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Title: Banned from fishing
Post by: Rob Brownfield 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 :)
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Mike Barrio on 21/05/2015 at 16:10
 :z4  :z4  :z4
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Rob Brownfield 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 :)
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Hamish Young 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
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Mark Zhang 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
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Iain Cameron 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
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Mike Barrio 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
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Rob Brownfield 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.
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Iain Cameron 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
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 25/05/2015 at 08:20
More than welcome to come out or the "exchange" could be done on the river bank.
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Eddie Sinclair 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
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Rob Brownfield 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".
Title: Re: Banned from fishing
Post by: Steven Sinclair 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!