Primitive Fishing Hook / Gouge From Wood or Thorn

How to make a primitive fishing hook / fishing gouge from completely natural materials in a wilderness survival situation.

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Education

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• wilderness
• survival
• primitive
• skills
• bushcraft
• hedgehog
• leatherworks
• tom
• brown
• tracker
• knife
• fallkniven
• knives

[wlwak]

Two things Paul, firstly it doesn't necessarily kill the fish. I saw Ray Mears set a few of those lines on a horizontal line staked out over the Thames river in London and he caught three flounders by leaving the baited lines over night. The next day he released the fish. They swam away, so clearly they weren't dead. However his hook was slightly different to yours...it was from a hazel tree, I think. Suffice it to say the thorn was smaller.

[HedgehogLeatherworks]

Awesome... thanks for the insight! I love Ray Mears!!!

[m1garand77]

hey, ive been watching you videos, and their all reall cool! i enjoy being outdoors and bushcraft and such things like that, you videos are very helpfull its allways goot to know multiple ways to do each different thing, thanks -anthony

[HedgehogLeatherworks]

Awesome! Glad to hear it and thanks for your support and encouragement!

[BushcraftOnFire]

Nice job Paul!

These hooks work well if properly made.. Great presentation Bro!

[HedgehogLeatherworks]

Thanks Dave! How was dirt time? Actually, I think that will be a long answer... I need to give you a call! If I get some time today I will give you a ring!

[justaman6972]

How can prrimitave methods be illegal? Its how it was done for hundreds of thousands of years! Screw the man! If I eat what I trap and do not tresspass or cause loss ,or harm to anyone else I am free to do whatever I want. I am the sovereign spoken of in Yick Wo vs. Hopkins and the source of law, not subject to it. Sovereignty ftw.

[Cstrife234]

I made a pretty good hook out of a paper clip. Just curled up an eyehole for the cord and then down for the J then a small barb...sharpen it on a rock if you can. Heat it up in a fire a bit and quench it in water if you wanna harden it a little. Some coals left over from a fire are enough to do the trick.

[OKRhys]

Your tree thorn is from Honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos. Thanks for the video.

[thebeast90004]

i tyed it and got lots of fish

[MruneTube]

Is this sharp enough to actually catch a fish with?

[MegaPokerMon]

Could you use a small nail instead of a Thorn? Just curious. I wouldnt use this method unless I was down to my Survival Tin and out of fishing gear. But shoot if i get hungry enough Id probably give it a whirl.

[CountDeSade00]

Juniper tree/bush is something I would strongly recommend for making fishing hooks. Btw juniper berries are also edible, but is recommended as a spice for your fish or game.

[answerz2no1]

@justaman6972

hell yea, they can quit trying to tame us or make us dependant on their modern cheap made in china crap, fuck the man and fuck the world!

[aaronpetersutherland]

Good presentation bub. Consider a needle-like wooden toggle shaped as a double ended needle with a notch in the middle. Baiting it is a bugger as you try to keep the needle aligned with your cordage, but once taken it moves at right angles to the line engorging the fish. The notch makes it easier to maintain. The wood softens in the water even if fire hardened, so haul out gently.

[stekiboy]

@bbroegger  Alaska Solomon- Extreme Survival

[bbroegger]

anyone remember wich show/episode of ray mears he makes this thorn hook??