Indianapolis Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Hey all -- stumbled on your site, nice information. I enjoy spending a morning a week on the lake with my 5.5 yr old son. 95% shoreline, because he gets bored and isn't always so safe in boats at his age. I'm mainly a bass guy, he alternates between bass and bluegill. We've got adequate populations of LM and smallies on the lakes where I usually fish, along with some stripers. So the promised story! On Saturday we went to one of our favorite little lakes, and my wife came along. First cast I caught a very pretty little smallie on a simple shallow crank. Nothing to write home about, but a fine fish. 5 casts later, my little lure was crushed. Pulled up my best largemouth of the season, beautiful. My wife goes to get the camera. I started to bring the fish up, but didn't have control of it yet. The boy throws his hand in to try to "help" (he knows better, but was excited). The fish bucked, and he caught a treble hook in his forearm. He screams and starts running. That pulls the other treble out of the fish's mouth, and I caught two of the hooks in my first and second fingers, up in the meat of the fingertips. The fish bounces into the water. The boy runs up the bank -- but we're hooked together, so he's pulling me up the bank too, and every step is driving the hooks. I get him stopped, and we're firmly barbed on the same lure. No wire cutters in my case (duh! fixed that on Sunday), we have to get the hospital. But any movement from either of us, the other yelps. I've attached a picture from the car ride, crazy. With him on my lap in the car, my wife drove us in. The hospital staff had never seen any two people barbed together on the same lure! hahaha. Impossible odds. They freed us up, and we were back on the water by Monday morning. Sorry, just had to share my ridiculously bad luck. We were back at it Monday morning, but were a little more cautious! Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 5, 2012 Super User Posted September 5, 2012 Welcome to BR ~ and OUCH ! A-Jay Quote
Super User whitwolf Posted September 5, 2012 Super User Posted September 5, 2012 Welcome.................. Quote
Super User Tuckahoe Joe Posted September 6, 2012 Super User Posted September 6, 2012 lol! that story was too great! welcome to the forum Quote
dale.m Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Hahaha! Even through the pain, that will be a story you and your son will never forget! Welcome to the forum! Quote
Indianapolis Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks all. And yeah, we'll remember that one forever. Can't imagine I'll ever be barbed to someone again....... Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted September 10, 2012 BassResource.com Administrator Posted September 10, 2012 Welcome Aboard! Quote
NBR Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Another good reason to pinch the barbs down! Quote
West Coast Bass Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 welcome...just had an issue myself where i got this surgically sharpened treble stuck in my elbow. the people in the emergency room got a kick out of me LOL, but it wasn't so much fun. i know how frustrating that can be. welcome aboard. Quote
Bair Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Now that's a story. Welcome to the forum Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted September 16, 2012 Super User Posted September 16, 2012 Welcome aboard! Quote
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