PRIMITIVE FISHING KIT. Making and Testing. Nettle cordage, Thorn Hooks, Bushcraft Survival Scotland

Maybe a dumb question but how do you get past the stinging needles or do they come off when you strip off the leaves? Also thank you for the help with learning

Nettle cordage ? Nice , now I have something to do with the stingy bastards in my yard

The most desired leader lines were made from the tail hair of white stations. If you can get access to any stallions or geldings you should give it a try. (No mares because the urine damages the hair)

Wow, I discovered this channel yesterday and it is so interesting!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom, mate! Cheers!

If you boil the natural string in wood ash water and leave to dry it strengthens the fibers

Nettles , the stronger the sting the stronger the string 😊

Was always curious about primitive fishing, and this is such a lovely video!

Only what you find in the forest... I didnt see you find beeswax

As an American, the way you say "hook" makes me giggle.😊
This was awesome, thank you!🙂✌️

I bet if you went to a carp lake you could have pulled one out.

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Man I so desperately want you to catch a fish!
Keep at it

Nets made from the same cordage could be very useful, rod fishing seems more for sport than practicality, making dams and nets would be a much more certain way to spend resources

Great video I liked it very much.

Nawww....I'm lazy...I'll just find some Mullen and throw it in and wait...🤣

Thin layer of sap glue can replace the bees wax right?

Great video thank you . Enjoy that and learned lots . Maybe some sort of weight ( split shot) just to sink line a bit ? .

impossible for fishing)))

Hey you might want to have some pitch stored with the repair kit

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

I absolutely love that knife you have. Wish I had something nice and simple like that.

An idea. Look into "drop spindles". May be much faster making the cordage.

I like the thinking, the skills and the honesty!

Use bone for the hook😊

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 .

This channel is amazing. Happy to have just found it and to subscribe. Thanks for the great content!

In the real world I reckon you'd have starved to death before you finished making that line... do a video on how long it takes to catch food I.e , line & hook vs snaring vs stalking vs foraging , I reckon that would be interesting

I don't have hawthorn hereabouts. I do have Devil's walking stick, so...

"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

I would make a spear myself for fishing. The cordage might work for bow fishing or spear fishing.

very cool

rip worm

Finally something good and not copied

I dont think that this kind of hook can hold a fish ...

It's worth noting that ancient Rivers would have far more fish, but the riverine habitats of Britain have been very degraded over the years.

Wow!! You never run out of ideas!!

Not primitive smh

Line used to be made of woven hair read The Compleat Angler Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton published in 1653. You will love it.

Cod jig 😂

Sick!

Well, I think I could also make a fishing kit that doesn't catch any fish. :D
Just kidding man, great stuff.

No atrapas nada 🤣🤣🤣 me has hecho perder el tiempo

Electrical tape and a candle? did you find that stuff in the forest?

I notice a halibut hook

We need to get speedrunners to do this for a video (without instructions ofc)

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 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!