I'm sure several of you have seen this, but a good reminder why you should wear some kind of glasses when fly fishing.
WARNING: NOT for the squeamish!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MluccXl8Ykw
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I'm sure several of you have seen this, but a good reminder why you should wear some kind of glasses when fly fishing.
WARNING: NOT for the squeamish!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MluccXl8Ykw
Ouch never want to do that.
I could not watch it but this is a good reminder. I always wear glasses (because I have to) and it might have saved my eyes last Thursday. The wind suddenly picked up and blew the line down so during a few of my back casts the line and fly ended up in my face. The down-force from the wind was so strong it felt like I had considerably heavier line on (I was at first unaware why this was happening) and I barely could lift the line up off the water. The wind went from calm to winds to strong to fly fish in a few minutes. Although I am no master fly caster I am probably not a bad caster either the situation just took me by surprise. I seemed to be standing in a place where the wind was mostly blowing over my head so I was unaware how strong it really was. I consider myself lucky.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bass_Bug
I took a peek but closed the video just before fainting. 8T :)
Saw one last year of some poor guy with a big salmon hook in his eye. Im talking about on of those all steel "Lure Jensen" style rigs that weigh in at about 1/2 to 3/4 an ounce.
I've have worn some form of safety glasses ever since.
I felt so sorry for that poor fella and dont want someone to have occaision to feel that bad for me.
Our club has yearly ffishing events for city children. The kids tie on barbless hooks,wear a hat and glasses. BILL:tieone:
The state said I have to wear glasses to drive but I was wearing them before that, it's simply a good idea. I wear a brimmed hat when fishing protects the old chrome dome and ears from the the sun and misdirected flies. I never was a fan of pierced ears in old men. But to each their own.
I had a now departed friend fishing on the TN river in the Muscle Shoals area when on the first cast of the day the trebles on a Big O went into the scalp of his tourney partner. OUCH!
Bass Bug...that one was particularly nasty and also one I have not seen yet...that culls out the gene pool...thanks for making me puke :D
makes this particular situation seem bogus...2/0 sc 15 gamakatsu inbedded into the bone...please pass the Rogaine and some string.....
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/P7240079.jpg
Fly looked OK. I wonder if he kept it to use again.
I heard he was...also was using spotted using Orvis polarized monogle
that is nasty.... that really sucks... hope the angler is ok.
man i need to get something maybe some sunglass, that freak me out.
A couple weeks ago I was fishing the Madison and had a fish throw my hooks on the surface. They came screeching back at me, one hit my sunglasses and my dropper went completly through my upper lip. Thankfully a fellow flyfisher was working around me and I asked him to help me back the hook out of my face. I'm lucky I was wearing some eye protection.
I wear prescription glasses & in the industry I work in safety glasses WITH SIDE SHEILDS are a must. Over the years they have probably saved my sight a few times at work. When fishing most of the time I wear those Fitover sunglasses & they will protect the sides. But from now on I'll be putting on removable side sheilds when fishing without the fitovers. I only have 2 eyes.
Good video & a wake call to everyone about what could happen in a moment of either carelessness or unforeseen circumstances.
Neil