Thank you and well done. I would appreciate more militray survival fishing kits as well as military survival kits. Keep up the good work. Greetings from South Africa.
I will continue to search for them they are expensive to find but when I find a good one I buy it! It seems like a lot of people love to see what the military carry’s in their pocket it is extremely interesting I will find more for sure thanks for the comment from way over there that’s impressive that you found my channel!
That’s awesome I would love to see how it turns out! Do you also record videos? That would be a cool one to watch! If not let me know how it goes I’m going to do a few this summer
Exceptionally cool kit. I haunted antiques malls throughout the 90s & early 2000s looking for fishing gear and never saw this beauty! Johnsons silver minnows can be cast or jigged up & down, smart addition to a kit that might be used on a liferaft. Awesome find WS and a great review as always.
Yes I thought it was a cool find also! I bid on it and I won it on eBay for a really good price I think I hardly paid 20 dollars after taxes I got on to find one last night and they are between 40-80 dollars depending on condition this one was unopened it’s cool to open a piece of history and have it recorded on RUclips potentially forever. I can see how that silver minnow could be jigged or casted that is an awesome addition to a life raft kit I’ve been bidding on military surplus life rafts and this summer I’m going to do a video with a kit and the raft for an overnight stay
It is I do get that feeling sometimes like when I was a kid when I first started opening gifts 😄 the only problem is that these ones cost me moneys. I’m glad other people like too see them and it saves everyone else alittle cash or at least it helps them decide if they want it or not.
The red and the yellow material actually served a purpose beyond securing the needles and safety pins. The thread could be teased out and used to improvise lures. Any easy and effective one is to tie a piece of red thread into the shape of an “inch worm” onto a small hooks. Works great as a fly or sunken lure.
That’s an awesome idea I didn’t know that was the case at all! It wouldn’t be bad to tie a fly out of that material it’s very bright colored plus I imagine you could find a feather and some fur if you really looked around. Turkey are fairly abundant around here I find feathers all the time.
Another interesting video. Thanks for sharing the content. I think I've encouraged you in the past to evaluate the safety pins that come in modern survival kits. Most are made from crap soft steel that bend like bailing wire. Keep one of those pins out and use it to compare with all the others that you encounter going forward in your review process and you'l soon see what I mean about the quality of pins in most kits. Those just look like the good ones that Dritz makes. All others should just be left out of kits, IMO. I believe the smaller line is meant to be tied to the heavy line as a leader. It will be less visible to fish and, therefore, more effective, and if you get a snag, you will only break off the short piece of light line. Then just tie on a new leader. It also gives you two sizes of cordage to use for gear or clothing repair with the included needles. (Did you think the needles were a weird item for inclusion in a dedicated "fishing kit"? I did. A couple of those larger hooks look as if they could be lashed to a stick to make an impromptu gaff to help land a fish.
Thanks I appreciate the comment, I will keep an eye out for the quality of safety pins. Our last conversation actually had to do with sewing needs which I did then purchase a whole pack of Dritz sewing needles and they are super high quality sewing needles. I got a large pack off of amazon with an assortment of 50 different needles. I’ve only got to use two different ones so far but they seem to be awesome quality and very hard steel. I imagine the safety pins would be the same quality. I think the inclusion of the needles in the fishing kit may be just for the sole intention of gear repair. Having the needles in there to makes hooks is kind of useless IMO and the size of the eyes out make me believe it was for fitting the fishing line to sew up a pack or cloths. Thanks for commenting again i appreciate it!
That’s one of the good kits. It’s a lot harder to acquire. The majority you will find are contained in a plastic case which is less durable and not as multifunctional. They are one of the best fishing kits made imo. Especially for life raft use.
Absolutely! I think it’s an awesome fishing kit exactly like you said for a life raft. I’ve been bidding on life rafts on eBay if I can get one cheap enough I will take this kit and the sru parachute kit and do an overnight
Actually the older plastic case kits have more gear packed inside them, good quality stuff. The only advantage of the newer kits is the metal case. The inside of the lid was designed to be used as a signal device, and the case itself as a cooking container.
