Re: You bet your life... (fishing)

[Guest guest]

There are many fishing techniques that I have seen on nature shows

that don't involve hooks with bait.

1) hold your finger close to the water and a fish will come and try to

eat it. Then you catch it. This is even a sport in some parts of

the US.

2) Get several partners to scare the fish to shallow water, where

other partners club them.

3) Put something toxic (plant sap) in the water, and the fish will

come to the surface where you can catch them.

4) On America's Funniest videos, I saw a guy lure a fish to jump right

into a frying pan by waving his hand close to the water.

5) Of course there is spearing in shallow water.

6) and there are many molluscs that you can get without much trouble:

oysters, clams, etc.

Tony

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From: " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...>

Date: Fri Nov 5, 2004 8:36 am

Subject: Re: You bet your life...

Is there good information on when human technology advanced far

enough to be able to catch enough fish to survive on?

We didn't have metal hooks until quite recently. And the little

fishing I have done, even with early 20th century technology, and

very inadequate knowledge - perhaps a 'fishing knowledge level' not

dissimilar from that of paleolithic times - has indicated to me that

you have to be able to run, or swim, REALLY fast to catch a fish! So

I am skeptical that the diet of the average paleolithic contained

much, indeed any, fish.

My bet is that the reason for the establishment of settlements near

water had more to do with ease of transportation than the presence of

fish. But that is a guess. My view could change if someone were to

enlighten me with contrary evidence.

Rodney.

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[Guest guest]

I've heard a theory that, as humans had greater and greater exposure to fish and

seafood

in their diets, the EPA/DHA content enriched their brain development and

contributed to

their growing skills as hunters, i.e., it made them smarter predators. Thus, the

evolution

of the brain may reflect a co-evolution involving the predator/prey

relationship.

>

> There are many fishing techniques that I have seen on nature shows

> that don't involve hooks with bait.

> 1) hold your finger close to the water and a fish will come and try to

> eat it. Then you catch it. This is even a sport in some parts of

> the US.

> 2) Get several partners to scare the fish to shallow water, where

> other partners club them.

> 3) Put something toxic (plant sap) in the water, and the fish will

> come to the surface where you can catch them.

> 4) On America's Funniest videos, I saw a guy lure a fish to jump right

> into a frying pan by waving his hand close to the water.

> 5) Of course there is spearing in shallow water.

> 6) and there are many molluscs that you can get without much trouble:

> oysters, clams, etc.

>

> Tony

>

> >>>

> From: " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...>

> Date: Fri Nov 5, 2004 8:36 am

> Subject: Re: You bet your life...

> Is there good information on when human technology advanced far

> enough to be able to catch enough fish to survive on?

> We didn't have metal hooks until quite recently. And the little

> fishing I have done, even with early 20th century technology, and

> very inadequate knowledge - perhaps a 'fishing knowledge level' not

> dissimilar from that of paleolithic times - has indicated to me that

> you have to be able to run, or swim, REALLY fast to catch a fish! So

> I am skeptical that the diet of the average paleolithic contained

> much, indeed any, fish.

> My bet is that the reason for the establishment of settlements near

> water had more to do with ease of transportation than the presence of

> fish. But that is a guess. My view could change if someone were to

> enlighten me with contrary evidence.

>

> Rodney.

> >>>