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What can you make from a straightened paper clip to catch fish?

A hook.

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  1. A spear
  2. A hook ✔
  3. A net

Why: Straighten a paper clip, shape it into a hook with pliers, and sharpen the end with a file.

Huh, didn't know that: Straighten a paper clip, shape it into a hook with pliers, and sharpen the end with a file.

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Hook, line, and paper clip.
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Answer: A hook. Straighten a paper clip, shape it into a hook with pliers, and sharpen the end with a file.

  1. Scouting America: Wilderness Survival www.scouting.org/merit-badges/wilderness-survival
    Straighten a paper clip and fashion it into a hook
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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