I have read a lot about hobo fishing recently, and thought I would give it a go.
I am a fairly keen fisherman as it is and am no stranger to rod and reel..... Anyway. I got chatting to the owner of a pond I fish and told him my plans, he agreed to let me try out my "invention" on his pond as long as I keep it low key.
So the project.
I am fully aware that In "survival situation" a longline or net is much more efficient then angling, however I suppose a true "hobo" would also keep his kit minimal and inconspicuous so if "liberating" fish from a land owners water his tackle would be less obvious and it would enable him to fish on the move.
I intend to make the whole kit from from natural materials with hand tools. Nothing specialised, just a knife and axe if possible.
So, I have had a few thoughts and to be honest my initial concern is with the welfare of the fish. The pond in question is packed full of small greedy perch, so these will be my target species. I will of course operate catch and release.
My next worry is if my line brakes and I loose the hook inside the fish, ultimately this may kill the fish, however the pond also has a health stock of greedy pike who regularly take perch when you are reeling in on conventional tackle, so I am confident that an injured sick fish will soon be picked off anyway. This lead to my next decision.
My hook material will be fish/bird bone as, if this is lost in a small fish, either the small fish will digest it or if the smaller fish is taken by a pike the pike should easily be able to digest the lot!.....
So tonight, as the weather is good and there is only "footy" on the box I am going out to collect some of the raw materials I will need.
I will keep updating this thread as I go along to show how I gate on.
I am a fairly keen fisherman as it is and am no stranger to rod and reel..... Anyway. I got chatting to the owner of a pond I fish and told him my plans, he agreed to let me try out my "invention" on his pond as long as I keep it low key.
So the project.
I am fully aware that In "survival situation" a longline or net is much more efficient then angling, however I suppose a true "hobo" would also keep his kit minimal and inconspicuous so if "liberating" fish from a land owners water his tackle would be less obvious and it would enable him to fish on the move.
I intend to make the whole kit from from natural materials with hand tools. Nothing specialised, just a knife and axe if possible.
So, I have had a few thoughts and to be honest my initial concern is with the welfare of the fish. The pond in question is packed full of small greedy perch, so these will be my target species. I will of course operate catch and release.
My next worry is if my line brakes and I loose the hook inside the fish, ultimately this may kill the fish, however the pond also has a health stock of greedy pike who regularly take perch when you are reeling in on conventional tackle, so I am confident that an injured sick fish will soon be picked off anyway. This lead to my next decision.
My hook material will be fish/bird bone as, if this is lost in a small fish, either the small fish will digest it or if the smaller fish is taken by a pike the pike should easily be able to digest the lot!.....
So tonight, as the weather is good and there is only "footy" on the box I am going out to collect some of the raw materials I will need.
I will keep updating this thread as I go along to show how I gate on.