Mad_Mat wrote on Nov 26^th, 2010 at 2:00pm:

"And before you experiment with those snares, read your hynting and trapping regs to be sure it is legal - I'm pretty sure it would be illegal to snare a rabbit in Colorado, for instance.

If I'm in a survival situation, regs be damned.  Food is food.  If it comes down to me or the last dodo, sorry dodo you're dinner tonight.

My concern of braid over mono is that in 3 years that mono might snap under the stress of knot tying.  MT does make a good point about effectiveness of terminal tackle.  Maybe toss in a spool of tippet material?

One recurring theme of Survivorman is the effect of food on cognitive function.  You can see it in his face & actions.  Uncertainty, confusion, frustration - and he does this regularly.