Historic life ways from the Ozarks fascinates me. Ozarks pioneers found all kinds of clever ways to make things work. It is sometimes hard to tell what ideas they brought with them, what the Native Americans taught them or what they figured out on their own. All I know is that the Ozarks has always been a tough place to make a living, so if those folks used something, it worked.
This is a fishing bobber made from pine bark. Pretty simple. Carve out a circle from a thick section of bark, use an awl or sharp blade to drill a hole and the bark part is done. Then whittle out a short stick from a pine tree that tapers from one end to the other. That gets stuck in the hole you drilled.
On a cane pole you stick your line through the pine bark circle and at the proper place insert your stick to hold the bobber where you want it. Adjustments are easy as well.
Isn’t that clever? Easy camp craft too. Thanks for looking.
