What a great cordage video! In future, you could try using a drop spindle to twist needles fibres into long singles before plying them together. This should make the process much quicker and easier. The Gaelic drop spindle (mostly found in the Western isles but also in other parts of the Highlands) was called a dealgan and was just a carved stick. They're fairly easy to spin with and could even lead to a video on Gaelic fabric production and traditional Scottish ways of making yarn and clothing that lasted well into the 18th century
I think spinning fibres for textiles is fine, but whenever you have a situation where you rely on a single, as thin as possible line, you're better off making it with the twisting method.
Same! I was thinking of trying with unbleached twine like you use in the garden or if you cant find that kitchen/butchers twine thats white and used to tie roast meat etc. Idk what a good equivalent of stinging nettle would be in australia unfortunately majority of info and videos are about the northern hemisphere and usually europe/us so most of the stuff doesnt translate here.
@@EmmaAppleBerry Im from europe too, but I know you can make great cordage from the Yucca plant, i think these grow in australia, you can defintiely find some videos how to process them
@@EmmaAppleBerry possibly an idea to do a bit of research into how the aboriginal people fished (if they did idk) or just what sort of plants they used for fibers
@@EmmaAppleBerry stinging nettle is a widely found weed in Australia. Willows, stinging nettle and hawthorn, are all common weeds in Australia (at least in the south east)... the British introduced them to make Australia more like the UK and so they could use them rather than learning the local equivalents..
nothing wrong with the spot your fishing in. Your just fishing it wrong. Take off the bobber. fish the white water and let the bait bounce on the bottom as it goes down river. The Hole below you looks great if you had longer line and a longer rod you could let the bait sit on or under the edge of a rock in the flow. the fish will pick up the scent and come to investigate. Great Video! You cleared up a lot of the crafting for me TY! Subscribes.
The wax also helps keep the fibres together. Tallow is another option but it's not as good as bees wax. If you are going for smaller fish then a goose feather quill with the vanes removed works well as a float but it's a good idea to again use bees way to seal it. Both wild hemp and flax (linseed) make good cordage but are far more of a pain to process for differing reasons. Flax does have the advantage though that at moderate temperatures (bees way melting temp approx) the "glue" on the surface of the fibres softens and sticks them together. This is removed for linen but works really well for cordage.
Ummm... About the "stinging" part. Do those needles come off when you strip the leaves, or are they destroyed by the pounding, or what? I spent several years in the UK as a boy, and to say I developed a healthy respect for nettles is to substantially understate the case, so that's my big question.
You can boil the nettles for a bit if you're really worried about the stingers, though I've never done that before making cordage so I'm not sure how that would affect the structure of the fibers.
If you're already at camp and cant much sleep, passing them through the campfire flames a couple times (fairly quickly) burns away the little needles without damaging the plants
The stingers are also pointed upwards, so starting at the bottom won't make them enter the skin. We did this joke when we were young where you stroke the leaves (from the bottom up), saying "ah yeah, the nettles don't sting this time of year", where as they try (touching it normally) get a nice burn haha
Nettle is delicious when steamed or boiled too. Waving them over the fire until wilted or boiling the leaves takes away the sting. Great for you. Tastes like a rich spinach
The thorn for the hook is clever as, the Kit itself looks lovely "nothing like plastic, its beautiful in my book. thank you for your video much appreciated.
already have caught a 30# Blue Cat off of these (going to try to get a 60#+ next year). ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxzXmlErSqVAEGWFEKO530BvTqFDw53QW3 Definitely very strong, and sharp. Additionally, the gap is wide enough to actually hook a fish (not always the case with circle hooks). I purchased the 8/0, but probably should have got the 9/0 (they seem slightly smaller than other 8/0 hooks). Additionally, having the point in-line helps if you drift fish. I have yet to get a serious snag with one of these hooks.
Thanks for another insightful video! I grew up in the southern US and us kids used to make very similar kits with my grandfather. We didn't have many willow trees in our area so we usually used cane for our rods, but we had plenty of hawthorns for making hooks, and we used tallow instead of beeswax since it was much cheaper and easier to source.
