Survival Fishing | Tips & Techniques

Spend a morning on the river learning a few tips and techniques for catching dinner when you're in a survival situation.
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[@benasmus4676]

Oh look, a fresh trout cleaned and on ice

[@emanuelf.h.jrgensen8930]

😂

[@danielmyers9412]

lol

[@Dutch6is6back6]

Im surprised he didn't find a boat and a fishing rod

[@noahmonnereau3235]

Looool

[@AHMRakibulIslam]

Dutch6is6back6 I am surprised he didn't find fish itself just waiting for him. :D

[@alexanderleeart]

Dutch6is6back6 yeah and a gas range for cooking it

[@107retired]

+Dutch6is6back6 why not a fish market!!? You missed the point entirely!

[@yamagishisan]

lmfao

[@thatguy22441]

Another trick is to open up the fish's stomach to see what it's been eating. That will be a good indicator for what you can use for bait.

[@TJackSurvival]

This is actually very valuable. I do this while fly fishing often.

[@benjamintaft3680]

If it is catch and release fly fish, what I do. Use one of the plunger thingies that squeezes out the stomach content. But in a survival situation you'd end up eating the fish and you wouldn't have a plunger thingie.

[@pixeltoxgg.6163]

that lure look brand new to me ..what a set up xD hahahaah judge by the state of the hooks ..and the plastic spoon is completly Clean..

[@BladeHQ]

No that was completely legit, though that area is fairly urbanized.

[@vladimirmolerovic7276]

KnifeHQ Surviving in "fairly urbanized area"? Da fck, why don't you just look for people? :D :D :D

[@s.f.outdoorsclub7794]

If you are somewhere that people fly fish, chances are you are close enough to a trail/road you can just walk out.

[@TJackSurvival]

Maybe, maybe not. Depends

[@calebmullen5107]

exactly what I was thinking

[@TJackSurvival]

Caleb Mullen I've been fly fishing in Alaska in places that a lot of people go to but you can only access by boat or plane. You need to get out more.

[@SaandviNorskSpill]

how to survive on a deserted island: "hi, imagine that you're stuck on a des.. OH LOOK A BOAT

[@RunThatGame]

Like "Oh look there is a full bag of fishing equipment..." :D

[@jimmyobrien2384]

I was surprised he didn't find a fishing rod

[@nagato018]

Cheers for the Video! Sorry for chiming in, I am interested in your opinion. Have you considered - Saankramer Land Protection System (probably on Google)? It is a great exclusive guide for Learning how to survive following a crisis without the headache. Ive heard some super things about it and my work colleague finally got astronomical results with it.

[@abdellahgym]

Oh crap i'm lost ! ... emm never mind i found some leftover houses

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

+Abdellah Jim Now that's just plain cynical! How would you deal with the zombies?

[@abdellahgym]

+Burlats de Montaigne well you know..."according to the video" you can always find some leftover infantry squad in the woods, with tanks and stuff.

[@zoomies2]

that's crazy how in 2 meter's he found an ideal amount of fishing line, and a brand new lure laying around, I will say though it is possible to find the stuff around, one time I was fishing and I thought I got hooked on a rock and it was actually an entire fishing rod with reel, line and a hook.

[@TJackSurvival]

I looked for about an hour and when we actually found the stuff I stopped and we filmed there. Time fast forwards in TV land!

[@TJackSurvival]

I once found a full fly rod while in my raft.

[@quercus4730]

frontal labotomy If he would have dug in all those little sticks more than likely he would have found lots of worms.

[@TJackSurvival]

quercus, I'm sure I would have found worms, more hooks, more line, and who knows what. It was a wash up collection spot. I even found a Teenage Mutant Ninja turtle in there.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

+TJack Survival So basically you were "surviving" in a well populated, semi urban environment. Why not just phone for a fucking pizza?

