Professionally people hire me to make stuff, thus I figured that I would go through and do some DIY instructions. I've never written a post about how to build something, so in order to get a bearing on how to describe a process, I decided to do something quick and easy. Once I get good at writing DIY posts, I will get to some more complicated projects. A few years ago I was on a construction site and a supply shortage brought construction to a halt for an afternoon. With a beautiful lake nearby, I got the urge to go fishing. I had no gear and had to improvise. I took a piece of bundling twine, used a washer as a sinker and built a hook out of wire. For this demonstration, I used cheap wire I can bend with my hand, and it can't hold the weight of a fish. To make anything usable for fishing, you'll have to find a stiff wire and a pair of needle nose pliers.
Start with a five inch piece of wire. Bend the hooked end. From the curve to the tip, I used a little over an inch.
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On the opposite end, about 30 percent of the way down, bend the wire.
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Now Twist the short end of the wire around the long end until you have something that can pass as an eyelet. You can see that I left a tiny piece of the wire at the end of the wrap straight to act as a barb, which will help keep the fish on the hook.
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To finish, clip the tip diagonally to create a sharp end.
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If you need bait to go on your improvised hook, chicken livers from the grocery store work well.
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