@@alex9483 specifically what gear? As far as I was aware… the contents mandated are exactly the same. The only difference I have come across is a nylon line vs monofilament.
@@jastrapper190 Looking at the screen shot of the list on this video and the list on the older kits I have : Missing on the newer kit is "1 packet 8 assorted flies" and "1 packet 6 assorted spinners". The older leader packet has 8 leaders, the newer packet only has 4. Also I think the "assemblies" on the newer kit has fewer items. There are probably other things but I don't want to unseal any of my kits. But the newer has 2 shank hooks and the older has 1. So you got that.
Great video. I am a smaller channel myself and only watch other smaller channels because they have better content and stuff like this is right up my alley. Subbed
Thanks I will do the same for you I will jump over and check your content out and give you a sub also! Thanks for supporting the smaller channels i appreciate that!
It’s correct to say that those large hooks (with a steel leader and 65 lb test could catch a shark or a large sea turtle) but one of the major reasons they included those hooks… is to be secured to the oar of a life raft and to be used as a gaff. Or a sharp hooked implement that you would impale onto a catch… to secure when near the life raft.
Ok that makes so much sense I knew that was a monster hook for something huge but it would make a great fishing gaff you could make a double or make two gaff sticks. That’s awesome to know though! I do wanna get a surplus raft and do an overnight with one of the military kits and the raft I’ve been watching them on eBay I think it would be cool to do!
@@whitetailsurvival2430 I’ve always wanted to get one for the summer. I bet they would make a great one man small “craft” for a day of floating down a river and drinking some beer. Better than a tire tube. Lol.
At 10:26… that spoon with the stiff wires… the purpose of those wires is to allow the lure to be used when debris is present in the water. Like sea kelp. A normal hook would “grab” the kelp and become fouled. If you “bend” those stiff pieces of wire… is will allow the lure to “glide” over the kelp without becoming tangled. But a fish will still get hooked if if strikes. This is the theory at least…
Haha I was just going to say that I mentioned something like that quickly 😁 we have a lot of Lilly pads in the lake I fish in near my house and the newer crawfish lures I have and some of the frogs have a long spring around the hook and it does the same type of thing! Thanks for the comment though it’s good to have that stuff in the comments section because some people do skip it in the video and don’t hear it 😃
@ I love the “rubber worms” for bass. They sell a special shaped hook specifically for the worms which have a “slot” in the body of the worm. It’s kinda a learning curve but if you hook them correctly at the “head” and then pierce the rubber correctly the hook fits right in the slot in the worm. They’re completely snag free as there is nothing to snag. Works great for small mouth bass who like the cover of the Lilly pads. You can cast right in there with no fear of snags.
In the new military survival fishing kits, the individual items are in durable mini zip lock bags so you can reuse the bags. GOD Bless you and your families
It’s a great fishing kit I would be happy to have it solely for a fishing kit if I needed it. Everything is stamped made in the USA so that’s awesome on its own.
Nice that’s awesome I do loads of fishing around here I never really learned the proper names I know enough to put a shape to a name but that’s it. I know the basics names like rooster tails, some soft plastics, crankbaits, etc etc. half the time I look in my tackle box and I’m like I need to grab the spinny shiny one with the yellow body and silver bead 😄 I guess the fish don’t know what their called
It didn’t feel like it was weak at all but I will use it to catch a fish at the lake this summer. it should be ok it’s never seen sunlight before and very little air there was no O2 absorber in this kit so that little rust was probably formed from the original air In the package. When I was feeling the line it felt new still pliable and 68lb test can be
Yea I mentioned it could be used to catch a larger animal on land with that 60+ lbs test as long as they don’t get smart enough to chew the line. That’s why I was thinking like an L7 trap with a spring to dangle an animal would be the safest bet. Thanks for coming back again! You’re definitely one of the originals and I’m going to do something special for you guys one day if the channel gets big enough!
