The Genuine primitive fish hook

Like the fish spear. Great posts and pics. Keep it up, I am learning where I messed up things like that when I was a youngster.

Nicely done. Never thought of the spear.

Nice work. If looks has anything to do with function, the spear is outstanding.

the spear looks amazing. the way it is constructed really looks like it would be efficient at spearing fish.

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Originally Posted by tonester

the spear looks amazing. the way it is constructed really looks like it would be efficient at spearing fish.

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Thanks. It is efficient how the tines turn back toward the center shaft, when you stab a fish , the tines spread and dig in to the fish.holding it firmly in place.

weapons like this are light weight but are extreemly effective for grabbing onto fish.

The Inuit (elders) still use a very similar fish spear head today, mostly made of caribou antlers/bones and sinew.
Good one erunkiswldrnssurvival

Love the spear.

The spear is really interesting. I looks as though if you use too much force to spear the fish that you may have difficulty removing it because of the barbs. Is it?

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

The spear is really interesting. I looks as though if you use too much force to spear the fish that you may have difficulty removing it because of the barbs. Is it?

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The barbs want to hold tight, to release you would spread them open.

No good fish Yarn goes without a catch, so here is a couple,

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...&pictureid=226

Nice post, erunkis. Thanks for doing it in small steps for those of us who are not familiar with this.

For thorns, we have hawthorn bushes scattered here and there. The thorns are naturally quite sharp and strong.

What do you use in your area?

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Originally Posted by bulrush

Nice post, erunkis. Thanks for doing it in small steps for those of us who are not familiar with this.

For thorns, we have hawthorn bushes scattered here and there. The thorns are naturally quite sharp and strong.

What do you use in your area?

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Hawthorn is an exelent material to use, thanks for adding that.

Out standing Work on the hook, Great pics to. What kind of thorns did you use?

mears himself recommends hawthorn. i'm partial to rose aswell.

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Originally Posted by Runs With Beer

Out standing Work on the hook, Great pics to. What kind of thorns did you use?

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Hawthorn is what I favor. But the hook featured here is Pine Knot and Bass Wood Thorns.

I found this site on primitive hooks. check it out..

http:www.woodcraftwanderings.org/fishing.html

I should also add...

http://www.150.si.edu/siarch/handbook/fish.htm

Very good post. Nice work!!

This is another type of survival spear, it is split off of a larger branch. by aiming along the Back side, the splinter sharp point finds its target. (water deflects and the angled spear head corrects it

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...&pictureid=271