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Brilliantly-Designed Inuit Fish Hook That Allows the Halibut Population to Replenish Itself
This video features a Haida man from Haida Gwaii, islands off the B.C. coast, not Inuit and not from Alaska.
Thanks for flagging this, Nick. We made the correction.
" ...fishing in the frigid Alaska."
Inuit and other coastal indigenous peoples used to hunt seals, walruses and whales from their kayaks. I don't think a Halibut would capsize the boat. Also, anyone who's kayaked before knows that if you capsize in a kayak, no big deal, just use the paddle to right yourself. The hook is amazing though. I would like to try it today and see how it works.
Not sure about the "dugout canoe" reference. I think skin boats were more common (kayaks, umiaks, etc.).