G'day everyone,

This is my first post here, after being a regular visitor to Doug Ritters website for 1.5 year.

I'm looking for a speedhook, but am having trouble obtaining one over here, in The Netherlands (Europe). No shop (fishing or survival) seems to know about them...

I've thought about ordering one from overseas, but the shipping & handling costs would make it prohibitive.

So, I've decided to 'roll my own', and have been making a few drawings as to how the Speedhook might work. If I build it like I designed it, I think it'll work, but I don't think the speedhook works that way, judging from the small photos I've got of it.

So, my question is, does anyone have a detailed picture of a speedhook, so one can determine how it works ? I don't think there would be a problem with patent infringements and the like, as long as I build only for myself, not commercially. Plus, having a bit more knowledge on how the speedhook works would be welcome to everyone, since in a survival situation, one might not have a speedhook but need to improvise one?

Anyway, if anyone has a detailed picture of the construction of a speedhook, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Grtz,

Peter Dingemans,
The Netherlands.