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[funpig]

I went to the Fraser in the morning to fish for an hour before work.  When I got there I joined three other guys.  The guy on the left had already limited out and was just catching and releasing;  he caught three more while I was there.  The two to my right each got one.  I did not get one bite.  I went to work empty-handed.

After work, I fished three and half hours.  I went to the morning spot and it was packed with about six guys.  The guy who had limited out in the morning was still fishing;  he had stayed the whole day.  I went to one of my other fishing spots;  two can easily fish it at high tide and there are a couple of nice flat rocks to stand on.  There was already a guy there.  I asked him if I could join him and he said yes.  It's always nice to fish and have some body to talk to.  He had already been there two hours and only had one bite, but no catch.  Anyways, we started talking and fishing.  On about my fifth cast, I got a fish on.  I started to bring it in and he went down to net it (another good reason to find somebody to fish with).  The fish was putting up a pretty good fight and I started to lead it towards the net.  Just as he went down to net it, the hook popped out and hit the guy just above his right eye.  There was a pin prick or puncture just by his right eye brow.  He was okay and we went back to fishing.  He left after a while,  I fished until almost dark, but it was slow tonight and left empty handed again.

As I was driving home, I realized that the other guy and I were very lucky tonight.  When he gets home and looks in the mirror, he will realize it, too.  We came within an inch of possibly losing somebody's eye. 

[Whitedevil]

You are definitely got a luck day...should thanks god!

[dennyman]

Sounds like a very close call. I wear prescription glasses, but a pair of polarized sunglasses  should be in everyone's fishing vest as it is cheap insurance to prevent losing an eye to an errant hook. 

[dennisK]

As I was driving home, I realized that the other guy and I were very lucky tonight.  When he gets home and looks in the mirror, he will realize it, too.  We came within an inch of possibly losing somebody's eye. 

So in other words, good intentions are a path to hell lol.

[Tex]

ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHILE FISHING. 

The alternative isn't worth it.

[yamadirt 426]

Allmost hit my wife in the face with my pink spoon last night. Snagged her in the jacket. So i pretty much almost died last night. Very close call for me as she has a fashion show this friday. 

[funpig]

ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHILE FISHING. 

The alternative isn't worth it.

I usually wear polarized sunglasses when I fish.  I am particularly wary when casting flies.  This was in the evening and I was not wearing anything either.  Once when I was fighting a chum on a baitcaster, the hook came out and the whole rig came zinging towards my face.  I turned my head and the lead hit my rod.  The next time I got a fish on, the rod snapped right at the impact point.  This has got me thinking that from now on, I will get both kids to wear some eye protection when we go fishing.

[handyman]

For sure you are the lucky one, we tried a couple of hours and got 0.
By the way, which part of the river you fished?

[BCfisherman97]

I had a spring on this year at the Vedder and the fish came off. The pencil weight flew toward me and hit me just above the eye. Left a big bruise. Since then I allways put on polarized glasses.

[funpig]

For sure you are the lucky one, we tried a couple of hours and got 0.
By the way, which part of the river you fished?

Anywhere I can find a space in the south arm from Garry Point to New West.  I don't think there are any secret spots or meat holes for the pinks.  I'm just happy to find a spot which is not too crowded with people.  The fish are swimming by everywhere, it is just a question of when the bite is on.  The best day for me was on Saturday, when me and my two kids got six fish.  I got one in the 30 minutes and then nothing by anybody for almost 2 hours even though they are swimming by and jumping.  Then all of a sudden we caught 5 in about 30 minutes, then nothing again.  That guy that limited out yesterday morning was some hard-core young guy who was fishing on his one day off.  He was on the river at 5:30 am and caught his four in about 20 minutes at 7:00 am and then it died off just as I got there in the morning.  When I came by after work, he was still there.  He rode his bike so unless he got a buddy to take his fish home, the fish would have been sitting out there all day. I didn't get a chance to ask how he did the rest of the day because it was so crowded where he was fishing.