As most survival kits come with fish hooks, I am wondering how do I catch fish without any bait?
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If on land. There are reeds, wood, etc. If you can spot a rock in the river or lake. Cut a stiff pole 6 foot long.. Use 2 to 3 four foot lines. Add some reed or wood to the hook shaft. Set on rock spin pole. So hooks & wood look like bugs hitting the water. When fish moves in. let the hooks hit & set on the water. A fish will rush them then. This is a native fishing way. But we have a spear in the other hand to spear the fish. So no hook needed.– J BergenCommented Oct 30, 2017 at 14:03
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Many fish will strike at any moving object of roughly the right shape. Generally shiny is better when improvising fake bait. However you can almost always catch a bug or worm of some kind to put on the hook. Anything small and gooey will usually do.
If you do catch a fish, use their guts for bait.
answered Jan 25, 2012 at 19:11
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5Anecdotally, as kids, we used to see what we could catch fish with when the bait was gone. Twitching just about anything across the top of the water would lure bass and other ambush fish: small leaves, bundles of straw, feathers, cigarette butts, gum, wads of hair, pieces of clothing, and even just the bare hook. Commented Jan 25, 2012 at 19:32
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During spawning season, panfish will attack a bare hook while protecting the nest. I found that gold coloured hooks work best for this. Commented Oct 26, 2017 at 14:43
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A guide in Tonga once showed us how to polish the hook in sand so it was shiny, and said that that made it so the fish could see it. It worked.– Dave XCommented Sep 29, 2021 at 19:52
Dig a bit and search for worms. Look under some old rocks or break open a rotting log and grab a couple insects. If you have a bit of granola or a raisin, or something similar, try that. If you can't find any of those, just go ahead and try with a bare hook, especially around feeding time; I've caught a couple fish that way.
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This blows my mind. Catch a fish with a bare hook?? I may have to try it some time :-D Commented Sep 28, 2016 at 0:31
Fish usualy look for a combination of food and refuge . You must look for fish natural food in that habitat and region. Some fish feed of small seeds and fruits and you can look for trees near the water for them. Some fish feed from worms and insects and you can search them in the ground or trees. Some other fish feed of smaller fish and you can actualy use them as bait. Hope it helped.
You can use any piece of lint, string, or leaves, to make a makeshift lure. I had a lot of luck with a small piece of nylon socks, tied to look like a butterfly, to catch frogs. You don't need a hook for it. just wave it in front of the frog. It will jump and bite the nylon, and it won't let go. You can pull up quickly to get the frog up in the air. Catch, kill, peel, gut, clean and cook (extremely well to kill potential parasites). The legs are delicious.
answered Jan 26, 2012 at 19:32
Using a fish lure, it's another option after you should to try the worms or bugs. Lures are enough because, fishes attract with their shine and shape. Artificial lure designed and built especially for fishing and even for different water. And it's made from a plastic material so you can use it many times.