You're doin fine. I just ordered some 8/0 SS octopus hooks and some 20" green 100lb. test leaders to try it out. Your video inspired me. Thank s brother.
No problem at all dude! I actually just ordered some 100lb braided line for my survival kits I’m making I’m going to try to use it as cordage and a fishing line that takes up less space than 100lb cordage or paracord. I never used bank line because I was afraid the tar would leech into the kit in the heat.
The L7 is awesome. I think I have a short video on Instagram somewhere that I used an L7 plus I used a tree limb hanging over the lake as a spring then I caught a bluegill with it
It is a pretty substantial kit for how small it is. It’s holding up awesome for being as old as me 😂 some of the hooks I buy get rusty in a year or two so these are awesome!
@whitetailsurvival2430 yeah that's that vacuum sealing I been thinking about doing same to my kit I got in a soap box just for extra waterproofing besides electrical tape
Thank you and well done. I would appreciate more militray survival fishing kits as well as military survival kits. Keep up the good work. Greetings from South Africa.
I will continue to search for them they are expensive to find but when I find a good one I buy it! It seems like a lot of people love to see what the military carry’s in their pocket it is extremely interesting I will find more for sure thanks for the comment from way over there that’s impressive that you found my channel!
Outstanding. I actually build freshwater and salt water kits. Next month, I am doing Altoid tin survival kit challenge with 20 family members.
That’s awesome I would love to see how it turns out! Do you also record videos? That would be a cool one to watch! If not let me know how it goes I’m going to do a few this summer
Great kit man. Thanks!
Thanks it was a cool find for sure! All the comments do seriously help with the algorithm thanks again man!
Exceptionally cool kit. I haunted antiques malls throughout the 90s & early 2000s looking for fishing gear and never saw this beauty! Johnsons silver minnows can be cast or jigged up & down, smart addition to a kit that might be used on a liferaft. Awesome find WS and a great review as always.
Yes I thought it was a cool find also! I bid on it and I won it on eBay for a really good price I think I hardly paid 20 dollars after taxes I got on to find one last night and they are between 40-80 dollars depending on condition this one was unopened it’s cool to open a piece of history and have it recorded on RUclips potentially forever. I can see how that silver minnow could be jigged or casted that is an awesome addition to a life raft kit I’ve been bidding on military surplus life rafts and this summer I’m going to do a video with a kit and the raft for an overnight stay
Every time you open a kit, it's like an EDC Christmas present. 😁
It is I do get that feeling sometimes like when I was a kid when I first started opening gifts 😄 the only problem is that these ones cost me moneys. I’m glad other people like too see them and it saves everyone else alittle cash or at least it helps them decide if they want it or not.
Keep up the awesome work, greetings from italy🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎉
Thanks a lot I appreciate that from the other side of the ocean! Thanks for watching and keep coming back it really helps out
Excellent review/video. 🙏🏻
Thanks so much I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
The red and the yellow material actually served a purpose beyond securing the needles and safety pins. The thread could be teased out and used to improvise lures. Any easy and effective one is to tie a piece of red thread into the shape of an “inch worm” onto a small hooks. Works great as a fly or sunken lure.
That’s an awesome idea I didn’t know that was the case at all! It wouldn’t be bad to tie a fly out of that material it’s very bright colored plus I imagine you could find a feather and some fur if you really looked around. Turkey are fairly abundant around here I find feathers all the time.
Another interesting video. Thanks for sharing the content.
I think I've encouraged you in the past to evaluate the safety pins that come in modern survival kits. Most are made from crap soft steel that bend like bailing wire. Keep one of those pins out and use it to compare with all the others that you encounter going forward in your review process and you'l soon see what I mean about the quality of pins in most kits. Those just look like the good ones that Dritz makes. All others should just be left out of kits, IMO.
