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Got a good bush knife or hatchet in the bag you got an old school cane pole. A small case with line, we, hooks and bobbers with a “harvested” cane pole and bait (worms, crickets/grasshoppers, etc) is my idea for survival fishing for bream and such from ponds or streams.

However a 7’ stick that collapses down to 15” and weighs a couple ounces might haves other uses also ... might not be a bad piece of equipment to have in the bag.
 
I've thought about it off and on over the years. I always end up reverting back to the notion of using a "harvested" pole as mentioned above.

Along with line, hooks, curly tail grubs for jigging, and other "terminal" tackle, I did add 3 of these to the bag:

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-F...ocphy=9009576&hvtargid=pla-569585121330&psc=1

(Disclaimer: Not legal for use in all jurisdictions during non-election years.)
 
I've thought about it off and on over the years. I always end up reverting back to the notion of using a "harvested" pole as mentioned above.

Along with line, hooks, curly tail grubs for jigging, and other "terminal" tackle, I did add 3 of these to the bag:

(Disclaimer: Not legal for use in all jurisdictions during non-election years.)

That is actually a good idea. I had forgotten about those automatic fish reels. I'm going to grab a few of those and through in my bags as well!
Thanks, @thrillhill !
 
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So, what is tenkara? tenkara is the simplest way for you to connect with nature via fly-fishing.

Tenkara Rods

Tenkara Rods on Amazon
 
@thrillhill idea is better since you can set the YoYo's and leave them to fish for you while you do "other things". The downside to them is that once they catch a fish you need to get it off pretty quick or you'll find that a turtle, snake or raccoon has helped itself to the catch.
 
So, how is that better?

Only in having multiple hooks in the water... ya still need to tend 'em.

If you set a snare for a land creature do you "sit there and tend it"?

If so, you are doing it wrong.

It's a "trap". Even says so in the name.

What @Bailey Boat says has some merit. The same as ANY OTHER TRAP. Catch a squirrel in a snare, something may come along and eat it or steal it. That's how traps work. It's part of the gamble. The trade off is that it is fishing while you are doing other things like sleeping or cooking etc.
 
Trust me, I an an EXPERT at setting and tending YoYo's. As a kid in Arkansas, in the spring when Crappie were spawning in Lake Ouchita my Grandfather would set dozens in lake coves that had timber to tie them to. If there wasn't a horizontal limb to tie them to he would nail a 3' board to the standing trunk and put a YoYo on each end.
Now when I say dozens I'm talking about 20 to 25 dozen, that's 250 to 300 individual YoYo's. When he pulled into the bait shop to buy minnows the guys would ask how many he wanted and he would say "all of them" and that's what we baited with. This was the end of Feb, first of March and it was colder than a witches tit in a glass bra. Fingers frozen from catching the minnows and putting them on the hook, set the depth and move to the next tree. Then go to the bank and build a fire and try to thaw out before going back to take the fish off and rebait the hooks, rinse and repeat until we were out of minnows.
Go home and clean Crappie for hours, catch some sleep, go get more minnows and start all over again.... the life of a kid.... priceless....
 

These rods gave me the idea about adding one to my bag. I just can’t justify spending that much for a rod that may never be used. I love fishing but my time is limited between work and school. So they wouldn’t even see much recreational fishing. Tenkara are really nice!


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A small case with line, we, hooks and bobbers with a “harvested” cane pole and bait (worms, crickets/grasshoppers, etc) is my idea for survival fishing for bream and such from ponds or streams.
This. In my bag.
 
How many here remember that?

Now that brought back some memories! Hadn’t seen or thought about one of those since the late 70s. Or at least I think it was the 70s, point is yeah I remember and I’m old lol.


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I have been thinking about adding a telescoping fishing pole to my BUG Out bag. Anyone else added a fishing pole to your BUG Out Bag...

I’ve been carrying a lightweight Shimano spinning setup in the vehicle for as long as I can remember.

Figure if I have to ditch the truck and hoof it, I’ll lash the rod to the side of my pack.

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wsfiredude........i did the same Shimano thing when i was driving +60K a year for work.
(didn't take it on the planes)
now with online meetings, i actually fish with it.
 
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