Pitched up next to a lake which obviously contained fish, got me thinking about the possibility of carrying a fishing rod with me ... yea, yea I know.

Anyway a little internet searching turned up a few pen/pocket fishing rods. They're certainly light and small enough to carry but would they actually be any use for catching fish? Link to one I found below.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Poachers-Pen-Fi ... pd_cp_sg_3

Has anyone tried one? Would I be wasting my time? Is it all a bit too Ray Mears? ... I know nowt about fishing as I'm sure you can tell.

Has anyone tried one? Would I be wasting my time? Is it all a bit too Ray Mears?

No. Probably. Yes*.



* Ray would probably make his own rod out of hazel rods and line from platted horse hair. He would also make a boat to fish out of. Which birch-bark canoe for bikepacking?

Dynamite :D

The quality look a little dubious to me.

Google bush craft fishing or hobo fishing. Basically you just carry line and tackle wrapped around a coke can or coke bottle that acts as your reel.

Weight weenies can wrap their tackle round their coke can burner

If you want to get all Ray Mears check out this vid about 1:55 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvRR5MTBBQI

Cheers Nevis ... think I'll knock up a basic line and use a stick, bivvy pole, etc for a rod. I'll also pack food as i've never caught a fish in my life :D

If going to fish where it is stocked, take some go cat and bait your hooks with it glued to a hook, the pellets stock fish are raised on are nearly identical to Go Cat