Keith
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Fish?
May 19, 2019 17:12:53 GMT -7
Post by Keith on May 19, 2019 17:12:53 GMT -7
I cold forge my snelled fish hooks from wire. Keith.
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May 19, 2019 21:49:03 GMT -7
Post by Sicilianhunter on May 19, 2019 21:49:03 GMT -7
Nock, Did you catch them using primitive tackle ? I bought a kit but I think I need to get some more hooks than came with the kit and I was planning on making some horse hair leaders as well. I keep saying it but need to find the time to do it and get over to the cane brake near me and cut some poles and hang them to dry No, afraid not. Modern ultralight tackle. In the past I've caught hornpout (bullheads) and crappie, perch, and bluegill on hand lines. But, that's as close as I've come to fishing with "primitive," tackle. I did spend a year dedicated to cleaning any game taken, including fish, with stone blades, even if just a sharp flake of obsidian to clean a fish. That's primitive. Well, good on Ya' for doing that!! LOL I can't I've even produce anything sharp enough to cut through warm butter never mind dress game/fish with !! LOL
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May 19, 2019 21:53:59 GMT -7
Post by Sicilianhunter on May 19, 2019 21:53:59 GMT -7
Fishhooks can easily be made from small finish nails with a ball-peen hammer, round-nose pliers, jeweler's files and a propane torch. The wire finish nails seen in the image are 1 3/8" or 3cm in length - come in a plastic package. I've made dozens (see the example below) and they do catch fish... The line is silk (Vegan waxed dental-floss) and the weight is a split .32 cal ball. Smaller weights can be made by rolling a piece of lead between 2 hard surfaces to make a ball and splitting with a blade about 1/2 to 2/3 of the ball diameter or by cutting strips from sheet lead (wrapped spirally around the line). Hand, Good Idea!! I' will have to give that a try!!
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May 19, 2019 21:59:19 GMT -7
Post by Sicilianhunter on May 19, 2019 21:59:19 GMT -7
I have used whitetail sinew for leader material with success on largemouth bass up to 1 1/2 lb. I saw on an episode of Stillwater Woodcraft the idea of using a wasp gall as a float, decided to try that. I found a nice one, plugged the hole where the newborn wasp drilled out with beeswax, tied it to my line with a simple clove hitch and it worked like a charm. I've used it to catch several nice bluegills on a hand line and on a pole cut at the bank. Spence Spence, I keep asking, "what happened to Steve Davis (stillwater woodcraft) ?? I can't get an answer. He had such great content in his 18C series of videos and then he stopped producing anything. I learned a lot from him. Nice job on the gall, haven't found anything like that here in NM...different bugs, different plants
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May 19, 2019 22:01:18 GMT -7
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Post by Sicilianhunter on May 19, 2019 22:01:18 GMT -7
I cold forge my snelled fish hooks from wire. Keith. LeLoup, Love that kit!! Can you give a tutorial on hoe you forge those hooks from wire?
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Keith
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Bushfire close but safe now. Getting some good rain.
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Fish?
May 19, 2019 23:31:27 GMT -7
Post by Keith on May 19, 2019 23:31:27 GMT -7
I cold forge my snelled fish hooks from wire. Keith. LeLoup, Love that kit!! Can you give a tutorial on hoe you forge those hooks from wire? Thank you Sicilianhunter. I will see what I can do mate. Keith.
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May 20, 2019 7:13:26 GMT -7
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Post by Sicilianhunter on May 20, 2019 7:13:26 GMT -7
LeLoup, Love that kit!! Can you give a tutorial on hoe you forge those hooks from wire? Thank you Sicilianhunter. I will see what I can do mate. Keith. Appreciate it!!
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Post by Richard on Jun 3, 2019 20:55:28 GMT -7
Nock,
In 1770, William Houston fled the vices of Pittsburgh and canoed 3 miles down the Ohio River to Chartier's Creek, which he ascended and paddled more than 40 miles to where a smaller creek joins it. There he stopped to fish, and caught a large, "yellow catfish" (estimated at 30 pounds), which he ate. He liked the looks of the area, and settled there a while, naming it Catfish Camp. It is the site of present day Washington, PA (Washington County), known hereabouts as "little Washington".
Richard/Grumpa
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Post by Richard on Jun 3, 2019 21:39:06 GMT -7
Also, in 1779, Maj. Gen. William Sullivan's American forces destroyed 40 Iroquois villages in Upstate New York, (while most of the warriors were away), effectively destroying the Iroquois as a threat to American expansion. The Americans were dumbfounded at the extent of the Indians' agricultural abundance, and the quality of their homes. Fruit orchards, corn fields, well stocked granaries for the coming winter, and reservoirs full of fish for a steady supply of fish for their diet. All was destroyed. The Iroquois were forced to flee to Canada for help from the British. Many died of starvation and exposure over the winter.
(I am writing this mostly from memory - I left my readers at a friend's house tonight, and won't get them till tomorrow. Then, I'll try to look up the species of fish that were in the impoundments.)
Richard/Grumpa
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Keith
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Jun 3, 2019 21:44:58 GMT -7
Post by Keith on Jun 3, 2019 21:44:58 GMT -7
Also, in 1779, Maj. Gen. William Sullivan's American forces destroyed 40 Iroquois villages in Upstate New York, (while most of the warriors were away), effectively destroying the Iroquois as a threat to American expansion. The Americans were dumbfounded at the extent of the Indians' agricultural abundance, and the quality of their homes. Fruit orchards, corn fields, well stocked granaries for the coming winter, and reservoirs full of fish for a steady supply of fish for their diet. All was destroyed. The Iroquois were forced to flee to Canada for help from the British. Many died of starvation and exposure over the winter. (I am writing this mostly from memory - I left my readers at a friend's house tonight, and won't get them till tomorrow. Then, I'll try to look up the species of fish that were in the impoundments.) Richard/Grumpa " reservoirs full of fish", I find that very interesting, I have not heard of this before. Thank you Richard. Keith.
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