Went out on a log today to retrieve a lure. Slipped coming back in and stuck the hook way into the bottom of my finger near my hand. Had to drive home like that and slice my finger with a razor blade to get it out. Now tomorrow i get to go get a tetenis shot. This happen to anyone else?

That made me cringe just thinking about that. Luckily I haven't done that yet. I feel for ya. At least the shot will be cake compared to that!!!

When I got into flyfishing a few years ago my youngest son(10) thought it would be cool to copy me with his fishing setup, a spincast setup using of all things a 2 1/2 inch spoon. I was unaware at the time what he was doing until I heard a scream and ran over to find out. What I found was the treble lodged in his scalp above his right ear. I lightly tried to tug it out backward but no go and told him I was going to drive it all the way through to then cut the barb and then back it out. I had to have my friend hold him while I did this. In the end he did quite well and never again tried to "flyfish" that way again.

Paul

Feel your pain 89MJ, and when you fish often there are gonna be these kinds of unfortunate misshaps.

Lets face it....we can only sling, flip, cast, set, strike, whip, ****** and grab just so many times before one of those little sharp pointed objects wind up in the wrong place.

On the good side just think, this will give you something to discuss and warn your kids and grandkids about from having first hand experience.......

Hope you get better and get back after it

Big O

www.ragetail.com

 

I have had a buzzbait hook and a crankbait hook slammed into my thumb and first finger, respectfully.

Pushed buzzbait hook through thumb and cut barb and removed hook.

Had to have surgery to remove the crankbait hook.

Now I am very cognizant of the hooks and it is always safety first.  

i remember last year when my wife went fishing with me a rare occurance thank god because she brings luggage aboard my 9ft pond prowler when she comes including a book ,we were on the water at one of the stripmine channels and she had to go pee i forgot a pee cup so she says pull into this little cove  it looks shallow i will just strip to my panties jump in and pee in the water , so i raced ahead of the other fisherman who were approching this  cove also , they were probably thinking this guy has a hot spot ( i shouldnt say race how fast can a 35 thrust trolling motor speed you) so i got just ahead of these other boats whipped in the cove she says this looks shallow here   (super clear water =misleading depth readings ) so were in a hurry here because the other fisherman are closing in on us so she strips jumps in what looked like 2 ftdeep was 4 or 5 ft deep she screams because the water is freezing and in the process  didnt move her rod with a treble hook out of the way and the hook gets caught in her panties she gets done peeing struggles to get back in the boat because of the deeper than expected water and i cant help because im holding the rod tip up to keep the lure from digging in her butt she didnt get hooked but came close, in the meantime another boat passed us before she finaly dislodged her panties they just smiled and waved . aceman 387

nasty stories

I had a thin guage worm hook with earthworm  in my lip when my buddy casted in my 8' jonboat when I was 10.

So he cried and said "don't tell you mother"

what was i supposed to do?  call it a lip ring when I got home?

My uncle came in the house with a cranks treble hook stuck in the meat of his shin.  After a lot of cutting, pulling, and rubbing alcohol it finally came lose.

It will happen to all of us one day whenever I rip a lure out of the water on a phantom strike and it comes flying at me I'm just covering my face and praying it doesn't aim for the groin.

I know that feeling all too well . My er visit was $572.00 just to get the d**n hook yanked outta my thumb .

More times than I care to admit.

I took a BBZ swimbait treble to the calf a few weeks ago.  Pushed out the hook, debarbed, and kept on truckin til the end of the day! ;D

LBH has a good story about sinking hooks into digits. Myself I have this one: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1217385063/0

-Shore

reminds me of when I cast my spit n king and ripped about a half inch into my dad's ear.

since were all sharing war stories.

im 32 now, but when i was 10 or 11 i used to live on a lake. i got hooked 3 times in 1 year!!! 1st time was standing behind a guy on my neighbors dock. he casted and hooked me RIGHT above my eye. 1/2 inch lower and id be blind in one eye.

then, a couple weeks later testing my drag by holding a small cork popper that i was using. the cork broke in half and buried the hook pretty well.

the third time was the worst one. at my grandparents pond i caught a 2lber on a torpedo. so i get it on shore and jumps just as i was reaching down to lip it. so im hooked on one treble and its still hooked on the other. and it jumpin around of course. hahha. that sucked.

my grandpa wasnt happy about my whining i can tell you that. haha.

i got careful that summer. really quickly.

greg

since were all sharing war stories.

im 32 now, but when i was 10 or 11 i used to live on a lake. i got hooked 3 times in 1 year!!! 1st time was standing behind a guy on my neighbors dock. he casted and hooked me RIGHT above my eye. 1/2 inch lower and id be blind in one eye. i remember getting to the hospital and the nurse said "been fishin?" ;D

then, a couple weeks later testing my drag by holding a small cork popper that i was using. the cork broke in half and buried the hook pretty well.

the third time was the worst one. at my grandparents pond i caught a 2lber on a torpedo. so i get it on shore and jumps just as i was reaching down to lip it. so im hooked on one treble and its still hooked on the other. and it jumpin around of course. hahha. that sucked.

my grandpa wasnt happy about my whining i can tell you that. haha.

i got careful that summer. really quickly.

greg