Fishing Only Using Lures I Find In The Trash
Collect discarded fishing gear carefully, then test what still works—but avoid eating fish from polluted water.
- Wear gloves and inspect litter for reusable lures, hooks, weights, and bait; watch for glass and sharp metal.
- For a bottom presentation, tie a drop-shot rig with a Palomar knot, a hook on the leader, and a sinker on the tag end.
- Use a bobber and small jig with worms to catch bait; the video’s anglers then tried live bait in calmer water.
The on-water trial shows which recovered gear worked and how the improvised rigs performed. · Best for: Anglers interested in fishing with recovered tackle and cleaning up fishing spots.
Two anglers collect discarded tackle and litter at a spillway, then fish using what they find. The video highlights the hazards of the polluted spot and ends with a cleanup message.
Search the spillway and set the challenge0:00
- The anglers search a heavily littered spillway for usable fishing gear.
- They compete to collect the most trash, find the most valuable tackle, and catch the biggest fish.
Recover tackle and clean up1:38
- They find soft plastics, hooks, weights, sinkers, bobbers, worms, and other discarded tackle.
- They collect litter in bags and keep their finds in separate tackle boxes.
- The area contains hazards including glass, metal, and rusty hooks.
Compare the haul7:00
- They compare their trash bags and finds; Tony collects more bags.
- They consider the worms their most valuable find, so the gear-value round is a tie.
Fish with recovered lures and improvise a rig8:45
- They start with a small swimbait and a jig with a curly-tail plastic.
- After snags and a broken treble hook, one angler ties a drop-shot rig and adds a nightcrawler.
- That rig catches a small white perch; a bobber and ice-fishing jig with a red worm catch a bluegill.
Try for bigger fish and wrap up11:15
- They catch small fish for bait and try fishing live bait in the spillway current and a calmer spot.
- One angler catches several fish; the other loses the bait fish after getting snagged.
- They take the collected trash to the dump and leave a bag for visitors to use.
Step by step
- Wear gloves and carefully search the fishing spot for discarded tackle; avoid sharp litter.
- Separate usable gear from trash and keep recovered items organized.
- Try a recovered lure first, checking that its hooks are intact.
- If needed, tie a drop-shot rig: attach a hook with a Palomar knot and tie a sinker to the tag end; bait the hook with a nightcrawler.
- Use a bobber and small jig with a red worm to try to catch baitfish.
- If attempting live bait, fish a calmer spot and keep the collected litter for proper disposal.
Tools & resources mentioned
- Heavy-duty trash bags — collect litter for disposal.
- Tackle boxes — keep each angler’s recovered gear separate.
- Recovered soft plastics, hooks, sinkers, and bobbers — tackle tested during the fishing challenge.
- Braided line and a Palomar knot — used to make the improvised drop-shot rig.
Notes are AI-generated from the video's transcript and may miss nuance.