I suppose you can use them for snaring birds, but if you live where there is no water then you could probably do without them. But suppose you occasionally travel outside your area. Will you always remember to put the fishing stuff back in the PSK? If not then you are better off just keeping it in there.

I second the gill-net idea. There's a lot of oppertunities around here to catch fish but I'm a pretty mediocre fisherman. In life-or-death I'd rather run a net through a pond or stream than rely on my skills with a hook and line.

Actually, who am I kidding? I'd use dynamite! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

-Blast

Oh yeah, welcome to the group MOAlan!!

-Blast

"...i would just loot an abandoned grocery store..."

I'd suggest you come up with a Plan B, just in case. Given what has happened in past "riots," you will not be the only person with the loot and scoot idea. And in past riots in Los Angeles (for one place), many store owners did not abandon their stores, they guarded them with shotguns...

I also have a decent little fishing kit in my BOB. Much easier than hunting or traping. The little fish that waste your time when fishing for fun are the ones to go for. I have also thrown some sequins into the kit. A cricket on the hook works, but usually gets nibbled off without catching anything. I've seen a lot of guys set trot lines without using any bait at all. Some of them go a little further and stick a sequin on the hook. A curious fish bites just to see what it is and it can't get nibbled off. Best way is to have the line tied so the hook is dangling in the water and leave it. Check it every couple of hours. Several lines tied around and you won't go hungry.

Plan A: Use the supplies i have at home.
Plan B: Bunk with family that is in the area. (Next town over and next state over.)
Plan C: Government disaster assistance.
Plan D: Looting if need be.


If i ever get to Plan D there better be zombies roaming the streets....

You might has well go to plan D while you are waiting on plan C. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Thanks

In my youth, I learned for a fact that a properly baited fishing hook can snag both small mammals and birds(note:almost no meat on a bird unless it's really big). Birds and mammals must be cooked/smoked well, but, then they are generally safe I think. When we "experimented" with this, we were in the "100 Mile Wilderness" heading to Mt Katahdin. We were living on Mountain House style freeze dried stuff, so we ate any "real" food we caught. (Up there, we could also get good trout in the rivers, bass and pickerel in the ponds. We had a small spinning rig with us.) Come to think of it, we didn't even filter water back then, just dipped our old GI canteen into the rivers. (I guess we were lucky, I wouldn't think of doing that today.)

Even if you're not fishing/snaring, etc, the fishing line may serve as nice lashing material when cobbling together a shelter. Larger hooks could be straightened to attach to a stick for spearing small things that crawl about. Fishing line is also handy for repairing clothes, packs, etc.

Oh yeah, if you're ever going to eat small game, it's a lot more palatable with a little something to hide the gamey flavor. We used to carry some "Crazy Salt" to put on virtually anything.

Yep-yep.

Even if you are like me and only go out to fish maybe two or three times a year with a borrowed rod (it's a social thing), you know how much food can be in the water. YOu can make a capable fishing kit (2 miedium hooks, 6 little ones, 5 sinkers, 2 swivels) in a vial the size of a large pistol cartridge and some line. I like the idea of putting some sequins in there- most fish will bite on shiney. By the time you are up to a match case in size, you've got all the basics covered.