I used to keep the rod together & strung w/ the fly hooked on the holder loop & loaded it through the trunk (or the tailgate on the Jeep) because I didn't want to take the time to break it down & put it in the case every time. A broken tip & upgrading to better equipment cured me of that.
J -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Bliss Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Re: QFTD If this is true confessions, several years back I moved from one place on the river to another. I did not want to break down the rod completely so I just took it apart enough to fit in the car. Jumped in and went to the next spot. Just after starting up the car I heard a loud crack. I did not know what it was but when I got to the next site I found that the fly had come off the hook keeper and then the wheel had been hooked as the wheel rotated - well you get the rest. Really stupid. I am pretty careful now. Mike On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:41 AM, Rick Zieger<[email protected]> wrote: > "Stupidity", he said, "you would not believe how many fly rods get slammed > in car doors or snapped by a power window because the tip is hanging out or > broken by trying to yank a fly off a log or a branch." > > Jim West Nov/Dec 2008 "American angler" > > Rick > > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.5/2220 - Release Date: 07/05/09 17:54:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
