Never past the barb for me. But last summer I was fishing with my buddy. I reared back to launch a spook as far as I could and he got both trebles in the bicep at full speed. Used the line trick to get them out and he just had a few holes in him

5 times

2 required ER visits

I would rather not talk about it. Just joking, but seeing the post brought back painful memories.

three

first was 20osh inch northern pike. he put the front treble of a husky jerk 14 into my right thumb past the bard, on the next shake he ripped it out...hurt bad

second was a lady fish that ran a zara spook super spook jr into my left middle finger, once again past the barb

third was a 1.5 to 2 lb largemouth that put a lucky craft poimter into my left index finger yep past the barb

I had a real bad run of luck a few years ago and had to get 3 different hooks cut out of me in 6 months. One broke off under the skin while trying to pull it out of my finger, one was right beside my eye and I was scared of blinding myself removing it, but the worst was my nephew hooked the back of my neck with a Ratl Trap during his back swing. It actually caught a nerve. Knock on wood I haven't had one in a while.

Had a friend sink a crank deep into the side of my neck on the back cast. I have a few nice scars from the Dr. removing that one. With all of the meaty goodness (carotid, jugular) in the neck I didn't want to risk yanking it out myself. Other than that I've never had one go past the barb. . . yet. . . . 

 

I always wear sunglasses now after seeing a pic on here of a guy with a hook in the eye. . . yikes. . .  

My in-law got hook on the back of the head by my cousin rapala lure when we went fishing in a small little raft for 3 it was the most hilarious and painful moment ever.. LOLs!

Most of us wouldn't do it on purpose...

 

And one I do not wish on my worst enemy, a treble hook...............under my thumb nail, double ouch.

I had that happen to me and oh boy does it hurt. I was fishing with my dad and he wanted to yank it out. THIS IS NOT A "YANK IT OUT" OCCASION.

wow.... these posts... I'm going barbless

Took a hook in my neck on a double leader when I was saltwater fishing. Thank god it didn't go past the barb.

I have never gotten one really bad, but this weekend I had a small treble go in the tip of my finger go in to the bend. My buddy snagged a cat with a flicker shad and the pliers were on the other side of the pond. So me being an idiot just tries to grab the hook and get it out but the cat rolled and in it went.

this guy has balls and is crazy!

That video made me sick. What the hell LOL

I've never gotten one stuck in while fishing, but once while sitting on the couch at home I pulled a bait out of my box and it got caught on the box itself and then somehow jumped to the soft flesh on the side of my kneecap and the rear treble went in passed the barb. The front treble then dug into my thumb and this effectively had my hand hooked to my knee. The front treble didn't bury passed the barb so I just backed it out. The rear one had to be rotated to push the tip on through and out so I could cut it off and then pull it out backwards after that.

Then, while fishing, I had a treble bury passed the barb under the skin on the top side of my thumb nail, where the skin meets the nail. I saw it go in and it freaked me out, but it didn't stick. It came right back out without hanging up at all, which is why I say it didn't get stuck. There was no pain or blood.

Once I hooked my brother in the side of the knee with a light wire hook on my ultra light rod. I didn't know it and kept jerking it and pulling, with him squalling like a banshee. I stopped after a second or so when I realized what happened. Somehow it didn't penetrate either.

Then my stepson hooked my wife in the top of the head with a blue fox spinner lure, passed the barb. I wanted to go to the doctor on that one but she insisted I just rip it out. I suggested pushing through and cutting since it didn't look real deep and probably would have been less painful, but she still wanted to just rip it out. So, I grabbed it with pliers and pulled HARD until it popped out. She cried hard, but never made a sound. She didn't want him to hear it and be discouraged with fishing. It turns out he just doesn't like fishing after all though, so it done no good her suffering in silence.

Anyone watch the season premier of River Monsters Sunday?  Jeremy Wade got one treble in his thumb and had a piranha hanging off the other end.

I can't believe  you started this thread this week.

 

Tuesday my wife and I went fishing.  After about 20 min I got a snag at the shore and we went in to get it.  While we were there sort of anchored, I changed some lures and put on a crankbait.

 

I decided to throw it out one time and since I was in the shore I moved towards the back of the boat where my wife was sitting so i would not hit any branches.

 

I carefully assessed my launch angle and went for it.

 

As you have already guessed, I launched it right in to the top of her head.  luckily I only sank one hook from each treble into her head.  There was so much hair I could not see so I took pliers and took the hooks out the way they went in. 

 

Some will say I should have cut the hook and pushed the hooks forward to avoid backing out the barbs but it was very painful and I did not waste any time.

 

She was a trooper.  She was crying but she sat still while I did my surgery.

 

 

Though i've never taken a hook past the barb anywhere, i did take a pectoral fin from a sail cat into the side of my hand.  cut the fin off and went inside to clean it and it was gone.  so i thought i had bumped it on my leg and came out, nope.  3 days later after a hospital visit(my hand was twice normal size), my hand felt better and started stretchin it. i bent my fingers back and out pops the tip of the fin.  grabbed some pliers and ripped out the rest of the 1 1/4" bone from the cat out.  It was gross!

 

matt