Turn a Can Tab into a Survival Fish Hook

Step 3: The back of the hook

Flip the tab around.  The top hole should be untouched.  This is where you will tie the line onto the hook.  File down the sharp edges in the hole.

Comments

[upitaa]

excellent idea. but i wonder what sort of fish i can get with this hook:)

[theo67]

Probably canned fish

[the doctor who]

lol

[fatperson1239214]

ha ha ha :D

[sdavidson3]

haha

[McNoodle]

:D

[TruorFalse]

haha nice...

[camraguy]

The historical precedent for this type of "hook" is called a gorget. It was commonly used over 12,000 years ago on the California Coast.

[lalexander]

there is also the tried and true "stick" type fish hook. basically a short thick toothpick formed from a hard wood with a skinny area in the middle. bait is formed over it so that the string lays flat tward one tip. the fish swallows the stick longways and the string yanks it from the center, causing the stick to dig its forward most tip in and jam sideways. the points dig in and the stick can not be gotten out or worked deeper to release the first tip. this works better than non snelled jerry rigged hooks. the trick is to not set the hook too hard because a really hard yank of the string can snap the wood. metal works too. as long as you can attach a string to the center the concept works the same.

[McNoodle]

Never heard of that before, but it sounds great! I'm going to try it the next time I go fishing.

[amaximize]

how can i tie a strong enough knot around dat plz?

[rnunya]

http://www.5min.com/Video/Half-Blood-Knot-34920571

[Plo Koon]

Nice! does it work?

[Fiction]

Yeah I think it is sort of irresponsible for anyone to label this as a "survival" instructable without posting some photos of it working.

[tanniynim]

I wouldn't say irresponsible, but I wouldn't trust that this works without proof of concept.

[rasta mon]

or u could use a real hook

[Squibb]

You could, but that wouldn't be making something.

[Great Wight Ninja]

...except that the idea is that this should be something doable in the wilderness should you happen to NOT have planned ahead on getting lost and remembered to bring your tackle box with you. You may not have the ideal tools for the job, but even knowing how to do this easily, it is easier to improvise a way to get it done with something else.

[old n grumpy]

I understand a safety pin works fairly well as an impromptu fish hook

[shadus]

Not so much, there's a reason real fish hooks are barbed.