Really great film mate. I've caught many fish using nearly the exact same kit as you. Mainly perch on the local lakes but I've had some good flatties using the leaders and Hawthorn hooks on the coast . It definitely works. Shame the trout werent interested 👍
Nice vidéo I'm french and in Normandie WE used a technic to catch eel: WE used a needle to put Worms on one Meter of Line and WE do small loops with it. It make a ball of Worms AT thé End of thé Line. WE used a solid fishing rod. You put this ball in thé water and when you feel them beat thé ball you throw them in thé field behind you. Their teeth are catch in thé fibers of thé ball of Worms. You must be two One with thé rod and one to run thé eels. Beter results in storm weather or AT night fall. WE call this technic Vermée. Sorry for my level of english I Hope you have fun.
Just a thought. I use longer thorns to make gigs. They are simply crafted and gives you options in your kit. Your closing remark about cordage is spot on. In the wild cordage is gold. You never have enough. Great vidio. 👍
Superb video. Educational, entertaining, beautifully filmed and edited. The right balance of detail where it is needed, step by step instruction without being long winded. Really good stuff. Keep it up.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this technique has been used since Paleolithic times. Very interesting and revealing video. We often look at archeological digs, and a lot of artifacts like this simply have rotted into oblivion, leaving us to wonder, "hows did they do that"?
This was awesome! A really relaxing watch and also very educational! i really have a new found appreciation for the modern convenience of purchasing cordage!
Delightful video. Exemplary writ large as to why my boots are each laced w/ 6 feet of 550 cord and a 25 foot hank of 275 cord( bundled so tightly it’s the width of a AA flashlight) is part of my EDC. Carry a couple fishhooks & leaders in my wallet, on a tape sachet. Nonetheless the bobber hack & primer on twisting nettles cordage was outstanding. I love this channel .
in my whole childhood i always wonderd how people made rope where i lived. never knew the answer was the stinnger bush! thank you so much, i will fufill my childhood dream and make myself a rope from local flora
I believe the main problem while trying to catch a fish was the lengh of your fishing pole aswell as the depht of the hook. Location looked beautiful tho.
Simply brilliant. Your video quality, composition and lighting are great. The content is superb. The amount of research you do is fantastic. Have you thought about teaching over here in the states? I was thinking, if you could meter out the number of strands, and measure weight bearing. In other words, perhaps 2 strands can support 4 pounds, 3 strands 6 pounds. Then your line might be thinner based on expected fish weight and fight. That might make your lines thinner or thicker. Also the wax might cement or glue microfibres sufficiently to created additional strength. This would be a great lab class. I great learning experience. If the world disintegrates into chaos tomorrow, you will survive. Thank you for all your videos.
Wow, great video and i never realised nettle could be used for that! As an engineer i would love to put some weights on the end of the cord and see how strong it is. Would some simple blacksmith-made hooks be feasible and fit into your time period? Cracking video, i look forward to the next one :)
I would say use a tiny gorge hook and much longer line but I think you just need a longer pole. Backwater would likely be more productive for bass, sunfish with a setup like this. For sure make your leader much thinner. I would have liked seeing at least a strike on your setup. Have you done a follow up yet?
I know new comments rarely get seen - but, I Caveman'ed out when I saw this video pop up. (Okay... truth - I squealed like a little kid. 😄) I *love* this channel - especially the staff vids - but, all of them I have watched. *I can't wait to try this out,* while I roam around the Little Missouri river valley in the South West corner of Montana this summer. Maybe catch myself a fat catfish for the cast iron... Thanks for another great vid!
I want an open world game where you follow the life of a highlander, and there has to be a fishing simulator too! Such cool history, I'm gonna visit Scotland one day and see some of its beauty for myself. Hopefully I meet some MacGillivrays along the way
Muy buena técnica me encantó la pondré en práctica para cuando esté en la naturaleza sin nada en la mano y aprovechando lo que la naturaleza ofrece para la superintendencia me encantó me suscribo al canal saludo desde Bariloche Argentina 🇦🇷 gracias por compartir tus conocimientos
This was so so cool! I’m definitely going to try making nettle cordage, we have so many nettles around where we are and I can’t get my family to eat them, so rope it is lol
A but late to the party but you should try horse hair line and gorge hooks. They're smaller and more likely to get a bite than thorns or even simple iron hooks. Theres also a theory that fish were just generally bigger back in the day so don't be discouraged by not getting a bite.
@@asmith7876 Thank you but I need no assurance from you, and I don't need to imagine how tedious it is because I tried/practiced/tried some more every way of fishing I can think of. Thank you, all the same.
Not bad, I would have extended the dowels on the line winder myself. Top Left 1-1/2", Bottom Right 1-1/2" granted more bulk, but less awkward to wind the line.
