How Many Times Have You Taken A Hook To The Body

[jhoffman]

I can think of 3 in the hands fly fishing, one in the web between my fingers. I had a crankbait in my palm once and another bass lure in my thumb.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Luckily, only ever caught a hook deep when I was fly fishing. Those little hooks are easy to pop out.

 

Watched a buddy bury a 4/0 gammy EWG into the joint of his thumb. To this day, I can remember the sickening sound of it popping back out and how he immediately turned whiter than any person I have ever seen. LOL

[BrianinMD]

A few in the hands, but the worse was a 3/8oz chatterbait to the left side of my chin. Was completely buried so we couldn't get it out, a scalpel and 6 stitches later I was fixed again. 

[Tuckahoe Joe]

If your talking about in your skin like past the barb, then 0 but I haven't been fishing too long and I know its coming.  Seems kind of unavoidable.

[wademaster1]

Scariest time I've had yet is when a friend of mine cocked back to cast a big plastic worm.....I was on the other end of the boat facing the opposite direction when i felt something cold and damp in the bend of my arm (opposite side of your elbow).....about the time i looked down at it he launched it and about a 2/0 hook dug into the soft and tender skin in that area....didn't go very deep but i thought i was gonna have to hit the hospital up.....i pulled it out and kept casting!! HAHAHA

[TNBassin']

Only once in the back of the elbow. Luckily it didn't go very deep. 

[Fishing Rhino]

Once, in the meaty part of my hand where the palm and thumb meet. 

[wademaster1]

Oh yeah, I forgot that I caught a buddy's popper in the back of my leg....BOTH trebles!! hahahaha

[georgeyew]

Reading this thread makes me squirm a little. But that also makes me think about how unpleasant it might be for the fish.

[BrianinMD]

Georgeeyew, big difference is the fish have no pain receptors.

 

Actual for mine it really did not hurt until after the numbing agent they used before cutting the hook out wore off. But they gave me some happy pills which quickly took care of that.

[J Francho]

Too many to count. The worst was last summer, when I skin hooked a fish on a High Power Herring. Fish spit the hook, and the bait came flying back at me. I though it missed me, but when I looked down, you guessed it - two points of the Owner ST-41 were buried in the side of my calf. I was alone, and nearly passed out getting it out, but dressed the would, and kept fishing.

[BrettD]

I've done it several times the worse was when I stepped on a lure with treble hooks and 2 barbs went straight into my foot I was alone in a conoe. I had to use the line trick and rip them straight out. 

 

Crashed on my bike and got a treble buried from a zara spook in the side of my thigh this time I poked the barb thruough and cut it off. The worst part was the hook went through my shorts and boxers then into my leg. 

 

Fishing partner got his rattle trap snagged on some grass went to yank it out came flying back and caught me in the arm we where in the same canoe couldnt avoid it ended up poking the barb through and cutting it off.

[SirSnookalot]

3 times past the barb.  Treble in the thumb joint, emergency room, discomfort wasn't too bad but the 5 hour wait was.  Small sabiki hook on the under my thumbnail, wiggled it loose.  Treble thru my calf from a poppa dog, never felt it enter and couldn't image where it landed until I looked down at my leg. Pushed it thru with no problem but I couldn't press it down or cut the barb, luckily a guy came by and he was able to press the barb, it backed right out, I wasn't hurt.

[ww2farmer]

I used to brag that in 25 years of fishing I had never been stuck past the barb.........I almost didn't get those words out of my mouth the last time I said it before it happened. Since then, 3 times. Once in the meaty part of my palm with a treble hook, ouch. Once in the forearm with a drop shot hook, ouch. And one I do not wish on my worst enemy, a treble hook...............under my thumb nail, double ouch.

