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Survival Fishing Hook Challenge! Hooks Made From Bobby Pins
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11/22/16 06:25 PM
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SharkBaitTV
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Decided i wanted to try to catch a fish on something other than a store bought hook so i took some of my wife's bobby pins and went about shaping and sharpening them until they resembled fishing hooks. I did this for fun and too see if i could make a fishing hook out of everyday items in a theoretical survival situation. I took both of my kids to the lake near my house and gave my home made hooks a shot at one of my common carp spots since my favorite bass spot was covered up in boats. we managed about 6 or 7 bites on carp with sweet corn as bait in about 2 hours on the water. i found the longer shank hooks i made were too easy for the carp to bend out, but the smaller hooks i made were just about perfect. a carp hooked itself and stole one of my rods over the side of the boat and after that a few minutes later we caught and released a nice little 4 or 5 pound common carp proving that you could make a functioning fishing hook out of a bobby pin for small fish [img] http://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b526bf7ae207f0282d8ee45f&oe=58C32535[/img] [img] http://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f4b2b0083f4d88f965657f58&oe=58BAE5DE[/img] [img] http://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d1bb5dd4a245c6e1aa0b816d&oe=58C5F161[/img]
"Conservation is the preservation of life on earth, and that, above all else, is worth fighting for."
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Re: Survival Fishing Hook Challenge! Hooks Made From Bobby Pins
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11/23/16 03:08 PM
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SenkoSam
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I gather a barb is not necessary for keeping fish hooked. Beautiful children by the way.
Thanks for the innovation. I do the same with soft plastics and it's amazing how many more fish I've caught with new shapes and lure actions regardless how active the fish are.
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Re: Survival Fishing Hook Challenge! Hooks Made From Bobby Pins
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11/23/16 04:48 PM
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Captain Yakker
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I like the simple gorge hook made from wood. In a survival situation, you can virtually always find a stick. Cool idea about using bobby pins though. Well done.
Fishin' to stock Lake Crisco.
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Re: Survival Fishing Hook Challenge! Hooks Made From Bobby Pins
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11/23/16 06:06 PM
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dmunsie
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SharkBait, I sent you a pm, could you be so kind to reply? Thanks.
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Re: Survival Fishing Hook Challenge! Hooks Made From Bobby Pins
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11/29/16 03:30 AM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Psalm:91
Quote on the wildman" They Said he'd eat the hair off of a man's head when he was hungry and squeeze the water out of rocks when he was thirsty"
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Re: Survival Fishing Hook Challenge! Hooks Made From Bobby Pins
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12/07/16 04:17 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Nice post. Thanks for sharing.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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