Hello all --

In many kit lists, people seem to dutifully put down fishing hooks and gear as a matter of course. Because if this, I'm tempted to purchase some hooks/lures to add to my BOB "just in case", but then wonder if it would be just added weight because A) I'm mostly in suburbia, miles from any bodies of water, and B) I've not much fishing experience and don't have a current license.

I always like to think I'd be able to catch some minnows via the "T-shirt on a forked branch" technique, or with the
"cut in half/reversed soda bottle" method, etc, but perhaps I'm selling myself short by not adding a couple of hooks/lures and acquiring some updated skills.

Any thoughts from the experienced fisher-folk out there?