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Gorge hooks may well be the oldest style of fish hooks on earth. They can be made from a wide range of materials and they can be surprisingly effective, though they are not suitable for ...
Using a gorge hook is very different from using curved steel hooks. The technique here is to allow the fish to swallow the bait, which has a sharp thorn or bone shard sticking out of it. Do not jerk ...
The gorge hook is a simple yet highly effective primitive tool that works as well today as it did a thousand years ago. And in a survival scenario, it can be a real lifesaver. The basic premise is ...
Today, modern fishing equipment gives sport fishermen a significant advantage in the pursuit of fish. Despite having many years of experience catching fish with a modern rod and reel, I have ...
Still, anglers are happy such fish yield to primitive urges, ... Now, throughout the recent fall and winter and for some weeks to come, wading anglers can hook feisty, ...
Still, anglers are happy such fish yield to primitive urges, because the surrendering puts them in places where they can be readily engaged. Steelhead, a type of rainbow trout that grows naturally ...
The fish weighed 12 pounds, 10 ounces, replacing the previous mark of 11 pound, 8.5 ounces set in 2017, on the same creek by a then-8-year old Pierce Dopkin from Clementon.