How can you catch a fish without a rod and reel?
How can you catch a fish without a rod and reel? The wilderness is known for its lack of grocery stores and restaurants, so if you accidentally wander off into the woods without a trusty tool like a fishing pole, knife or gun — are you out of luck? It’s pretty likely you’ll be working harder for your meal than you would if you had something useful like a fishing pole handy, but you can probably pull it off with a little ingenuity and some of the techniques we’ll cover on the next page. In most cases, a handcrafted device or special setup is necessary to catch fish, so you’ll have to get creative if you left home without anything that can be entered into the “useful” column on your mental checklist of supplies. You might be wondering: Can’t I get away without doing any of that? Fish with my own two hands? Fishing by hand is definitely a possibility — trout tickling is one example that might spring to mind — but it can take loads of time and patience, along with a quick hand. If you’r
