Thanks Teslinhkker.

That's a nice looking kit. Reminds me of one my Grandma used to carry in her pocket. (She was cool. An original outdoors woman.)

I think you're right about bigger fish. A rod or at least a branch will definitely make things easier in some spots. One of our favourite hiking spots has a river full of catfish, trout and salmon. Those babies are huge and there's no way we'd get one on a tiny hand line. Heck, I think I might just lose my son to one if he got in a fight with one even with full tackle.

I don't include fishing as part of our survival preps. At this point, it's just a hobby. Perhaps if I was more proficient at it, I'd view it differently, but in a realistic short-term emergency, I can't see taking the time to fish. We do go on a few actual fishing trips every year, but I'm looking for something that we can use for those spontaneous "Hey, mom! Can we try to catch some of those fish?" moments.