Thumb Itching After Handling Large Bass?

[NC_Bass6]

Does anyone else's thumb itch after handling larger bass? i don't have this problem with small bass but when i thumb bigger bass my thumb will itch all day afterwards. Bigger bass' grind plates are usually rougher i was wondering if that had anything to do with it?

[Darren.]

Bigger bass' grind plates are usually rougher i was wondering if that had anything to do with it?

 

That'd be my guess.

[Brian6428]

Never had that problem before. I have held some average sized fish (1.5-2 lbs) whose lips seemed to be unusually rough, almost to the point of hurting my thumb when they would squirm, but no itching afterwards.

 

Brian

[flyfisher]

lol this has to be the funniest question i have ever seen on any forum......I believe what you are referring to i always called "bass thumb" it is a good thing to have and i will be proud to have it any chance i get.

 

I haven't noticed a difference in larger versus smaller fish but for me it is when i have a good numbers day and my thumb gets tore up from the bass "teeth".

[greyleg33]

Never had thumb itch from big bass but fished the Umqua river with a partner and together boated something on the order of 200 smallies. That brought about a bleeding thumb. Sadly none were bigger than 2#.

[aavery2]

Sounds like a great problem to have.

[derekxec]

get a boga grip

[GeorgiaBassBros]

Never had my thumb itself itch but i have had my fingers after removing the hooks through the gills of gut hooked fish (fish almost always survive). Its got something to do with the slime and your skin being broken. Dont bother me too bad so i dont pay much attention to it. But i do love it when your thumb gets all torn up after catchin a bunch of fish 

[aquaholic]

Thank God im not allergic to big bass....

[derekxec]

man i hate it when my thumb gets tore up from bass mouth....then i sit there all night rubbing it with my other fingers haha

[Sam]

Congratulations, Grayson.

 

You want your thumb to be torn up at the end of the day.

 

That means that you had to hold many bass by their lower lip to remove the hook.

 

A torn up thumb is a badge of honor.

 

Not everyone earns that badge on every fishing trip.

[Sam]

By the way, Neosporin or Bactrin on your thumb when you go to sleep will help the healing process.

[topwaterrob]

My hands itch whenever I handle LMB.  I talked to my dermotologist, she says i have an allergy to either the slime coating or something along those lines. Its pretty common and she said just keep alcohol wipes on board to clean hands and it keeps the itch at bay for me...

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Could be bass herpes.  You should probably get yourself checked.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Last summer my thumbs look like I put them on a grinder.. I have a few pics holding a big bass with socks on my hand BC they hurt solo bad.. and yes the sock I took off while I was fishing..I'm embarrassed to put them up on here.. but I do have bass thumbs from yesterday and today I love iy!

[BassinLou]

Bass thumb is awesome. Proof you slayed them. Whenever someone you know say they caught a lot of bass, check their thumbs.  

[Comfortably Numb]

My hands itch whenever I handle LMB.  I talked to my dermotologist, she says i have an allergy to either the slime coating or something along those lines. Its pretty common and she said just keep alcohol wipes on board to clean hands and it keeps the itch at bay for me...

 

Me too. Same if a spine pokes me

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Those spines r killler