I went out and hit the golf course pond today and things went from good to bad real fast. I started off walking the dog and on the 3rd or 4th cast I caught about a 2 pounder, pretty decent fish and put up a good fight. So, next cast I'm walkin' it and I see the splash and rear back and set the hook. But the fish had missed the bait, so it came flying back at me at mach 3 and hit the rip rap I was standing on. I look at the bait and half of it has broken off. Not a big deal, I tie on a popper and start throwin. The first cast I throw it out and let it sit for 3 or 4 secs, then a bluegill gets hooked on. While I'm trying to unhook the thing it starts freakin out and I get two hooks in my finger and the other in my thumb. So now I'm hooked to myself with the fish still having spasms, and it is ripping out the hooks and then digging them back in my hand. So needless to say I was done for the day, but it was fun

2 pounder

The broken bait

My hand

Ouch, thats why im always nervous removing those type hooks.

Whenever a bluegill stars freaking out like that, just tell him your going to put him in a hot frying pan with a little butter and he'll calm down. Works every time.  

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Ouchies!! that sucks man, not a good situation when your hooked on the bait with a fish.  But hey it paid off nice bass!

I had the same thing happen to me once except it was with one trebble hook in a one pound bass and the other trebble hook in my hand.... IT HURTS...

If I catch a fish on a treble bait, especially a blue gill or dinky bass, I dont' play. I lay the fish on the ground, and put my foot on it, not hard, just to keep it from flopping.

Yeaaooww!!   Nice bass though!

Three words.

Needle Nose Plyers.   Anytime I'm using treble hooks I'm using a needle nose to pull em out.

Best advice ever Cigarlover.

Falcon

Three words.

Needle Nose Plyers. Anytime I'm using treble hooks I'm using a needle nose to pull em out.

Yup...that's the way to go!

Three words.

Needle Nose Plyers.   Anytime I'm using treble hooks I'm using a needle nose to pull em out.

Yup...that's the way to go!

ouch...just...ouch....