Our ancestors got all the time of the world so they could afford to spend long time in dauntless tasks like this. After all they got busy and get entertained at the same time without all the distractions of the modern world.
I loved this video man! I really liked the process of showing the creation of cordage (always wondered how that was done) and I really enjoyed the segment of you testing it out. Have to say though, I love catching brown teout and that stream looked like a place I could stand all day and just fish. Once again great video!
very impressive channel you have bro , really enjoying it and have already learnt alot :) found your channel while searching for how to make a great kilt
Whilst the one time as a kid trying Petrify Fishing (private land with permission) was unbelievably successful for zero effort. Nothing is as satisfying as making a line to meal in a day
Are you familiar with the leg roll form of reverse-wrap cordage? It's a tricky technique that requires some finesse, but once you master it, it makes the manufacture of cordage much, much faster. Anyway, brilliant video, mate!
Was going to suggest the same. Of course, you will lose some hair from your thigh in the process. Archaeologists usually find a few strands in any cordage they are lucky enough to find. Source for DNA.
Nice video thanks. I thought that dog rose barbs would make good hooks. Also if you used your rigs as night lines I am sure they would catch.. 👍 Water reed stems make good floats too..
Fascinating, doubt I have the patience, would more likely fix a line across a stream with several leaders off it and check it from time to time while I do other stuff
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Never be sorry for the sound of a waterfall, mate!
Water is life!
Robby - thanks for saying that, you beat me to it so I'll just add my amen!
Uisce beatha! Sorry, I've had a couple...
Agree!
Rain, rivers, waterfalls - they set my heart at ease like nothing else in this world.
Heck yeah, I'd travel far to just hear that waterfall and not much else. Perfect remedy for urban overstimulation!
What a great cordage video! In future, you could try using a drop spindle to twist needles fibres into long singles before plying them together. This should make the process much quicker and easier. The Gaelic drop spindle (mostly found in the Western isles but also in other parts of the Highlands) was called a dealgan and was just a carved stick. They're fairly easy to spin with and could even lead to a video on Gaelic fabric production and traditional Scottish ways of making yarn and clothing that lasted well into the 18th century
I think spinning fibres for textiles is fine, but whenever you have a situation where you rely on a single, as thin as possible line, you're better off making it with the twisting method.
I wanted to learn fishing but I was fruatrated by the amount of modern plastic stuff people use. This is just what I needed!
Same! I was thinking of trying with unbleached twine like you use in the garden or if you cant find that kitchen/butchers twine thats white and used to tie roast meat etc.
Idk what a good equivalent of stinging nettle would be in australia unfortunately majority of info and videos are about the northern hemisphere and usually europe/us so most of the stuff doesnt translate here.
@@EmmaAppleBerry Im from europe too, but I know you can make great cordage from the Yucca plant, i think these grow in australia, you can defintiely find some videos how to process them
@@EmmaAppleBerry possibly an idea to do a bit of research into how the aboriginal people fished (if they did idk) or just what sort of plants they used for fibers
@@EmmaAppleBerry stinging nettle is a widely found weed in Australia. Willows, stinging nettle and hawthorn, are all common weeds in Australia (at least in the south east)...
the British introduced them to make Australia more like the UK and so they could use them rather than learning the local equivalents..
@@finng3283 Aboriginal poeple in Australia used spears and maybe sometimes traps to catch fish, or poisoned them with desert rose or mangrove leaves
Tom seriously your channel has taught me so much about bushcraft. I'll never be able to repay all the knowledge you've given me. Thank you.
nothing wrong with the spot your fishing in. Your just fishing it wrong. Take off the bobber. fish the white water and let the bait bounce on the bottom as it goes down river. The Hole below you looks great if you had longer line and a longer rod you could let the bait sit on or under the edge of a rock in the flow. the fish will pick up the scent and come to investigate. Great Video! You cleared up a lot of the crafting for me TY! Subscribes.
The wax also helps keep the fibres together. Tallow is another option but it's not as good as bees wax. If you are going for smaller fish then a goose feather quill with the vanes removed works well as a float but it's a good idea to again use bees way to seal it. Both wild hemp and flax (linseed) make good cordage but are far more of a pain to process for differing reasons. Flax does have the advantage though that at moderate temperatures (bees way melting temp approx) the "glue" on the surface of the fibres softens and sticks them together. This is removed for linen but works really well for cordage.
Awesome! Thanks for the info!
