Good Book - "Complete Book of Baits, Rigs and Tackle"

[Spot77]

Tying knots has always been a problem for me, and it's definitely my nemesis as I get older and suffer from Dupuytren's disease. (It's much cooler to call it Viking's Disease though ) My hands don't handle small things very well. Good thing I wear a size 15 shoe, eh?

I'm with Marty, Keep It Simple Stupid.

[Steve F]

With only have 3 fingers on my right hand knot tying is very hard for me. I have been using the Homer Rhode loop knot and it's very easy for me to tie. I tie the double uni knot to attach my braid to my mono.

Scott all your son will now after reading the book is a brand new custom rod.

[Skip]

Steve - 3 fingers ? Come on - you have to share the story.

[5th Tuition]

Originally Posted by Skip

Steve - 3 fingers ? Come on - you have to share the story.

Wow, ten pound braid must REALLY cut
5th (Marty)

[Steve F]

Well 30 years ago I got my hand caught in a chain and sprocket in a bowling alley machine my Dad owned and I cut my middle and pointing fingers off on my right hand. Now when I give someone the finger it’s a stump… You should see the faces on people when I pick my nose, they can’t believe I can get my finger that far up.

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by Steve F

Well 30 years ago I got my hand caught in a chain and sprocket in a bowling alley machine my Dad owned and I cut my middle and pointing fingers off on my right hand. Now when I give someone the finger it’s a stump… You should see the faces on people when I pick my nose, they can’t believe I can get my finger that far up.

That's a cool story (not that losing your fingers is cool or anything).....but MAN you could really tell a whopper with that if you wanted to....

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by Steve F

With only have 3 fingers on my right hand knot tying is very hard for me. I have been using the Homer Rhode loop knot and it's very easy for me to tie. I tie the double uni knot to attach my braid to my mono.

Scott all your son will now after reading the book is a brand new custom rod.

His birthday is in Feb.......so that might just work out fine!!

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Spot77

suffer from Dupuytren's disease.

I had the surgery in March, and was back to fishing 3 weeks later.

Not that big of a deal.

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I had the surgery in March, and was back to fishing 3 weeks later.

Not that big of a deal.

I had one surgery in the fall of 2007, right before Thanksgiving and it took me until the end of Feb before I had decent use of my hand.

Being a diabetic for more than 30 years slows down my recovery time a bit I guess.

Here's a picture after the bandages came off:

[Spot77]

Yikes that's a big picture! I can't resize it on this computer though....y'all should just stick to looking at the thumbnail of it.