[@georgegoncalves9706]

Can't believe you didn't find a fire and a tent

[@lukesingletonanyon9881]

Walks a few steps" OH, Look guys we found a fishing starter kit, I'm sure this scraped the edge" 😂

[@jamescarmean2701]

I read many of the comments. I am not too surprised it turned a little snarky. The lure did look brand new, even if it wasn't and that helped to set them off I think. I have been through military survival schools and we had some of the gear from a survival kit or ejection seat kit. So we did have some nice gear to use and it was fun to learn. I had been a Boy Scout and the training rekindled my interest in primitive techniques like Native American, Eskimo and South American Natives for my primary studies. Maybe the use of paracord and a bone or stick gorge. Perhaps using spring powered branches with a trip line, a trot line. Making a fish net with paracord for seining or scooping minnows or tad poles. Just some ideas, not being critical. I liked your Indian Fish trap, these are used all over the world...successfully. I saw them daily in Vietnam. Thank you for your efforts. For you complainers and doubters, their are many ways to be stuck out from civilization and need to survive, cut these guys some slack and show us YOUR scenario please.

[@TJackSurvival]

Thanks for your comment.

[@MrSIXGUNZ]

Still the best fly demonstration I've seen!!

[@TJackSurvival]

Word!

[@Cr0cket20]

great video guys.

[@TheLateBoyScout]

Great work, Tyler and BHQ!

[@TJackSurvival]

Thanks!

[@collinkump308]

hey scout

[@boci_levu]

You've just showed just some of the reasons why it's so important for everybody to have a EDC knife on them all the time. Here, in the police state of Victoria in Australia, carrying any of the knives you showed can get you charged at the discretion of a magistrate. The citizens here aren't as pragmatic and freedom loving as in the USA. God bless America.

[@JacobPatrick1]

I appreciated the tip on how to prep the fish for cooking and eating.

[@telestic007]

Great.... if im every in a situation where i happen to find brand new fishing lures, a mess of line, and a stream thats not obviously a popular fishing spot "cough" im all set to survive, throw that together with my "Indian" fish trap with gaps about small enough to admit a small shark... or salmon and im good to go! Lets not forget to put in some plugs for my low quality, "survival" items! Everything about this... was terrible, on every level. My favorite was the "fishing line para cord, exclusive to....blade HQ" ... what it should have scripted as was " Plastic stranded bits of low quality and lower tension strings wrapped in nylon Paracord nocoff." The Video needs to be renamed "Lets plug my channel and products, while in the woods".

[@TJackSurvival]

This is what your life has become... Let that sink in

[@polo101101101101101]

Angry someone point out the truth ? The fish trap will fail no doubt, the fishing line part is so fake, as a angler, most fishing lines i find lying around are tangled up and in small sections of 1 or 2 m at most. A lure at that depth and brand new........... come on.

[@TJackSurvival]

polo101101101101101 Or so you say. But really what would you know? LOL Just because you don't see behind the scenes when I spent 20 minutes untangling that stupid string doesn't mean it didn't happen. You've obviously never done this. So your opinion is invalid.

[@polo101101101101101]

Ok, from what you said, you are telling me that there is no fraud in this video. The line started in the location, you untangled it , place it back, set the scene, and then you filmed this video. Right ? This is so fake, because you could have just filmed the tangled string in its state and fast forward the video to the state where it is shown untangled. You are right, I never had to untangle lines lying around , but I sometimes have to untangle my own lines, as I do pole fishing. This is because I BRING MY OWN FISHING LINE. So tell me why is my opinion invalid? Because you lied ? If you swear by your family and personal honour that there is no fraud in this video, but if you did that you and your family has no honour and would be cursed forever.If you dare to swear by this, I would believe you and apologies for saying that you faked the scene.

[@TJackSurvival]

polo101101101101101 Here is the secret to life, you don't always get a trophy, you aren't entitled to anything that you haven't earned, and this is specifically for you, yes your opinion doesn't matter. Because it's an opinion from some survival wannabe on the internet.

