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#5759 - 04/24/02 07:09 PM survival fishing
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
Posts: 1821
maybe this sounds stupid, but were are the fishing Leaders for ? ( i have never fished before... [censored] purments...) and what are good ( natural ) floaters ? would a piece of wood work as a floater ?
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#5760 - 04/24/02 08:52 PM Re: survival fishing
Anonymous
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<br>Not to sound rude, but you really need to visit a fishing website, or read a fishing book. Better yet, go practice fishing. I have a hard enough time catching fish with real equipment, let alone improvised equipment. There is skill involved, maybe that's why I'm not so great. ;-) Dont let a survival situation be your first attempt.<br><br><br>

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#5761 - 04/25/02 02:10 AM Re: survival fishing
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
Metal leaders are to keep large fish from biting through the line. There are also leaders for changing hooks, and when the main line has a quality of action due to diameter, taper, stiffness etc. Floats are just that. Fishing is done in 3 basic zones; bottom, mid water and surface. The float acts to suspend the hook at a set depth, and also as a visual indicator of a strike. Wood, a sealed 35MM film can and the cork from a wine bottle are a few improvised floats.I will cover this, and more when my report is complete.

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#5762 - 04/25/02 05:02 AM Re: survival fishing
johnbaker Offline
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Registered: 01/17/02
Posts: 384
Loc: USA
And don't forget. It's the wine bottle cork that's the most fun to get. <br><br> ;-}}<br><br>John<br><br>

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#5763 - 04/25/02 01:40 PM Re: survival fishing
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
Posts: 1821
well i would like to do that but i dont have a fishing permunt ( or whatever ) so im not alowed to fish...and i aint gonna spend money and paper work to get one.
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#5764 - 04/25/02 01:40 PM Re: survival fishing
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
Posts: 1821
thanks
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