I believe the smaller line is meant to be tied to the heavy line as a leader. It will be less visible to fish and, therefore, more effective, and if you get a snag, you will only break off the short piece of light line. Then just tie on a new leader. It also gives you two sizes of cordage to use for gear or clothing repair with the included needles. (Did you think the needles were a weird item for inclusion in a dedicated "fishing kit"? I did. A couple of those larger hooks look as if they could be lashed to a stick to make an impromptu gaff to help land a fish.
Thanks I appreciate the comment, I will keep an eye out for the quality of safety pins. Our last conversation actually had to do with sewing needs which I did then purchase a whole pack of Dritz sewing needles and they are super high quality sewing needles. I got a large pack off of amazon with an assortment of 50 different needles. I’ve only got to use two different ones so far but they seem to be awesome quality and very hard steel. I imagine the safety pins would be the same quality. I think the inclusion of the needles in the fishing kit may be just for the sole intention of gear repair. Having the needles in there to makes hooks is kind of useless IMO and the size of the eyes out make me believe it was for fitting the fishing line to sew up a pack or cloths. Thanks for commenting again i appreciate it!
That’s one of the good kits. It’s a lot harder to acquire. The majority you will find are contained in a plastic case which is less durable and not as multifunctional. They are one of the best fishing kits made imo. Especially for life raft use.
Absolutely! I think it’s an awesome fishing kit exactly like you said for a life raft. I’ve been bidding on life rafts on eBay if I can get one cheap enough I will take this kit and the sru parachute kit and do an overnight
@@whitetailsurvival2430 I hope you come across a deal. I’d love to see it!
Actually the older plastic case kits have more gear packed inside them, good quality stuff. The only advantage of the newer kits is the metal case. The inside of the lid was designed to be used as a signal device, and the case itself as a cooking container.
@@alex9483 specifically what gear? As far as I was aware… the contents mandated are exactly the same. The only difference I have come across is a nylon line vs monofilament.
@@jastrapper190
Looking at the screen shot of the list on this video and the list on the older kits I have :
Missing on the newer kit is "1 packet 8 assorted flies" and
"1 packet 6 assorted spinners". The older leader packet has 8 leaders, the newer packet only has 4. Also I think the "assemblies" on the newer kit has fewer items. There are probably other things but I don't want to unseal any of my kits.
But the newer has 2 shank hooks and the older has 1. So you got that.
Great video. I am a smaller channel myself and only watch other smaller channels because they have better content and stuff like this is right up my alley. Subbed
Thanks I will do the same for you I will jump over and check your content out and give you a sub also! Thanks for supporting the smaller channels i appreciate that!
It’s correct to say that those large hooks (with a steel leader and 65 lb test could catch a shark or a large sea turtle) but one of the major reasons they included those hooks… is to be secured to the oar of a life raft and to be used as a gaff. Or a sharp hooked implement that you would impale onto a catch… to secure when near the life raft.
Ok that makes so much sense I knew that was a monster hook for something huge but it would make a great fishing gaff you could make a double or make two gaff sticks. That’s awesome to know though! I do wanna get a surplus raft and do an overnight with one of the military kits and the raft I’ve been watching them on eBay I think it would be cool to do!
@@whitetailsurvival2430 I’ve always wanted to get one for the summer. I bet they would make a great one man small “craft” for a day of floating down a river and drinking some beer. Better than a tire tube. Lol.
At 10:26… that spoon with the stiff wires… the purpose of those wires is to allow the lure to be used when debris is present in the water. Like sea kelp. A normal hook would “grab” the kelp and become fouled. If you “bend” those stiff pieces of wire… is will allow the lure to “glide” over the kelp without becoming tangled. But a fish will still get hooked if if strikes. This is the theory at least…
Never mind… I shouldn’t have paused the video. You already knew the purpose. Lol
Haha I was just going to say that I mentioned something like that quickly 😁 we have a lot of Lilly pads in the lake I fish in near my house and the newer crawfish lures I have and some of the frogs have a long spring around the hook and it does the same type of thing! Thanks for the comment though it’s good to have that stuff in the comments section because some people do skip it in the video and don’t hear it 😃
@ i figure the more comments… the better. Helps the “algorithm” and your channel. It was my pleasure. Love to watch your videos.