I lost it at "Just keep twisting, just keep twisting, twisting, twisting" You deserve a lot more credit for this video, this is amazing
Hahah! Thanks! It took a lot of twisting!
Ummm... About the "stinging" part. Do those needles come off when you strip the leaves, or are they destroyed by the pounding, or what? I spent several years in the UK as a boy, and to say I developed a healthy respect for nettles is to substantially understate the case, so that's my big question.
They aren't too bad i think. I wore gloves for that part and by the time you have the fibres all the sting hairs are stripped off :)
@@FandabiDozi hardcore, man.
Great video, finally learned cordage making
You can boil the nettles for a bit if you're really worried about the stingers, though I've never done that before making cordage so I'm not sure how that would affect the structure of the fibers.
If you're already at camp and cant much sleep, passing them through the campfire flames a couple times (fairly quickly) burns away the little needles without damaging the plants
The stingers are also pointed upwards, so starting at the bottom won't make them enter the skin. We did this joke when we were young where you stroke the leaves (from the bottom up), saying "ah yeah, the nettles don't sting this time of year", where as they try (touching it normally) get a nice burn haha
This is the kind of stuff I could get into! I have always enjoyed learning about historical practices.
Nettle is delicious when steamed or boiled too. Waving them over the fire until wilted or boiling the leaves takes away the sting.
Great for you. Tastes like a rich spinach
I grow up whit that hhh
The thorn for the hook is clever as, the Kit itself looks lovely "nothing like plastic, its beautiful in my book. thank you for your video much appreciated.
An absolutely superb video. A great addition to resources for historic re-enactors interested in angling history.
"That's fishing!" too right. Great video.
Never thought I would ever here a Scottish person say “split that bad boy in half”
already have caught a 30# Blue Cat off of these (going to try to get a 60#+ next year). ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxzXmlErSqVAEGWFEKO530BvTqFDw53QW3 Definitely very strong, and sharp. Additionally, the gap is wide enough to actually hook a fish (not always the case with circle hooks). I purchased the 8/0, but probably should have got the 9/0 (they seem slightly smaller than other 8/0 hooks). Additionally, having the point in-line helps if you drift fish. I have yet to get a serious snag with one of these hooks.
If you boil the natural string in wood ash water and leave to dry it strengthens the fibers
You even avoid using electric tools. Awesome!
Let's keep twisting, twisting 🎶 the song stuck in my head the first time you said it.
Wow!! You never run out of ideas!!
Видео похоже о том, как я провёл лето! Познавательно, но нет в этом необходимости. Спасибо за видео! Проводите своё время с пользой!
Thanks for another insightful video! I grew up in the southern US and us kids used to make very similar kits with my grandfather. We didn't have many willow trees in our area so we usually used cane for our rods, but we had plenty of hawthorns for making hooks, and we used tallow instead of beeswax since it was much cheaper and easier to source.
After long time seeing an old Indian fishing technique thank you.
beautiful river...and beautiful place Great video
Well done. Your next challenge could be to do all of this with no steal knife of modern tools. It is totally doable. Thanks for the upload
Уважуха тебе брат, благодарю за обучение. В природе всё взаимосвязано
Поплавок большеват только
This is a interesting topic I have been looking into, trying to make a more traditional pocket fishing kit.
Hello there from Northern Ireland, very knowledgeable and interesting video lad.....Thank you
Wonderful craft work, truly a work of art. Thanks for a really entertaining and educational video.
Really great film mate. I've caught many fish using nearly the exact same kit as you. Mainly perch on the local lakes but I've had some good flatties using the leaders and Hawthorn hooks on the coast . It definitely works. Shame the trout werent interested 👍
Once again, a video of unparalled quality that actually teaches you how to do something useful.
Nice vidéo
I'm french and in Normandie WE used a technic to catch eel:
WE used a needle to put Worms on one Meter of Line and WE do small loops with it.
It make a ball of Worms AT thé
End of thé Line.
WE used a solid fishing rod.
You put this ball in thé water and when you feel them beat thé ball you throw them in thé field behind you.
Their teeth are catch in thé fibers of thé ball of Worms.
You must be two
One with thé rod and one to run thé eels.
Beter results in storm weather or AT night fall.
WE call this technic Vermée.
Sorry for my level of english
I Hope you have fun.
Brilliant video. looking forward to the next one. it would be cool to see you catch a fish with these primitive components.