[George Welcome]

_{I counted the fish I caught, and I counted the fish that clients caught, but I never counted the times I was hooked. I did have a staunch rule: If a client hooked me they walked from wherever we were at the moment. Never did get hooked by a client, but my 7 year old grand daughter hooked me and claimed she had the biggest catch of the day.}

[UMDFisherman]

Not once... my streak continues! However, I have hooked other people. I was 13 years old and I was at our cabin up in northern mn with my family. See my family is really into snorkeling and my uncle decided to go out for a quick afternoon snorkel session (which obviously I had no idea was happening). Ten minutes after he got into the water and was diving for rocks I strolled down to the lake and started casting a deep diving crank. All of a sudden I feel the biggest strike (or so I thought) of my life. I mean this fish was huge, had to be at least 200 lbs. I fought it for what seemed like forever. Much to my dismay I see a snorkel tube slowly coming out of the water. I see my uncle holding his ear and sure enough, my lure attached to that ear. I had absolutely no idea he was even in the water because he must have dove down about the time I got to the lake and started casting. Any ways, the barb went clean though his ear and now I am laughed at every time I pick up a fishing pole.

[Gotfishyfingers?]

Numerous times! I remember one good one, the hooks were in the Fish, Carpet and me!!! Plus I was alone lmao! I learned my lesson, when I throw trebled baits I use a lip grip and pliers most of the time to unhook. Unless there big I don't even touch them. I think everyone should have a pair of cutters that will cut thru hooks and split rings in case of emergencies when alone.

[rippin-lips]

I had a friend tossing a small crankbait and he caught me right behind the ear kinda where your hairline is. I thought it was going to be a hospital trip but luckily it wasn't. I was scared for a sec though.

[Deleted account]

About 10 or so, 3 really memorable ones, 7/0 on 4 oz salt water jig in the dominant hand pinky that I had to push through, cut and back out was fun. Tiny Torpedo in the cheek before piercings were hip, and 2 original rap trebles in the back of the hand, right between the fingers took a while to get out (wish I was ambidextrous). Went back to fishing after of course.

[JellyMan]

I took my mom out last year to "bass" fish for the first time during the spawn and we were slaying 2-5lbers all day. She started getting excited and wasnt paying attention on the boat, cranked the rod back to cast, and buried a hook right into the back of my head in the follow through. I was freaking ticked. I got a tad nasty but it was just in the moment and she was so scared and didnt know what to say. I apologized for my words later lol. Luckily the hook hit my head sideways in the skull so it was just barely in the skin. No blood.

 

Oh and once I stepped on a crank bait and got a hook in my heel. Told my buddy to put everything back where it goes and dont leave ANYTHING out. It came out with minimal pain since the heel it pretty resilient. Last time was a friend went to cast and smashed my leg with the bait. Thankfully I was wearing jeans.

 

Out of the three times they were at the fault of somebody else.

[Scorcher214]

Once, i was reeling in a spinnerbait up quickly to make another cast, had a bass hit and gave it a yank. Didn't get a good hook set and the lure came flying at me. Put my arm in front of my face and the trailer hook stuck into my elbow. Luckily the barb wasn't it!

 

Never had a barb in me though, knock on wood...

[NEjitterbugger]

once, dropped the bass on to my legs in the conoe with the lure still in its mouth... It was flailing while the lure was in my leg lol...

 

I was disippointed I had to stop fishing...

[Bankbeater]

 I've only had to go once to the ER to get a hook removed, but I have stuck myself more times than I can think of. 

[Teal]

Ive been lucky other than poking a finger when removing a hook ive never had any crazy hook up with body parts. However, on two separate occasions, i have missed on setting the hook while flipping at least an ounce weight. One occasion i chipped the paint on my boat just below my feet and the other time, i took a tungsten weight to the face/sunglasses.

[quanjig]

Same lure, tiny torepedo, two different occasions, both past the barb. First time, tying the lure on, tightening the knot with the tag end in my teeth, main line snaps and I pull the bait right into my upper lip! Not all the way thru into my mouth but just in between all the way to the bend. Ended up just yanking it out. No blood, no swelling, went fishing!

Second time, dusk, cast ended up with the lure stuck on a weed. Couple flagarant, temper tantrum pulls later, weed lets go and the sound of that bait is true to its name, prop spinning, whirring, not sure how its going to hit me so I try to cover my face and bam, feel it hi me in the fore arm but not hit the deck. Sure enough, impailed to the bend of the trebby! Thought I had the point and barb pushed thru, cut it and loose the cut piece of the hook lost in my arm! Finally got it out about 45 mins later. Needless to say I'm a bit phobic about torpedoes now!!