[Dana]

a friend tatooed himself with a 7999 while fishing in a nasty wind a few days ago. Apparently the fly had to be dug out of his flesh.

Another reason to use tube flies...and wear eye protection...and motorcycle helmets...

 

[BThomas]

I was talking to the C.O on that river on Friday . He told me about this . He said there was no need to check to see if there was a barb on the fly :chuckle:

 

[juro]

Don't know the story but I wonder if there is also a moral about casting offhand during cross winds, in any case glad to see he is smiling.

 

[Jamey McLeod]

Sorry, but I almost blew coffee across the room when I saw that :hihi: . I had a similar incendent with a Rio tip leaving a line across my back casting with no shirt on a few years ago.

He's very lucky thats all he got from that.

 

[pescaphile]

Looks like a size 2 but the barb looks a bit big. Sure it wasn't a Mustad?

Ouch Indeed

 

[andre]

Looked even more impressive live!

Dana, I think that merits a free off hand casting lesson.

 

[t_richerzhagen]

My case

was under the jaw and sunk to the bend. Fortunately, I was following the regs and had the barb pinched down. A friend was able to remove the hook with pliers. You couldn't do that with a barb.

Fish barbless to let your self off the hook.

 

[doublespey]

Damn Snaggers

Remember to wait till the fly's ~in~ the mouth before setting the hook! :saevilw:

 

[fredaevans]

Less than a week ago I had the doudvious pleasure of having a 'student' dig a #4 dumbell weighted hook out of the back of my head (1/2 inch higher and it would have bounced off my ball cap head band).

My fault, not his ... I just didn't think about where I was standing behind him ... or least think hard enough. Roaring headache for the next two day.

De-barbed hooks "are a good thing."

 

[andre]

Fred, you should stay away from those school girls! :chuckle: