Fish and other aquatic life provide the quickest and easiest way for someone in a survival situation to get their hands on life sustaining food.
By incorporating these vital materials as part of your basic survival kit, you can greatly increase your chances of catching the food you need to survive as well as positioning yourself to make it out of your situation in one piece.
The following is some of the gear you’ll need in order to put together “The Ultimate Survival Fishing Kit” that will bring you fish in any survival situation.
Fish is a great food source, and if you can consistently bring food back to camp, your survival situation has immediately become that much easier. After we discuss gear, we’ll discuss fishing tactics that won’t ever let you down out in the wilderness.
Essential Gear
This is an area that can be a bit subjective, depending on who you talk too. The purist fly fisherman will state that only flies tied from things found in nature itself will do, while guys pulling big fish out with worms will obviously give props to their simple and age-old method.
When it comes to survival, though, you’re going to want something that will be reliable and relatively less work.
For that, I’d recommend having a few different sets of tackle readily available in your survival fishing kit.
Bait Fishing Supplies
Bait fishing is looked down upon in sport fishing circles, but in a survival situation, bait is the absolute best way to go. You’ll want an ample supply of the following:
Bait hooks, sizes 12-4: Bait hooks are made for holding worms, and having a variety of sizes will help you throw to a variety of fish. If you can see smaller fish swimming around, use a smaller hook. If bigger fish are present, use the larger hook.
Treble hooks, sizes 16-12: Treble hooks have three prongs and are made for holding solid baits such as salmon eggs and Powerbait.
Baits: Powerbait is a staple in the bait community, and having a few cans of the rainbow and sherbert varieties will be a solid bet in making sure you’re able to catch plenty of fish.
Plastic bobbers: These come in a standard size, are usually clear, and fill up with water in order to place your baits in different areas of the water column.
Split shot: Small lead weights that can add weight to your line
Barrel swivels sizes 12-14: Small gold clasps that tie on to the end of a fishing line, allowing you to snap lures off without having to tie a new knot every time.
Now, in survival fishing, you’ll want to make sure you get as many lines in the water as possible. If bait doesn’t seem to be the trick, using spin tackle is another solid option.
If you have the right tools, catching a fish, while not easy, becomes much easier.
By maintaining this critical survival fishing kit and including it with your overall set-up of survival gear, you give yourself a huge advantage. You also ensure that you will be able to maintain that advantage until you can get yourself out of the situation you find yourself.
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