[@lucashusband5941]

oh look a blade hq survival knife what a lucky find

[@kan-zee]

Our youth every late summer/early fall would snorkel around the hot spots oof the lake, and make 500-1000 $ reselling all the found expensive lures caught on the underwater debris and ancient wooden ships hulls.

[@zachbaker1584]

This is a great video, I mean yeah it's weird to find a brand new lure but then again I lose mine all the time and I'm sure people have found them and put them to use... And if all the stuff was put there it's just an educational video with helpful information

[@Hackberryofficer]

oh look everything I need right here

[@shcmoly]

Keep an emergency fishing kit in your pack. "Intense Angler"

[@RafYaelsWorld]

Knowing basic survival tips will help you survive longer while waiting for help. Having an emergency knife, or a pocket knife like that from Roadeavour would be something nice to have whenever left alone outdoors.

[@dereklun4132]

LOOK AT THE HOOKS ON THAT LURE!!! THAT THINGS RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX!

[@TJackSurvival]

Or the river

[@politicsaremything7768]

TJack Survival if you consider placing it in the river then yes.

[@brucelee12]

Just bought myself a Mora, exact same one. Great knife.

[@6brettes]

Ive just seen a tv program where an english extreme fisherman from show monsters of the deep! Gets invited n involved with a bunch of catfish noodlers in oklahoma where their technique is offering up themselves as human bait their feet heads ankles the story one veteran told before this poor english gentleman was invited to join them on the missouri river in a very remote secret spot made me decide that most of my river fishing would next time be done from

[@RiTorpedo]

Oh..a can of corned beef!! I found a food...wtf..is this video is a joke or something??

[@mattmccaffrey5706]

"This is good bait"(throws it away

[@Happy_Free_Time]

Loosing a lot of value there in the processing of the fish. 1 You can eat the head. The eyes contain fresh water and the brain contains essential fats, same as the liver. and 2. The row or fish eggs, are super nutritious. There is a reason you can grow a chicken from an egg. It contains all the minerals, proteins and vitamins for life.

[@TJackSurvival]

Agreed. I will do better next time.

[@Soundsiinspiration]

lol there's no way he found that lure, 100 percent placed.

[@FishingWithSean]

+Benjamin Simpson the hooks are WAY to new. There was absolutely no rust

[@TJackSurvival]

Ya there's zero chance I found something that someone lost that week. People only find stuff months later when they are weather damaged. In the mean time stuff that's lost goes to a magic place to become weathered so that you can only find it later. Yep....

[@AdventurewithNick]

Love your channel

[@cowboy4378]

They could have made this video helpful by teaching you things like how to make fishing line from stinging nettles. But instead we got “use your BladeHQ knife that you have to cut this BladeHQ cord. Oh look someone left a BladeHQ lure. This must be a popular fishing hole even though I just told you we’re in the wilderness. Is that a BladeHQ fish?”

[@grimmreapo655]

if you find lures, and fishing line on the bank of a river, you are no where near being lost, or in the wilderness. i go to places where I might be the first person to ever set foot there. I've been to lake that have never been fished, and trust me. when your up in Northern Canada these ''survival'' tips don't work. cuz you are NEVER going to find lures, and fishing line conveniently laid out for you in arms reach lol

[@TJackSurvival]

Then use the Indian fish trap shown above. There is a reason that multiple options were shown on this video.

[@grimmreapo655]

TJack Survival yea because fish swim right up to the bank, and into a ''trap'' I'm native. and we would never use something like that. it just wouldn't work. the chances of getting a fish big enough to get stuck in the branches,but small enough to swim right up to the bank is 0. the paracord part was spot on though.

[@TJackSurvival]

Grimm Reapo You're not connected to your native history then. I've caught plenty of cat fish this way in Georgia. In Utah though it's illegal to fish this way so we had to remove the trap after we made it. It works on cat fish because they like the sense of security in the reeds. Also if you put some rotten chicken or worms or fish in it, you get a ton of fish. Here's a link to educate you. twentytwowords.com/how-to-make-an-ancient-but-now-illegal-fish-trap-out-of-sticks/ But simply googling this would have shown you all sorts or historical proof on how this works.

