Talk:Squirrel fishing

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How do you actually get them on the line? Wouldn't they just let go instead of holding on? I don't get it.


 * That's the art of it. Generally they will let go.  However, some squirrels will hold on if you do it just right.  You lift the nut, and the squirrel lifts himself to get the nut, generally in the act of gnawing through the shell (or the line).  Ocicat 22:14, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

It should be noted that folks in the country have been doing this since the invention of the reel. It is one of the best methods for untangling line by slowly reeling the squirrel in providing a nice resistance. Some of my earliest memories (albeit only about 24 years worth) involve doing this in our front yard. My point is that even though these students are the first published accounts of the activity, it is actually a far older activity. Das Nerd 01:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * There's a video on YouTube from 1989 of squirrel fishing, I discovered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8wwceaN4n8. Whateverlolawants (talk) 15:59, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

BTW you can not really overfeed a squirrel. They will hide away any extra food. This is explained in the squirrel article. I don't know if it is worth mentioning here however. Steve Dufour 04:47, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

video link?
is this worth adding to external links? http://ctho.ath.cx/phil/the%20art%20of%20squirrel%20fishing.wmv --CTho 00:39, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

link farm
I dont think any of these meet the WP:EL guidelines. If you can show they do, more power to you. Trout Ice Cream (talk) 18:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

no kidding?!
ahahaha! My friends and I used to do this in the Boundary Waters; I didn't realize anyone else even knew about this! Hilarious article, by the way!

Bait
Some commonly used bait is peanuts, almonds, cashews, and corn.

Personal reflections
Someone keeps adding personal musings about this subject which mostly replicate what is already in the article, but in an unencyclopedic style. Please tell here why you think this is relevant to a serious encyclopedia article on squirrel fishing rather than repeatedly adding this content. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:46, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Motivation and similarity to other forms of land fishing
It's not clear at this point if squirrel fishing is practiced purely for amusement or if the squirrel may be captured, killed, and eaten. 17:52, 1 July 2014 (UTC) I would imagine that sticking a hook into the nut might be the difficulty there. Terry Thorgaard (talk)

Or applying Superglue to the nut might work. Terry Thorgaard (talk) 18:03, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Also, the method described is identical to the method used in crab fishing (except you use some sort of meat as bait). I have also read about "chicken fishing" using a similar method, although it was in a fiction story and so may not be real at all. Should these similar practices and game acquisition methods be mentioned or linked to? IsaacSapphire (talk) 07:29, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, when we catch one we put it in a little laundry basket. At the end of the day we just throw em back into the tree. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.212.29.89 (talk) 13:31, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

New information
This is getting to be a bit outdated, though I do see that it is low on the priority list. Maybe there is new information on this, like whether there are squirrel fishing competitions (since it's a sport?). Glad to see the sources work and that there is no paraphrasing/plagiarism! Jlafrentz1 (talk) 23:10, 31 January 2017 (UTC)