Fly fishers-check this out.

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/flyeye.html

Anyone into fly fishing, check this vid out. This is why we wear eye protection....

 

[innocent bystander]

OOOWWWWWW!!!

I bet that smarted a bit....

 

[tomtom]

heck
eye on the ball

 

[ssj]

I didn't want to watch that all the way through.
Steve

 

[pumbaa]

I have seen similar done when beach casting ! luckly it missed the gus eye and caught his cheek , but with a 6oz lead it pulls a lot !
Pumbaa

 

[Tony]

ouch, ouch and ouch

 

[Ogri the trog]

I'm not even going to click on that link, its just too......OUCH!


Ogri the trog

 

[ilovemybed]

That happened to a punter in the fishery I worked at. He managed to catch himself in the eye, through his eyelid so everytime he blinked (a lot - he had a hook in his eye...) it shoogled about a bit . He very calmly walked up to me in the shop and asked "Excuse me, I wonder if you can help?".

Luckily it didn't his his cornea/lens so after a quick trip to out-patients he was back the next day for more of the same. Nutter.

 

[Ahjno]

At the first glance at seeing what had happened exactly I clicked it away ... That was absolutely too disgusting to see (pun not intended)!!
Good lesson to learn from: wear glasses!!! (it doesn't make you look silly - and even if it does: rather looking silly with glasses, than being "tough" with a fishing hook in your eye )

His light is out!

 

[Rob]

Ouch!

Never hurts to wear a hat too

 

[elma]

OUCH, I think I'll buy some glasses

 

[Fallowstalker]

If you're right handed watch the wind from the right and use a shorter leader (and be careful with heavy brass tubes if you fish for salmon). When shooting, please wear eye AND ear protection. When fly fishing the rivers (especially when fishing at night for sea trout) please, please don't forget your life jacket when deep wading.

 

[Spacemonkey]

I only do salt water flyfishing, and it's always windy! The size of flies we use would probably take an eye out. Luckily I have to wear glasses...

 

[Fallowstalker]

On the river I have to wear polarising glasses to spot the sewin (sorry sea trout) and salmon that I'm casting my fly to.

I also sea fly fish for grey mullet (uk bonefish! ), bass and mackerel.

 

[twelveboar]

I think I'm going barbless from now on, I once fished a competition and was given the boat partner from hell, he not only hooked my ear he also managed to mangle a £50 line of mine around the prop on the motor. If only I'd carried a bigger priest!

 

[JonnyP]

ooooooooooooh, I couldn't watch it all. Tell me, how did it end...............Jon

 

[twelveboar]

Thank God, they managed to save the fly, don't know about the owner of the eye but I imagine his casting won't have improved what with losing depth perception.

 

[CLEM]

I wish i hadent clicked on that,couldent watch it all,would the poor bloke ever see again after something like that.

 

[wanderinstar]

I,ve been telling my lad about the same thing for ages. Just shown him the video, I think hes got the message. Thanks Spacemonkey.
Ian.