[@grimmreapo655]

Yea that was a blanket statement on my part. I should have said that in my particular tribes geographic location and different ways of collecting food sources in Northern Canada this wouldn't work. but your right. in your area they would use it, and your right about the catfish. we wouldn't use it here, cuz we dont have fish that will come up to the bank for rotten chicken. although we did do something similar. we created a woven stick wall, and made a v shape in a stream or creek. the tip of the v had a 6-8 foot long woven basket. we'd form a line up stream and use sticks to splash the water, and make the fish flee down stream. the v would funnel them right into the basket. so yea, sorry for the blanket statement. not all tribes do the exact same thing.

[@TJackSurvival]

+Grimm Reapo if you're on the coast then your ancestors probably used ocean gardens as well. They essentially use low tide walls that trap fish in a pool. But they take a very long time to build.

[@user-sp1od7fv1f]

Nice video can't tell you how many times I found all type of gear when I go fishing even in secret spots where I think no one has been

[@TJackSurvival]

You are obviously an experienced fishermen. Thank you for your comments

[@yamagishisan]

*Gets lost in the wilderness* oh, look, a bug-out bag, how convenient...... In all fairness, a great vid with some excellent tips.

[@grievingsage1899]

That was fantastic! Thanks!

[@TJackSurvival]

Thank you

[@garretttippett-patterson4767]

People keep saying that he put the lure there but I find stuff like that all the time. I've found poles,knifes,lure,ext.its easy

[@TJackSurvival]

Finally someone who actually gets out and does stuff.

[@shinobi1kenobi75]

That's what I'm sayin. These guys complaining that he planted this stuff have never been near a river.

[@rbarbour64]

Great info. I got a long term fishing kit that has a dozen yoyo's and a couple of mini rod & reels(ronco). Plus all the other things needed.

[@michaelstjohn6086]

More Tyler and his survival friends, Cr0ckett20, Nutnfancy, that's all I have to say about that.

[@TJackSurvival]

I can agree with this!

[@koolaidnd]

Great video. This kind of content is great.

[@TJackSurvival]

Thank you.

[@dukecityfisherman5788]

only thing stupider than this video are people that think it's practical and gave it a thumbs up.

[@AdamJee923]

Top quality video fella just what i was looking for thank you

[@TJackSurvival]

Thank you!

[@Travonous1]

Well done, Effective and certainly A Necessary skill.

[@TJackSurvival]

Thanks

[@CloroxBleach-ts6pm]

If using the fish as bait is illegal (which it isn't) how does he know it's a good bait? Exposed!

[@oscarcerda8331]

I've used a piece of a snickers wrapper I had in my bag as a lure, a soda tab as a hook and some 550 cord twine and I caught a little crappie, fun times

[@TJackSurvival]

That is because you are an inteligent out of the box thinker.

[@sirstratocaster]

Thanks very much that was a great video. There's plenty of good meat in a fish head for a survival situation. Great tips and well done.

[@maxxsteele9396]

2:06 Too much beer!

[@Heartless_Za]

where did they find a sinker

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

White bass on the lower Provo, lol.

[@TJackSurvival]

Thanks guys looks great! Where's the ninja turtle?

[@TylersTerrain]

Oh and whats this on the ground? Oh a filet-o-fish sandwich. Its cold, but hey, this is survival fishing.

[@raa6504]

If you were in a survival situation you wouldn't throw away the eggs. These are also good survival food.

[@guitarman00012]

But fish are better :)

[@TJackSurvival]

True, but filming this video wasn't an actual survival situation

[@ashtonpalmisano1251]

Thanks for the tips

[@shuggiemcg1]

nothing but endorsements for your stuff!

