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Man dies in freak fishing accident
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:53:29 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
I was fishing in Canada several years ago using a 1/4 oz jig. I set the hook when a fish hit and the fish immediately headed for the surface from about 15', a true indication for a small mouth bass. When the bass broke through the surface the jig came loose and hit the lens of my sunglasses. Without the glasses I often wonder just would have happened if it hit me in the eye. Lucky you were wearing the glasses. Never had that happen, but I've had my own stuff whizzing by my head with time to duck or dodge. Luckily never snagged or hit anybody around me. What got me most about this guy getting killed is thinking about how many times you end up horsing a rod to free a snag. I used to do it until the rod creaked, but come to think of it I stopped doing that some years ago. Probably because it caused stuff to whiz by my head. Now if it doesn't come free with a couple light jerks from different directions I take a couple wraps of line around my hand and pull. If it breaks, it breaks. A lure hung up on an overhead branch can still get you even then with the line stretch being released. --Vic |
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Man dies in freak fishing accident
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:03 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:53:29 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: I was fishing in Canada several years ago using a 1/4 oz jig. I set the hook when a fish hit and the fish immediately headed for the surface from about 15', a true indication for a small mouth bass. When the bass broke through the surface the jig came loose and hit the lens of my sunglasses. Without the glasses I often wonder just would have happened if it hit me in the eye. Lucky you were wearing the glasses. Never had that happen, but I've had my own stuff whizzing by my head with time to duck or dodge. Luckily never snagged or hit anybody around me. What got me most about this guy getting killed is thinking about how many times you end up horsing a rod to free a snag. I used to do it until the rod creaked, but come to think of it I stopped doing that some years ago. Probably because it caused stuff to whiz by my head. Now if it doesn't come free with a couple light jerks from different directions I take a couple wraps of line around my hand and pull. If it breaks, it breaks. A lure hung up on an overhead branch can still get you even then with the line stretch being released. A few years ago, some guys did experiments about this very thing - 12lb test mono and varying weights. What they found was pretty amazing. At breaking strength, line stretched, a 1/2 ounce weight will accelerate to 105 mph within ten feet and hold that speed for two seconds before the rate of acceleration drops. That's pretty fast and it's no wonder, if the weight was a triangular or bullet shape, that it would penetrate a skull. I'd bet with the new mono braids, it's even faster. I've been searching and searching for the article - can't find it now as the site is defunct and Google cache doesn't seem to have it (unbelievable - I know). |
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Man dies in freak fishing accident
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:03 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:53:29 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: I was fishing in Canada several years ago using a 1/4 oz jig. I set the hook when a fish hit and the fish immediately headed for the surface from about 15', a true indication for a small mouth bass. When the bass broke through the surface the jig came loose and hit the lens of my sunglasses. Without the glasses I often wonder just would have happened if it hit me in the eye. Lucky you were wearing the glasses. Never had that happen, but I've had my own stuff whizzing by my head with time to duck or dodge. Luckily never snagged or hit anybody around me. What got me most about this guy getting killed is thinking about how many times you end up horsing a rod to free a snag. I used to do it until the rod creaked, but come to think of it I stopped doing that some years ago. Probably because it caused stuff to whiz by my head. Now if it doesn't come free with a couple light jerks from different directions I take a couple wraps of line around my hand and pull. If it breaks, it breaks. A lure hung up on an overhead branch can still get you even then with the line stretch being released. A few years ago, some guys did experiments about this very thing - 12lb test mono and varying weights. What they found was pretty amazing. At breaking strength, line stretched, a 1/2 ounce weight will accelerate to 105 mph within ten feet and hold that speed for two seconds before the rate of acceleration drops. That's pretty fast and it's no wonder, if the weight was a triangular or bullet shape, that it would penetrate a skull. Golf ball ~ golf club ~ baseball bat. 8) I'd bet with the new mono braids, it's even faster. I've been searching and searching for the article - can't find it now as the site is defunct and Google cache doesn't seem to have it (unbelievable - I know). |
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Man dies in freak fishing accident
On Aug 6, 7:39 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:03 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:53:29 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: I was fishing in Canada several years ago using a 1/4 oz jig. I set the hook when a fish hit and the fish immediately headed for the surface from about 15', a true indication for a small mouth bass. When the bass broke through the surface the jig came loose and hit the lens of my sunglasses. Without the glasses I often wonder just would have happened if it hit me in the eye. Lucky you were wearing the glasses. Never had that happen, but I've had my own stuff whizzing by my head with time to duck or dodge. Luckily never snagged or hit anybody around me. What got me most about this guy getting killed is thinking about how many times you end up horsing a rod to free a snag. I used to do it until the rod creaked, but come to think of it I stopped doing that some years ago. Probably because it caused stuff to whiz by my head. Now if it doesn't come free with a couple light jerks from different directions I take a couple wraps of line around my hand and pull. If it breaks, it breaks. A lure hung up on an overhead branch can still get you even then with the line stretch being released. A few years ago, some guys did experiments about this very thing - 12lb test mono and varying weights. What they found was pretty amazing. At breaking strength, line stretched, a 1/2 ounce weight will accelerate to 105 mph within ten feet and hold that speed for two seconds before the rate of acceleration drops. That's pretty fast and it's no wonder, if the weight was a triangular or bullet shape, that it would penetrate a skull. I'd bet with the new mono braids, it's even faster. I've been searching and searching for the article - can't find it now as the site is defunct and Google cache doesn't seem to have it (unbelievable - I know). http://www.wnbc.com/news/17036848/detail.html 3 oz. weight with enough force to crush his nasal passage back to the brain. freaky indeed! |
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Man dies in freak fishing accident
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:03 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:
Probably because it caused stuff to whiz by my head. Now if it doesn't come free with a couple light jerks from different directions I take a couple wraps of line around my hand and pull. If it's a hook in wood, this won't work, but if it's a hook hung up on rocks, this often will. Open your bail and put the line on your index finger like you're about to cast, put a bind on the line with your rod, then quickly release the line from your finger. The bind will put tension on the hook, and the quick release will often cause the hook to recoil freeing itself. Off course, maybe I should rethink this, considering the topic of this thread. ;-) |
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