mr magoo Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 hey folks thaught id let you guys know what happened monday as ive never thaught of warning my youngfella against doing this,we were catching stripies offshore when i missed a fish with the net and touched it ,it of course reacted and tore of at a rate of knots taking 40 odd metres of 6lb braid with it ,my boy grabbed the spool and had a couple of fingers above the bail arm with the braid running agianst his fingers ,i was yelling at him to let go, he was screaming as it turned he was ok nothing a bandaid wouldnt fix but i thought he was going to lose fingers ,we went home as he wanted mummy why im posting this reece has caught plenty of good fish and has never done this before and ive never mentioned it to him nor thaught of it either so just let your kids know that braid will cut them cheers arman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 i've never thought off that either thanks for the heads up as both my kids are teenagers but very inexperianced fisher people cherrs gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 A very thought-provoking read, Mr Magoo. Thanks for sharing the info... I will be chatting to my kids about this tonight. Glad to hear the little bloke was ok. Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Good advice Arman. I'm in the same situation with Little Slinky... she's caught plenty of fish but I've never warned her about the dangers of braid. Guess what I'll be doing next time we go out??? Sharp hooks and knives are obvious but this one slipped under the radar. Thanks for the tip mate. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Take a tip from a bottom basher with diced fingers. Nothing a bit of bicycle tube or adhesive bandage (elastoplast) wont fix. If you have trouble with the little-uns fingers being too small for the bicycle tube then look out for the tube from a racing bicycle - much smaller diameter. Otherwise, you all have rolls of adhesive bandage in your first aid kit. Food for thought. Cheers Mariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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