Yes I did, Took about an hour, Made from persimmon twig.
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Yes I did, Took about an hour, Made from persimmon twig.
Made from persimmon twig, interesting. Did you fire harden it? What size hook would it compare to?
Outstanding job great post very imformative
Yes it is fire hardend, is about the size of a crappie hook Which are biting good right now. wiil try it out next time out.
this is my first attempt at making a fish hook. i used one of the methods on one of the links erunkiswldrnssurvival posted. what do you guys think? any suggestions?
outstanding, Is that one peice of wood?
Here is a site with projects But look in the middle of the page for how to make small and large fishhooks.
http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/index.htm
Here is the link for Birch Tar Collection Tutorial
From the bark right through to the tar and then glue. Which you might need for attaching the hooks.
http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/birchtar.htm
Here's he has more of his projects with directions, and some videos.
http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/...0tutorials.htm
yah its all one piece. it was a smaller branch that i found, not really sure what type of wood it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Runs With Beer
Take it out and try it. If it works, you will have the comfort of knowing that you will be able to catch fish in an emergency.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonester
Thats right baby! You can never get out of here alive.
I use the hooks and stuff that I make, They work good. just make them the right size to do the job.
Less work and less skill than building nets, the thorn hook is the prudent path to take when survival fishing worldwide.
sometimes the best thing is the smallest gorge hook that you can lash onto a vine or other fish line..cordage, or whathever you have. i think most have trouble with fish hooks because they think big and small is most often the better.
I have put togather a survival fishing film for youtube it outlines and demonstrates the fishhook making methods and principles discussed within this thread. 45 minuets in length i hope that you enjoy. Called survival fishing, this good project has taken me several months to complete.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHkep9d0x3s
enjoy the movie, leave a comment or question, and as always.. thank you for watching survival fishing 1,2,3,4,and 5
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