During our Annual Trout Kicking Festival on Taneycomo a couple of years ago, the wind changed while I was casting a heavy #10 bugger. I pinch all my barbs before tying. The hook caught in the skin behind my elbow. I couldn't pull it out & I didn't have the leverage to push it through. We had just gotten back in the water after lunch, so I clipped the tippet, tied on another & fished for four hours. Apparently, the skin behind my elbow is very tough. I had to have someone hold the skin while I pushed the tip of the hook through w/ a pliers far enough to cut the barb off w/ a wire cutter. I still have the bugger as a reminder.
J -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Bliss Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Re: QUOTE FOR THE DAY Wes, It was a horror the last time it happened. I almost joined PETA. Mike On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Wes Wada <[email protected]> wrote: > > Michael Bliss <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The one time you forget to pinch the barb down on your hook is the >> time that when extracting the fly from the mouth of the trout he >> returns the favor imbedding it deeply in your hand leaving you with a >> decision - do I rip it out or push it through and then pinch down the >> barb before extracting. Any decision hurts. > > > Michael, you might have a promising career out there for you, as a horror > film director! *big grin* > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