Just a thought. I use longer thorns to make gigs. They are simply crafted and gives you options in your kit. Your closing remark about cordage is spot on. In the wild cordage is gold. You never have enough.
Great vidio. 👍
I like the thinking, the skills and the honesty!
try adding some kind of sinker to the very end so it dangles down in the water more
Wow. I'd be happy to just have an emergency fishing kit made with modern manufactured tackle. This is way beyond what I would do. I'm impressed!
Always enjoy the videos about primitive skills. Nice fishing kit. Safe journeys.
Nice! One minute in and I already learned more than in any other Survival/Fishing/Bushcraft video!
Superb video. Educational, entertaining, beautifully filmed and edited. The right balance of detail where it is needed, step by step instruction without being long winded. Really good stuff. Keep it up.
Wonderful video. Great info and I love how you added lore and science to make a nice complete picture of tool use and reasoning.
Riveting all the way through. I can’t believe how often we use nettles for our projects. Great vid covering a great plant.
Seen plenty of desgins for cordage and fishing hooks but never these! Thanks for the video!
I absolutely love that knife you have. Wish I had something nice and simple like that.
Wax coating the line will make it far more buoyant which is something to keep in mind if you are looking for bottom feeding fish.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this technique has been used since Paleolithic times. Very interesting and revealing video. We often look at archeological digs, and a lot of artifacts like this simply have rotted into oblivion, leaving us to wonder, "hows did they do that"?
Primitive people. genius minds!
This was awesome! A really relaxing watch and also very educational! i really have a new found appreciation for the modern convenience of purchasing cordage!
your dedication is great!
Oh baby, let's twist, like we did last summer! Oh yeah, twistin' the night away!
Delightful video. Exemplary writ large as to why my boots are each laced w/ 6 feet of 550 cord and a 25 foot hank of 275 cord( bundled so tightly it’s the width of a AA flashlight) is part of my EDC. Carry a couple fishhooks & leaders in my wallet, on a tape sachet. Nonetheless the bobber hack & primer on twisting nettles cordage was outstanding. I love this channel .
Ah natural cordage... She's a cruel but irresistible mistress 😬
Fantastic looking kit though man you've given me some ideas 😁🤜🏻
Thanks buddy! We should try it out together at somepoint!
Was always curious about primitive fishing, and this is such a lovely video!
in my whole childhood i always wonderd how people made rope where i lived. never knew the answer was the stinnger bush! thank you so much, i will fufill my childhood dream and make myself a rope from local flora
Flora* (local plants) Fauna is the local wildlife.
@@Nitecrow314 oh yeah. i mean flora ofc. thanks!
I always enjoy watching your videos. I learn so much about my ancestors from the Highlands. Keep up the good work brother
As an American, the way you say "hook" makes me giggle.😊
This was awesome, thank you!🙂✌️
Never a disappointing video with you! Really informative and gave me some good ideas! Seriously nice work!
you took "teach a man to fish" to a hole new level!
I believe the main problem while trying to catch a fish was the lengh of your fishing pole aswell as the depht of the hook. Location looked beautiful tho.
Simply brilliant. Your video quality, composition and lighting are great. The content is superb. The amount of research you do is fantastic. Have you thought about teaching over here in the states? I was thinking, if you could meter out the number of strands, and measure weight bearing. In other words, perhaps 2 strands can support 4 pounds, 3 strands 6 pounds. Then your line might be thinner based on expected fish weight and fight. That might make your lines thinner or thicker. Also the wax might cement or glue microfibres sufficiently to created additional strength. This would be a great lab class. I great learning experience.
If the world disintegrates into chaos tomorrow, you will survive. Thank you for all your videos.
Wow, great video and i never realised nettle could be used for that! As an engineer i would love to put some weights on the end of the cord and see how strong it is. Would some simple blacksmith-made hooks be feasible and fit into your time period? Cracking video, i look forward to the next one :)
I would say use a tiny gorge hook and much longer line but I think you just need a longer pole. Backwater would likely be more productive for bass, sunfish with a setup like this. For sure make your leader much thinner. I would have liked seeing at least a strike on your setup. Have you done a follow up yet?
Twisting, twisting, twisting! 🤣🤣 Nice video Tom, looks like an interesting spot to fish and enjoy nature!
