THis is sorta related, but funny none-the less. While fishing Baja we sorta figured out that a big swivel was handy for landing dorado, as it gave something to grab hold of to haul them on board (avoiding leader-cuts). Plus, it avoided line twist as the dorado sometimes barrel-rolled many times. One second of line-slack and a line-twist around the tip and kiss a $700 rod good-bye.
One of the fishermen mistakenly put the swivel on the rod-side of the class tippet (didn't want to lose it with the fly, I guess). Big mistake. The first dorado to hit it was a big bull. Don't know why the class tippet parted, but the result was that the leader broke under great pressure, and the big swivel came back and rapped him right between the eyes, hard enough that he required a few minutes to recover. We all noticed it when he got back to the resort. He had this huge red mark right between his eyes just above the eyebrows. NTS, he swapped the swivel to the fly-side of the class tippet the next day. DOnO ----- Original Message ----- From: "edward s engelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:48 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly = hard hats > Deb > > I've seen hard hats in all kinds of colors. Perhaps pink with yellow poka- > dots? > > You may also wish to look into a bump hat. They sit a little bit lower on > your head and don't fall off as easily. Bump hats provide less protection > but are lighter and great for working in areas of low head clearance. > > I once customized a hard hat for myself. I sort-of became known by it. See > that guy with the funny lookin' hard hat ....... > > When hiking with my dog over dry terrain I would pour canteen water into my > hard hat and let her drink out of it. She approved. > > Hard hats have so many uses. > > BTW Once I was hit real hard in the head while wearing a hard hat. I fell to > my knees and actually saw stars!!! Seriously, it may have saved my life. > > Ed > > -- > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:07:02 -0500 > Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly > > > ROTFL!!!! I love that! I wouldn't begin to give casting > > instruction but I really like the suggestion of the hard hat!!! The > > last saltwater class I taught at we went down to a local river and > > the guy fishing next to me proceeded to plant his fly firmly in the > > back of his ear. I was trying to find a polite way to move down > > stream without looking rude. ;0) I do use a 9wt when I fish the > > surf. After catching a few nice blue fish I traded in the 8wt. I > > thought I was going to snap that thing in half. Not comparable to > > your trout fishing but I do cast some pretty heavy flies so I just went > > up one weight and things improved but they still need work. > > I just got a really nice pink hat from Whiting so I could look like > > a girl. I'll have to wait till next year to ask for a hard hat with > > the Whiting logo! Hee hee Maybe I can just use a sticker. Thanks > > for the laugh! Deb > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:majordomo- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Overton Sent: Monday, March > > 27, 2006 12:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting a > > big or heavy fly > > > > Wes, Just want to be funny with casting big and weighted > > flies.....WEAR A HARD HAT......Glenn Overton > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.2/293 - Release Date: 3/26/2006 > >
