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Making a trolling hook

Trolling hooks were used by native people along the west coast of Canada to catch salmon and other fishes. This is not a hook made for angling but a hook designed for trolling. They were baited with a shiner or the like. I made the shank from spruce and lashed on a bone point and a leader with a spruce root. The leader was made from retted lime (Tilia cordata) inner bark. I split the spruce root in four parts and fattened out one of them with my knife. The way the lashing is done is a very genius way to fasten the point. Hope you enjoy!