DUCK!!!!!!!!
Anyone who's ever casted a 12wt+ will understand.![]()
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DUCK!!!!!!!!
Anyone who's ever casted a 12wt+ will understand.![]()
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The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
Yeah, with the flex of a pool que.
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"Having been Baptized by uller his frosty air now burns my soul with confirmation. I am once again pure." - frozenwater
"once i let go of my material desires many opportunities for playing with the planet emerge. emerge - to come into being through evolution. ok back to work - i gotta pack." - Slaag Master
"As for Flock of Seagulls, everytime that song comes up on my ipod, I turn it up- way up." - goldenboy
Did you get nailed in the back of the head?
Nah, just had a hookless streamer come by my head at mach 3.![]()
The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
Heh, and people think I crimp the barb for the fish's benefit.
I like living where the Ogdens are high enough so that I'm not everyone's worst problem.- YetiMan
12wt = 45 degree angle.
remember that.![]()
The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
what are you throwin a 12 wt at? sharks?
hah, seriously
im scared of some of those big saltwater hooks that whip around right by your head, especially when casting in a crosswind
ive never really found barbs to be that helpful anyway
I cant say Ive lost any fish because of it.
Exceptions of course are fish that jump and shake like crazy, ie billfish or tarpon. If I intend to land either fish, Ill go for them with a half pinched barb, otherwise, Ill just flatten in completely and just enjoy the initial hookset, run, and however many jumps they stay on for. I dont always feel like fighting a fish for 30-60mins.
barb or no barb big fish will throw hooks.
I've got a few big streamers tied on circle hooks which I'm eager to throw to see how they compete.
Lot harder to hook yourself with a circle hook.![]()
The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
Is it radix panax notoginseng? - splat
This is like hanging yourself but the rope breaks. - DTM
Dude Listen to mtm. He's a marriage counselor at burning man. - subtle plague
She's hawt! I can see a use for that in certain "positions".
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"Having been Baptized by uller his frosty air now burns my soul with confirmation. I am once again pure." - frozenwater
"once i let go of my material desires many opportunities for playing with the planet emerge. emerge - to come into being through evolution. ok back to work - i gotta pack." - Slaag Master
"As for Flock of Seagulls, everytime that song comes up on my ipod, I turn it up- way up." - goldenboy
it may only be on a 6 wt but it's not too uncommon for me to be chucking size 2 weighted streamers. all i can say is that large wide brimmed hats arent just for sun protection.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Ben Franklin
Wear. Sunglasses.
The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
Line speed is your friend.
Plus it helps to really bury the barb.
Here's mine....
Ouch!
This is the worst pain EVER!
I like living where the Ogdens are high enough so that I'm not everyone's worst problem.- YetiMan
Ooooooof.
This does work:
He took a reel with line on it & looped the line & put the loop around the bend of the hook. He then pushed down on the eye of the hook & gave the line a quick jerk. That hook just flew out of my finger with no more damage than what had already been inflicted.
Even with big stainless chunk hooks.
No, don't ask how I know.
The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
I have been an irritable gimp since I tore my ACL in March.
No knee stability means no casting or poling platforms until recently.
To make up for it I made three trips in the last ten days. I'll post pics later.
Heh, On sunday we were throwing flies to Tarpon with 12 weights.
The Gap trick is the only way to go, I've done it eleven times over the years ( to others)
To anyone that believes the boy scout manual about pushing the hook back through your skin......TOTAL B.S. I watched a guy attempt that for 15 minutes once. Your skin is just too tough. It was interesting watching his skin form a point from the inside as he tried to push the hook through.
( in a glad thats not me kinda way)
Unless you're using say fresh VMCs there's no way on god's green earth you're gonna push the point through without inflicting stupid amounts of pain.
Snatch method all the way, and don't alert the person you're doing it to as to when you're gonna do it and it'll be all good.![]()
The only thing worse than the feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.
2 weeks.
4wt vs 12wt![]()
Last edited by Free Range Lobster; 05-10-2007 at 06:28 AM.
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