[@Rangersly]

Awesome video and very, very useful tips! Thank you!

[@TJackSurvival]

Thank you for watching

[@cadenbuschur4260]

And at the bottom of the river I found a $200 fishing rod...

[@TJackSurvival]

I found an amazing fly rod inside of a bush while rafting last year. It happens.

[@aguyona780tipc6]

Relax guys, the reason he made the video is to advertise his gear.. It was set up so he could advertise his knife while getting money from the views. Don't give him shit, it's just his job...

[@ryantran7539]

real helpful video

[@justinuranus8989]

I find all sorts of fishing lures and hooks pliers etc walking the banks of rivers and lakes every fall.

[@AgoesDecoration]

Wow, my boss from Indonesia always supports me

[@stephenpratt8874]

Good to know.

[@guntario5712]

Planted everything for sure no rust on those hooks. I don't know who gets lost at the most popular fishing hole in town lol. That lure would get noticed and snatched up by any eager fisherman in a second

[@BladeHQ]

Joel Nagy 100% nothing planted, that just happens to be a very urban area where parents take their kids, so a bunch of junk and fishing line and lures.

[@pennsylvaniaoutdoors3782]

+KnifeHQ which knife is that, is it the 30$ one or 13$ one

[@sunshine7453]

For survival, do not throw away the head and the eggs. Everything counts.

[@TJackSurvival]

Agreed

[@usernameunknown-gq3pf]

Who wants to eat a head and eggs? Fish heads make good bait and the eggs should be used for spawn

[@fiercebone825]

Very informative video. Thank you.

[@Menibor1]

So he conveniently finds everything he needs right away when he needs it. What are the chances

[@uuuultra]

Why is Steve Buscemi hobo fishing?

[@shinobi1kenobi75]

All the guys saying he planted this stuff have never been near a river. It wound be easier to list what I haven't found. You don't have to look for long before you will have everything you need to catch fish. Bait is probably the hardest thing to find.

[@TJackSurvival]

A smart and obviously experienced outdoorsman you are.

[@nightRanger0077]

Oh look, MacDonald's is just over this hill. LOL

[@huejanus5505]

nightRanger0077 Keep searching and you may find a debit card too.

[@therealsurvivalist]

Great stuff

[@caljohn88]

I would have boiled the head for fish head stew. Lots of valuable nutrients left in there that shouldn't go to waste if you're actually fighting for survival..

[@iclmb510]

I can vouch for Tyler. This guy does know his stuff.

[@TJackSurvival]

Thank you sir!

[@scott27288]

What happened to the homemade fishing lure? It's plain to see the one he caught the fish on was the store bought model he "found" snagged on a limb.

[@OverlandAspirations]

You could scavenge that mic cord behind you hahaha nice vid guys

[@TJackSurvival]

No that's just my tail.

[@OverlandAspirations]

Kinley1978 ah! attractive

[@christopherwolf9249]

what about worms and bugs for bait

[@СтоянЧолаков-ч8о]

you can use the strands from paracord as fishing line and you can make a really effective lure with the outer casing of the cord and a hook so if you get a branch as a pole you can fish if you bring only a knife and a hook and paracord

[@TJackSurvival]

Ya we showed that in this video. Did you watch the video?

[@dawqld]

You should scale the fish before gutting. And that is a sure way to cut your hand when gutting.

[@sidorgan969]

why go through all this fuss when you can just stick a fly zapper in the water! lol great vid. learned alot!

[@TJackSurvival]

Funny but illegal, that's why.

[@sidorgan969]

It was a joke

[@TJackSurvival]

Sid Organ ya...

[@9PH5]

Ok.. well i gotta survive.. Ooh but hey i just happened to find two fishing rods, a rod pod and bite indicators.. man what a lucky day :'D

[@RSlevelup]

I bet he just threw that fish away:/

[@BladeHQ]

james wahlfeld No it was eaten.

[@TJackSurvival]

No I eat what I catch.