@ I love the “rubber worms” for bass. They sell a special shaped hook specifically for the worms which have a “slot” in the body of the worm. It’s kinda a learning curve but if you hook them correctly at the “head” and then pierce the rubber correctly the hook fits right in the slot in the worm. They’re completely snag free as there is nothing to snag. Works great for small mouth bass who like the cover of the Lilly pads. You can cast right in there with no fear of snags.
In the new military survival fishing kits, the individual items are in durable mini zip lock bags so you can reuse the bags.
GOD Bless you and your families
Thank you and may god bless you and your family also! I wonder where I could go about picking up one of the newer kits that you speak of?
Use the big treble hooks with the heavy line to snag fish with.
That would be an awesome idea if you were along a lake edge at night or a shallow area where you can see into the water!
This is well made, its all you need 🐟🙂
It’s a great fishing kit I would be happy to have it solely for a fishing kit if I needed it. Everything is stamped made in the USA so that’s awesome on its own.
Thanks for video
You are welcome I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and i appreciate the comment!
The red and white spoon is a snagless Daredevil and the silver one is a snagproof Johnson's Silver Minnow.
Nice that’s awesome I do loads of fishing around here I never really learned the proper names I know enough to put a shape to a name but that’s it. I know the basics names like rooster tails, some soft plastics, crankbaits, etc etc. half the time I look in my tackle box and I’m like I need to grab the spinny shiny one with the yellow body and silver bead 😄 I guess the fish don’t know what their called
You should do should do some loadout videos.
I have a few kits I could go over plus a hunting pack and some edc packs it would be fun to do
Great! We are constantly upgrading our loadouts. New ideas are always welcomed.
Is the fishing line brittle after all this time?
It didn’t feel like it was weak at all but I will use it to catch a fish at the lake this summer. it should be ok it’s never seen sunlight before and very little air there was no O2 absorber in this kit so that little rust was probably formed from the original air In the package. When I was feeling the line it felt new still pliable and 68lb test can be
You know that big hook on a steel leader with the heavy string baited with a dead fish on land near water could catch a raccoon.
Yea I mentioned it could be used to catch a larger animal on land with that 60+ lbs test as long as they don’t get smart enough to chew the line. That’s why I was thinking like an L7 trap with a spring to dangle an animal would be the safest bet. Thanks for coming back again! You’re definitely one of the originals and I’m going to do something special for you guys one day if the channel gets big enough!
You're doin fine. I just ordered some 8/0 SS octopus hooks and some 20" green 100lb. test leaders to try it out. Your video inspired me. Thank s brother.
Maybe I'll try the L7
No problem at all dude! I actually just ordered some 100lb braided line for my survival kits I’m making I’m going to try to use it as cordage and a fishing line that takes up less space than 100lb cordage or paracord. I never used bank line because I was afraid the tar would leech into the kit in the heat.
The L7 is awesome. I think I have a short video on Instagram somewhere that I used an L7 plus I used a tree limb hanging over the lake as a spring then I caught a bluegill with it
Alright, alright!
Thanks for the comment I appreciate it a lot it keeps the video in the algorithm!
I always liked this fishing kit and it's pretty rare I believe
It is a pretty substantial kit for how small it is. It’s holding up awesome for being as old as me 😂 some of the hooks I buy get rusty in a year or two so these are awesome!
@whitetailsurvival2430 yeah that's that vacuum sealing I been thinking about doing same to my kit I got in a soap box just for extra waterproofing besides electrical tape
That’s a good idea I have a vacuum sealer they are cheap and the rolls of material are cheap also!
cool
Thanks you were about a day behind this time 😄
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Thanks again for coming back!