Backpacking and Fish Collecting?
#1
Posted 20 December 2015 - 03:41 PM
#2
Posted 20 December 2015 - 03:58 PM
Irate is probably the person to talk too. I think it is doable as long as you follow a waterway enough to do changes. Bags and a can or two of O2 for altitude sickness to use in your bags.
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#3
Posted 20 December 2015 - 07:14 PM
The biggest thing will be either; 1. carrying a bucket/cooler, which will suck while hiking or 2. keeping a small container cool while in your backpack.
I would think something simple like a perfect dipnet would be better than hiking with a seine.
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#4
Posted 20 December 2015 - 08:18 PM
I think I would probably go the bag route, transferring the fish to a mesh bait holder every time I am hanging out near the water. As for a net, I think I could use my hiking partner and I's walking sticks as brails for a seine, but I'll have to figure out how big of a seine I want to carry around folded up.
#5
Posted 20 December 2015 - 09:09 PM
I've done this. Used breather bags in a separate bag carried in my backpack wrapped in news paper, also put all in a plastic bag to keep dry. Depending on targets if usable would just take my perfect dip net. if needed a seine could tie a small one rolled up on your pack. If warm weather get a small soft cooler you could put in your pack or tie to the pack.
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#6
Posted 20 December 2015 - 11:24 PM
Only going to work on durable fish who aren't easily stressed. I can think of several minnows that would probably die of pure stress from being carted around like that. More durable fish and more 'chill' fish like catfish would probably be alright.
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