Eric Hornung The Tattooed Angler

I met Eric Hornung on Instagram last week and asked him to send me a few of the tattoos he was posting so I could show our visitors. He agree so please post a comment and let him know what you think. Eric may be known as the tattooed angler, but these are actually tattoos he’s done on other people. The first one is my favourite.

More after the break!

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Polynesian Fishing Hook Tattoo

While searching for some examples of hook tattoos I found this really nice Polynesian style tattoo of a big fishing hook, so I decided to post it. That and I have respect for pretty much anyone with work done on their ribs.

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Two Dollar Tattoo Project

Some of you may recall our friend Philip Barbosa from one of our epic fishing expeditions in La Paz, Mexico, where he out fished even me! And though you won’t recognize the person who did his tattoo, it’s actually Alie K., Phil’s girlfriend and creator of the new Fishing Fury logo.

Recently Phil, with the help of a few great artists, created the tattoo art project Two Dollar Tattoo. Here’s a description:

All artists participating will be expected to create unique works of tattoo art executed with only a single needle (as in single-needle configuration, No cheating using a round or a mag for any of the tattoo!). Line-work, shading, colour…all must be executed with the same needle! The size of the final product will be expected to fill the space of a “toonie”, a Canadian two-dollar coin (approximately 28mm or 1 1/8” in diameter). The artist should utilize all of the space within the circle since in this case its not just size that matters. The Two Dollar Tattoo Project is expected to be both a game of camaraderie as well as a professional courtesy for artists and industry people. The only monetary exchange for the tattoo is to be a shiny Canadian $2 coin, which can be used for sizing of the drawing and final stencil, and MUST be utilized as proof of compliance with the set parameters.

Of course Phil’s not one to create without participation, and so he got his own Two Dollar Tattoo of Ebisu – one of the seven gods of fortune, but more specifically the god of fishermen.

via Two Dollar Tattoo

Another Great Fly Fishing Tattoo!

If there’s one thing we love here at Fishing Fury, other than fishing of course, it’s gotta be fishing related tattoos! This recent post from The Female Angle blog is another fine example of how much fishing means to some people. The tattoo is not actually on the author of the post, but rather the author is the creator of the fly- now immortalized in an amazing tattoo!

via The Female Angle