Fishing, Falling, Misaligned Body Parts

[reevesr1]

https://juststumblingthroughlife.com/2016/07/08/i-fall-down-a-lot/

[BowLurker]

Great story, rickr! Kinda made my skin crawl a bit, but it shows what kind of fisherman you really are.

 

What's that saying.."Beware the injured golfer..."? Maybe it rings true for fly fisherman as well. Nicely done.

 

-M.

[KenW]

Great story Rick, been there too I mean falling down but never broke anything

[keet]

"Samsungs are the worst for water". I second that statement. Mine died after my first fall in the water. Tried using the bowl of dried rice to absorb the water in phone. And after a week on life support it finally died.

[Crowsnest]

Good read Tex..

 

I had a somewhat, though much less serious situation happen to me.

 

I'm right handed and I got a barbed (shhhhh !!) pumpkinhead embedded in the top of my right hand on the Forward cast once, When I looked at it, it was kinda surreal, no real pain, just some discomfort, but like you, I was miles away from somewhere, and do I leave to seek medical attention. Nah ! I'll try pulling it out myself.

 

I couldn’t pull it out due to the barb so I had to push the point up through the skin and then debarb, then push it back down through the skin and was then able to pull the fly out of my hand. It was tough to do all this with only my left hand. There was more pain trying to pull the fly out, than the fly goin in. I think the trout must feel the same way.

[reevesr1]

Thanks guys. Played golf with the busted digit yesterday. Dr. Said 4 to 6 weeks, which I interpreted to mean 2. Possibly a over reach on my part.

[keet]

rickr aka TEX, hope you hit it flush. Couldn't imagine catching the ball fat or skinny on a busted digit.

[reevesr1]

Well,I tried to golf again yesterday. 3 holes and quit. Starting to get on my nerves now.