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Safety pins as improvised fishing hooks
We posted on our Facebook page:
From School of Wilderness Medicine and Survival’s Page: “Safety pins make good improvised fishing hooks. Here’s a treble hook I made with 3 safety pins and a small piece of wire.” What do you think of this idea?
Some comments we received:
Comment #1: Unless they are very good quality pins they will straighten under the weight and force of a decent size fish. I have bent pins trying to push them through thick fabric and I can only imagine what a good size blue gill would do to them.
Comment #2: Good idea, but not for “survival” purposes. It’s better to pack/make small hooks over large hooks. In most bodies of water you can catch finger sized fish all day; right close to the bank. You don’t even have to clean them. Much better than trying to catch a trophy sized fish, 50+ feet out; with a mouth big enough to swallow that hook.
Comment #3: Real fish hooks fit in any pack along with a bit of spider wire or monofilament. I prefer spider wire made of kevlar as it does not go bad and very tough to break. I take a pill bottle or popsicle stick and wind line around it. Pill bottle works best because you can keep a few sinkers and hooks in it. Hooks and line on popsicle stick can be kept in your wallet.
Comment #4: Some people are missing the point of this item. It would be made in the event you DIDN’T have real fish hooks. It may not be as strong as a real fish hook, but it would likely work well in a SURVIVAL Macguyver situation. Safety pins are almost found in every household, where fishing gear is not. Ten minutes of fabrication some heavy sewing thread that is likely to be in the same house, and a long stick and touo could bring in a trout that will fill your belly for a day, raw or cooked.
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2013-01-20 01:18:08
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