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Rob Brownfield

Banned from fishing
« on: 21/05/2015 at 13:08 »
Yip, I am on a 4 week, doctors orders, ban!

Been suffering sore hands and left elbow so a trip to the doctors has resulted in a diagnosis of a stress injury through too much fishing! Tendonitis of the fingers and elbow.

Will it stop me? Nahhhh...will just leave the big stuff alone and go back to 3 and 4 weights :)

Mike Barrio

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #1 on: 21/05/2015 at 16:10 »
 :z4  :z4  :z4

Rob Brownfield

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #2 on: 22/05/2015 at 07:21 »
Ok, the ban did not last! I compromised and used a 5 weight for streamers :)

Interestingly, spending 5 hours single hand snake rolling has actually made my hand feel less stiff. The 10 or so Trout helped :)

Hamish Young

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #3 on: 22/05/2015 at 08:03 »
There is a slightly annoying air of smugness in that post Rob which I am finding hard to miss  :z7

Mark Zhang

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #4 on: 22/05/2015 at 12:20 »

Interestingly, spending 5 hours single hand snake rolling has actually made my hand feel less stiff. The 10 or so Trout helped :)

Need to tell GP that. Less medicine, but more fishing.  :z18

Iain Cameron

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #5 on: 24/05/2015 at 08:21 »
Been suffering sore hands and left elbow so a trip to the doctors has resulted in a diagnosis of a stress injury through too much fishing! Tendonitis of the fingers and elbow.

sounds painful Rob. I could lend my tenkara rod....
speaking of rods... how's the renovation going on mine? I'm gonna have to start paying you rent

Mike Barrio

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #6 on: 24/05/2015 at 10:50 »
speaking of rods... how's the renovation going on mine? I'm gonna have to start paying you rent

 :z4  :z4  :z4

Rob Brownfield

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #7 on: 25/05/2015 at 07:40 »
sounds painful Rob. I could lend my tenkara rod....
speaking of rods... how's the renovation going on mine? I'm gonna have to start paying you rent
If you remember, it was finished the end of last season and we were meant to be exchanging on the Isla over the winter. :)

Its sitting in the garden holding up the runner beans spare room waiting for you.

Iain Cameron

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #8 on: 25/05/2015 at 07:59 »
Its sitting in the garden holding up the runner beans spare room waiting for you.

Excellent - i love runner beans! I'll give you a shout and come out and collect sometime

Rob Brownfield

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #9 on: 25/05/2015 at 08:20 »
More than welcome to come out or the "exchange" could be done on the river bank.

Eddie Sinclair

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #10 on: 01/06/2015 at 19:46 »
Rob,

I got something similar casting blind all day in Angola with a ten weight a few years ago and before Ben discusses my over enthusiastic casting technique it took me 2 years to get over it but did it stop me casting (badly and too fast) no way.

Eddie. :z18

Rob Brownfield

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #11 on: 02/06/2015 at 07:49 »
Rob,

I got something similar casting blind all day in Angola with a ten weight a few years ago and before Ben discusses my over enthusiastic casting technique it took me 2 years to get over it but did it stop me casting (badly and too fast) no way.

Eddie. :z18

It would seem the "slight" rest has helped.  Hands a bit better, but still some pain. Still focusing on the 4 weight and that has helped a lot. I think it was the Switch rod that did it. Fishing off the right bank I am snake rolling a large, heavy fly and I think I am twisting my top hand for some reason, and gripping a bit too hard. Went out with the same gear but a small double and the casting was much more "relaxed".

Steven Sinclair

Re: Banned from fishing
« Reply #12 on: 02/06/2015 at 08:08 »
Rob,

I got something similar casting blind all day in Angola with a ten weight a few years ago and before Ben discusses my over enthusiastic casting technique it took me 2 years to get over it but did it stop me casting (badly and too fast) no way.

Eddie. :z18

Christ if he thinks your casting is fast id hate to see what his reaction to mine would be!

 




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