MDinana - This is all I carry as an emergency fishing kit (just in case I am stranded long enough to need one) all the items fit into a small match vial. The extra cotton is to prevent the stuff from rattling and can be used for tinder. I feel that there is a lot more you can do with a fishing kit than just catch fish. If you attach the hooks to a piece of wire or Para cord inner string you can use the hooks to catch birds instead. Then you may try berries or nuts as bait if they are avail. Where I live there are crows, magpies and gulls everywhere. If you stuffed a hook into an old sock and tossed it out these greedy Bas***ds would most likely try and eat it. I don’t imagine a crow tastes quite the same as a nice trout but you never know I guess. I bet you could snag smaller ground critters in a similar fashion. Trying to snag a meal also would be a way to pass the time once you have your camp, fire, water and signaling problems figured out.

these are the contents:

1. 50 feet of 20 lb test line
2. 6 assorted split weights, 5 assorted snap swivels
3. 7 assorted plain hooks, including 1 extra large
4. 3 specialty hooks(1 that floats, one that glows in the dark and 1 that has two spinners) a cotton ball pressed in at the top keeps the hooks secure.
5. I wrapped 12 feet of blaze orange GUN tape around the vial as well. Never hurts to have extra tape handy.