Roman hook

[Cat]

Still laughing at the 'Beware the ides of March'...excellent!

[Homer Simpson]

Dave,
I thought the saying was about this, but I could be mistaken.

[Cane]

Dave,
I thought the saying was about this, but I could be mistaken.

Et tu Brute?

[Dave Burr]

Re the wonderful mosaic, that's me on the right - the fish are feeding well and I've got another bloody tangle!

[Wallys-Cast]

Some fine tackle on display there.

Wal.

I had to look twice Wal, its his right foot


David.

Looks a good half a foot.

[Wallys-Cast]

Re the wonderful mosaic, that's me on the right - the fish are feeding well and I've got another bloody tangle!

[Liphook]

[Duckett]

Hooks have been around for thousands of years and long predate the Romans. Man has pondered on better ways to catch fish for a long, long time.

It is a little known fact that the Romans held a similar close season to the present one. They could fish for silver fish like roach, chub, ide and asp for most of the year but, if found with caught fish in the Spring, they could be jailed or sent to the lion pen. Hence the saying 'Beware the ides of March'.

I'll be here all week.

[JAA]

This Roman hook dates from the 3rd to 5th century AD. It was found in Albufeira, Portugal. Now in the local museum.
Just goes to show that a good design doesn’t need to change much.

I had two such bronze fish-hooks when I were a lad, both picked up in Cyprus, allegedly Roman, one was quite angular, thick wired, like square wire the thickness of a matchstick, eyed and the other was surprisingly close to a spade end-Aberdeen, both were bronze. Sadly, no room in the crate to bring them back...

[Solithar]

I laughed so hard reading this thread I nearly fell off my chair!...

Very interesting, too!