New fashion trend on the White 3/9

[netboy]

I went to Wildcat access this afternoon and the stocking truck was dumping a load of trout when I got there. I like to play with those little guys and try to educate them a bit before the meat fisherman take them out. I put on a woolly bugger/spinner and was catching a fish or getting a bite on every cast. I probably caught 40 and then a gust of wind caught the fly rig and it ended up in my ear. It went through the earlobe, but the hook still had a bit of barb on it and I couldn't back it out. I didn't have any wire cutters so I headed back home and the better half cut the barb off and the hook came right out. She was laughing her A** off when I got home with that spinner dangling from my ear.

Lesson learned... REALLY pinch those barbs down or just use barbless hooks.

[Foghorn]

White River "Bling" ? Ouch!

[BilletHead]

             Owchee is right,

  I am a bit worried with the ear jewelry.  There is a saying left is right and right is wrong. Sure am hoping  hoping that photo is reversed . Thanks for posting for a giggle. We all need to smile.

[netboy]

47 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

             Owchee is right,

  I am a bit worried with the ear jewelry.  There is a saying left is right and right is wrong. Sure am hoping  hoping that photo is reversed . Thanks for posting for a giggle. We all need to smile.

Yeah. no problem... just funny stuff. Wife keeps reminding me to watch the backcast.

[Terrierman]

2 hours ago, netboy said:

I went to Wildcat access this afternoon and the stocking truck was dumping a load of trout when I got there. I like to play with those little guys and try to educate them a bit before the meat fisherman take them out. I put on a woolly bugger/spinner and was catching a fish or getting a bite on every cast. I probably caught 40 and then a gust of wind caught the fly rig and it ended up in my ear. It went through the earlobe, but the hook still had a bit of barb on it and I couldn't back it out. I didn't have any wire cutters so I headed back home and the better half cut the barb off and the hook came right out. She was laughing her A** off when I got home with that spinner dangling from my ear.

Lesson learned... REALLY pinch those barbs down or just use barbless hooks.

It would have come out if you had yanked hard enough.😲

[Nick Adams]

Oh man. That's rough!

 

[jdmidwest]

Better the ear than the eye.

[fshndoug]

nice picture better than a big crankbait

 

[DADAKOTA]

I know of a guy that hung a jerkbait in some brush out in a pond.  Gave it the old heave-ho and the bait was headed his way.  Seven of the nine points buried in his ear.

[fshndoug]

ouch