I know new comments rarely get seen - but, I Caveman'ed out when I saw this video pop up. (Okay... truth - I squealed like a little kid. 😄) I *love* this channel - especially the staff vids - but, all of them I have watched. *I can't wait to try this out,* while I roam around the Little Missouri river valley in the South West corner of Montana this summer. Maybe catch myself a fat catfish for the cast iron... Thanks for another great vid!
I want an open world game where you follow the life of a highlander, and there has to be a fishing simulator too! Such cool history, I'm gonna visit Scotland one day and see some of its beauty for myself. Hopefully I meet some MacGillivrays along the way
Muy buena técnica me encantó la pondré en práctica para cuando esté en la naturaleza sin nada en la mano y aprovechando lo que la naturaleza ofrece para la superintendencia me encantó me suscribo al canal saludo desde Bariloche Argentina 🇦🇷 gracias por compartir tus conocimientos
Very much looking forward to primitive kit version 2.0!! Great video!
Some great skills shown there. You deserve to catch fish after all of that effort.
Fantastic video and easy to follow, thank uou
This was so so cool! I’m definitely going to try making nettle cordage, we have so many nettles around where we are and I can’t get my family to eat them, so rope it is lol
I like it. Really good video. One of the best ones I've seen.
Wow, I discovered this channel yesterday and it is so interesting!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom, mate! Cheers!
Don't know which I like better, nature sounds or your accent. Oh, yes I do..,... Your accent. But I love your videos on all things historical.
Good build, I learned from experience that you want to use the wedge perpendicular to the grain of the main piece.
Good video. Thanks. Please show us some pictures when you catch a fish.
Great video. You put alot of effort into making that kit but it would be a great achievement to land a trout with it.keep up the good work cheers
amazing step by step .... love it !!
A but late to the party but you should try horse hair line and gorge hooks. They're smaller and more likely to get a bite than thorns or even simple iron hooks. Theres also a theory that fish were just generally bigger back in the day so don't be discouraged by not getting a bite.
Thanks for the video!
Very cool. You make it look easy. Well done, and quite the skill.
The sign of the truly skilled craftsman, making it look easy. I assure you it's more tedious than you can imagine. This guy is amazing.
@@asmith7876 Thank you but I need no assurance from you, and I don't need to imagine how tedious it is because I tried/practiced/tried some more every way of fishing I can think of. Thank you, all the same.
Homem primitivo de luvinhas 😂😂😂😂 mais fresco que vento de primavera
Not bad, I would have extended the dowels on the line winder myself. Top Left 1-1/2", Bottom Right 1-1/2" granted more bulk, but less awkward to wind the line.
Line used to be made of woven hair read The Compleat Angler Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton published in 1653. You will love it.
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you
Great video ! thank you so much.
Our ancestors got all the time of the world so they could afford to spend long time in dauntless tasks like this. After all they got busy and get entertained at the same time without all the distractions of the modern world.
What a creativity
Great start! Lots of work!
Nettles , the stronger the sting the stronger the string 😊
I loved this video man! I really liked the process of showing the creation of cordage (always wondered how that was done) and I really enjoyed the segment of you testing it out. Have to say though, I love catching brown teout and that stream looked like a place I could stand all day and just fish. Once again great video!
Also instead of bees wax. You could use tallow which be a lot easier to get your hands on in a survival situation.
very impressive channel you have bro , really enjoying it and have already learnt alot :) found your channel while searching for how to make a great kilt
"Com' on and twist again, twistin' time is here!" -- Chubby Checkers
Whilst the one time as a kid trying Petrify Fishing (private land with permission) was unbelievably successful for zero effort. Nothing is as satisfying as making a line to meal in a day
Are you familiar with the leg roll form of reverse-wrap cordage? It's a tricky technique that requires some finesse, but once you master it, it makes the manufacture of cordage much, much faster. Anyway, brilliant video, mate!
Was going to suggest the same. Of course, you will lose some hair from your thigh in the process. Archaeologists usually find a few strands in any cordage they are lucky enough to find. Source for DNA.
Unique work. Keep it up.
I love everything about this!
Haha victorinox the best EDC.... Great video like from Germany Bremen
Great video as always, mate. So interesting to see how the ancestors might have gone about their business. Tioraidh!
Nice video thanks.
I thought that dog rose barbs would make good hooks.
Also if you used your rigs as night lines I am sure they would catch.. 👍
Water reed stems make good floats too..
AWESOME. Thanks for sharing!! 🤘🏽
Fascinating, doubt I have the patience, would more likely fix a line across a stream with several leaders off it and check it from time to time while I do other stuff