every loop has a tiny swivel attached to it. The other ends of the swivels are able to receive the eyelet of my hooks and secure it with a pushing motion.
To prevent tangling when working with a long line you can best store the (baited) hooks separate from the line.
Lay the fishing line in a straight line on the ground. Attach the baited hooks to the line. And put it in the water.
If you like to catch eel. You can try putting the line just at the surface of the water, so all the side loops/lines are going to dangle or dance at the waters surface. I once caught two eels that formed a knot together! They were death, stiff and turned white. I guess I had my hooks to close to each other... This technique works with woms for bait
If you don't use swivels for attaching your hooks, don't use knots In stead, take a loop and get it though the eyelet of a hook and run the hook through the loop and done. You can remove the hooks from the loops when done fishing. Knots in a fishing line can best be avoided as much as possible as they weaken the line...
I hope this helps
Lush
To prevent tangling when working with a long line you can best store the (baited) hooks separate from the line.
Lay the fishing line in a straight line on the ground. Attach the baited hooks to the line. And put it in the water.
If you like to catch eel. You can try putting the line just at the surface of the water, so all the side loops/lines are going to dangle or dance at the waters surface. I once caught two eels that formed a knot together! They were death, stiff and turned white. I guess I had my hooks to close to each other... This technique works with woms for bait
If you don't use swivels for attaching your hooks, don't use knots In stead, take a loop and get it though the eyelet of a hook and run the hook through the loop and done. You can remove the hooks from the loops when done fishing. Knots in a fishing line can best be avoided as much as possible as they weaken the line...
I hope this helps
Lush
Bridport Nets are good (no connection), www.bridportnets.co.uk suppliers of fishing nets (and much more), Don't go hungry get a Gill Net.
Isn't it a shame that dynamite can't be carried with the excuse that some survival fishing may be necessary!
What about that handline thingy you bought not too long back Gary?
What about that handline thingy you bought not too long back Gary?
I,ve seen this method used with varying degrees success its called jugging in the states
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW-whFwZ9Tg&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW-whFwZ9Tg&feature=related
As a life long angler, its just a tiny bit disconcerting the way so many seem so ready to advocate the use of gill nets. Sure i know the title of this post is unfair fishing, and it concerns a stowaway survival fishing kit, and in such a situation i appreciate that anything goes. But whats the likelihood of such a situation arrising unless at least partially orchestrated, in order to have a gill net with you? Its a little like someone being lost on a moor and claiming that they would have starved. for sure, if it werent for the crossbow they fortunately had
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