[@3pleYT]

+TJack hope you don't get a shark

[@TJackSurvival]

+Triple Stabber I'd eat that too

[@efface6264]

+TJack Survival theres a way to de head and gut the fish in one easy step

[@yashee96]

I love lamp

[@billysghhd2181]

I live in the UK and I go somewhere called the river don and there is TONS of lures hooks shots snapped of poles and rods and once there was a old pellet pump and a brand new rig so I highly doubt that he is lying

[@hanswurscht6625]

+BillySGH HD Yeah and guess what: You dont need survival skills in a place where you can find alot of this stuff, because there are also alot of people.

[@TJackSurvival]

+Hans Wurscht so if I drop you on a desert island full of trash and nets, you're telling me that you don't need survival skills like this? You didn't think that through before it fell out of your mouth did you.

[@kan-zee]

Awesome ! Awesome ! AWESOME ! awesome !! thank you - TY - THanx - TU..Cheers;-))

[@KingDennisJensen]

Now I wanna fish! I like the idea with the paracord and hook for a lure :) Cool vid.

[@alucardbird_of_hermes9785]

if you are in a survival situation look for a fully cooked steak on the ground hunters often discard their dinner when it gets caught on a branch and that's a good way to get a meal. oh don't forget to show off your sponsors knife while you eat it.

[@baldieman64]

So your idea for survival fishing is to stand in a cold river loosing body heat and flogging away at an incredibly inefficient means of catching fish? Survival fishing means one thing - set lines. Bait them. Set them. Go do something else to maximise your chances of survival/rescue. Come back to your lines to re-bait and remove any fish caught. Do not throw away the head and the guts because they are edible - you might want to open and wash out the stomach but you need every calorie you can find unless you have a surplus. Small circle hooks are the way to go - fish will generally hook themselves without a strike and they get hooked in the lip so you can reuse the hooks without digging them out of the fishes guts.

[@TJackSurvival]

It was stupid hot that day and I caught three fish in about half an hour. We filmed this whole video before noon. So let's say it was a real survival situation. I would have had an Indian fish trap and three fish before noon with time to spare. Guess I did something right.

[@Vivauribe123]

so fake

[@uselesstechnology]

Did anyone else notice that was a 80s tmnt don toy that he pulled out of the river.

[@TJackSurvival]

I did, and I still got it in my garage! LOL

[@rcbladeworks5973]

This is the kind of video I like watching from you guys! Bring in these other survival experts and hand them your gear to review in a real case scenario. Great video! Thumbs up!

[@TJackSurvival]

***** Thank you very much. Tyler

[@liu23usc]

If you really fell off the sky and landed on nowhere. I doubt you would be able to find all these. If I'm trapped in a place where I could literally find used fish lines and lures. I wouldn't worry about getting resucued soon.

[@patrickhlavinka6364]

Was that a baby striper? Def not legal size. Or was it white bass?

[@TJackSurvival]

White bass, perfectly legal.

[@marksonka4677]

How did you cook it let me know??

[@BladeHQ]

Mark Sonka Pan fried.

[@Schmitti1982]

your fly is very cool , good job

[@TJackSurvival]

Thank you. I've since then made more and they work surprisingly well in areas where trout are rising for bugs. Like a fly!

[@maryjames4733]

Thank you so much! Tyler you are a god...the video was easy quick and simple, and the quickest survival cleaning and tip about the chum was extellent thanks guys...great video

[@EL_Djego]

Blade HQ? More like Blade H Cool! 👍👍

[@cherrybomb3713]

So basically if your lost you just need to find fishing equipment. Such as a perfectly good crankbait and fishing line.

[@wildernesswilson8112]

Hehehe. Just happened to spot that lure 2 foot below the surface eh? GOOD SPOT M8

[@angelmaradiaga1824]

OH LOOK A GUN, HOUSE, AND A CAR MAN

[@dylanpark245]

The fish is usually in shock when you fillet it, we usually don't kill them