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If one falls through the ice while ice fishing alone, how might one get out?
If you fall through lake ice while your speed is low or zero, you probably can find the hole in the ice right away; so the first danger, of drowning, should not be a problem.
Whenever you go onto ice, ...
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How do you remove a fishhook from a human?
I disagree greatly with all previous answers. Pushing the hook the rest of the way through is very painful and takes much longer than the method I describe below.
My preferred method is to wrap some ...
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How do you remove a fishhook from a human?
Often the best solution is to get some fine nosed pliers and push the point of the hook out and through, making an 'exit wound'. This is often preferable to trying to pull a barbed hook back the way ...
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What do fishing regulations mean by "no bait?"
Alaska Department of fish and Game: Statewide Definitions
Bait means any substance applied to fishing gear for the purpose of
attracting fish by scent, including fish eggs in any form, natural or
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What do fishing regulations mean by "no bait?"
Yes it means no bait as in absence of bait.
Single as apposed to double, triple, ... hooks
Fish will strike at lures / spinners. Especially if they don't have much experience with fisherman.
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How do you remove a fishhook from a human?
The usual place this happens is a finger, ear, occasional other places.
If you are close to town, and have good insurance by all means, tape it in place to minimize movement, and go see a doctor. I'...
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If one falls through the ice while ice fishing alone, how might one get out?
In addition to the ice claws, I recently attended an ice fishing seminar where the presenter highly recommended wearing a windproof and insulated fishing suit with built in flotation. He said having ...
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License Not Needed for Fishing in County of Residence
The section you've quoted does not say you can fish everywhere in your home county without a license. The exemption applies only when you are on your homestead (or your spouse's, kid's, etc.). Note ...
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What tool(s) would be helpful for unhooking fish?
The best tool I have found for this is a Hemostat.
Source
They are long and thin, enabling you to reach in and get to fishhooks that are deep inside and can be locked onto the hook.
It's also ...
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Easiest way to preserve a fishing catch - with cooking or pickling
SALT
Before refrigeration salt was the primary means of preserving fish. As you mention in your question filleting them is a a good first step, they should also be dried to reduce the amount of salt ...
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How do you remove a fishhook from a human?
I have seen a doctor perform the removal of a hook embedded in the skin. As most have pointed out, the first best thing is medical attention I won't dare argue against that sound advice. But, one ...
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Difference between tippet and plain old mono or fluorocarbon?
You CAN use the fluorocarbon for tippet. In fact many high quality tippets ARE made of fluorocarbon.
What you get by buying the smaller roll of tippet is portability and the ability to conveniently ...
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Why couldn't you eat frozen bait shrimp?
Live shrimp are just that, alive. You can use the fact that they are alive to determine that they are reasonably safe to eat. However frozen shrimp do not have that built-in check.
The FDA and other ...
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Worm catching with electricity?
Had a neighbor who used this technique to get worms all the time. It was amazing how well this system really works. He used a system where he had several car batteries rigged onto a dolly and thus was ...
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Are there fish in lakes with a lots of glacial flour?
Oh there are lots of fish in there.
I grew up only 70km from the glacier that feeds the Elk River, and I've spent a lot of time up at the lakes just below the glacier. In the winter, the water is ...
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Camping site suggestions
It depends on the kind of camping you want to do.
The easiest type of camping to find is camping at a campground. Usually this involves paying a nightly fee (often around $20-30 per night) for a ...
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How long can fresh water fish live on a stringer?
A fish can survive a few hours on a stringer, but they're generally not the best approach. The fish will struggle against the stringer and injure itself, which can damage the fish and raises other ...
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How can one know where to throw one's spear when spearfishing?
The easy technique is to simply hold the spear in your hand with the tip under the water and stab the fish. Once your spear enters the water, refraction has identical effects on your view of the ...
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Definition of tributaries above/below a landmark
Above and below indicate upstream and downstream. When speaking in terms of watersheds, referring to tributaries above a land mark indicates that the tributary discharges into the body of water ...
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What type of fishing lure is this?
Unless there is a certain terminology for "backside" plugs, this is a plug (or as I know it: a wobbler. No idea which term is more commonly used around where you live).
Wikipedia Link
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Fish aren't biting, how to get more bites?
It would be good to know if you are certain that there actually ARE fish bigger than the palm of your hand in the area. But let's assume that there are. Whenever I come across suspicious fish that won'...
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When fishing in the Ocean off the US coast, at what point do fishing laws stop?
200 nautical mile.
This link seems to be the most clear.
An Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a concept adopted at the Third
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982), whereby a
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Where do I attach a bobber?
A bobber will hold the string a certain distance below the surface of the water. Putting the bobber onto the string 5 feet from the end will result in the hook with the bait being just 5 feet below ...
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What are these fishing things called "Pre-rigged sets"?
It's for cane poles and the like.
https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-cane-pole?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions
You literally tie the line to a stick and drop it in the water. ...
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Is noodling more detrimental to catfish populations than fishing with a rod and reel?
Yes, because of which catfish are taken and when. Specifically, because it targets the mature catfish when they are guarding their nests.
The problem with this technique is that noodling targets ...
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What tool(s) would be helpful for unhooking fish?
Charlie Brumbaugh's answer is definitely the way to go for smaller fish such as panfish or trout. However, for bigger fish such as northern pike or musky I go with a longer (12-16"/~30-40 cm) pair of ...
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Why does my flurocarbon leader keep breaking when tied with a double uni-knot?
It might be cinching so tight that it is cutting or pinching the line. Whenever I need to attach two lines I use a blood knot. Fast, simple, effective.
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