Flipping/pitching Injuries?

[everythingthatswims]

I was watching a video of some guys that were getting into some small fish while flipping/pitching, some of the fish were actually coming close to hitting the boat on the hook set! This made me wonder, when 50lb+ braid is being used on a super stout rod, has anyone been hurt by something like a 1.5oz jig or weight flying back at them when they missed a fish? I know that yanking baits out of a tree can be scary (I am guilty of accidentally going squirrel fishing from time to time) and I have been hit by some smaller baits flying back at me, it sure doesn't feel good. So do any of you guys know of any flipping/pitching injuries that have occurred? 

[ABW]

I remember seeing a video on Tackle Warehouse's YouTube of Ish Monroe setting the hook so hard while punching, the fish would come flying out of the cover and Jared Lintener flinching lol.

[Basseditor]

This time of year, we fish at night with jigs around docks. I wear clear safety glasses because you won't see a jig flying back at you. I got hit pretty hard one night in the forehead, that hurt.

[Bluebasser86]

I was trying to break a jig off in shallow water one night when it came unsnagged and hit me in the forehead just above my right eye, amazing how much that hurt. The stretch of my line must have really sling-shot it back at me super fast because it felt like I'd just been sucker punched. 

[speed craw]

Yes... I lost a fish that got me wrapped up in a submerged tree . In last desperation I pull the line trying to break free . But the branch broke free launching my chatterbait 90mph into the side of my leg . I had a sideways chatterbait bruise on my leg for 2 weeks , coolest bruise ever.

[Fish Murderer 71]

I knocked my partner out of the boat when I hit him with a chatterbait one night on a hang up. That thing just about hit me- i guess I flinched just enough.  this also proved that the Life Proof phone cases are really waterproof!

[F14A-B]

I don't Flip with braid, I also use a Heavy/ Moderate/ Fast Rod from 7'5" to 7'11", However, I have also used 6'6" heavy rods w/ heavy mono.

My Hooksets get it done, certainly not photogenic, no matter... That set up absorbs shock thru out line/ rod/ hook/ sinker/jig... That said, Rigs will and are always going to come back at you. A man on this Thread suggested clear safety glasses at night, I couldn't Agree more. Be Careful, But enjoy the great outdoors.

[live2hunt]

Never got hit from a hook set but my wife got a jig stuck in a tree and I had to get it back... Hook penetrated my hip boots, shorts and thigh. Not a very comfortable walk back to the truck.

[ColdSVT]

Tungsten bullet weights leave a nice bruise...really nice! Lol

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Eye protection is right up there with a PFD IMO and is standard equipment. As for braid and hooksets etc. I hate to see eye crossing, lip ripping hooksets. It's totally unnecessary and is disrespectful to the fish that are the core of the sport.

[Fishes in trees]

If you have bad technique and snap your wrist too quick while you are pitching, a bad case of tennis elbow can happen.  You can get a strap that tightens down on your fore arm that stops the pain for the most part.  Alieve helps somewhat also.  The only thing that cures it is rest.  When I pay attention to good technique and don't try to horse it or pitch too far, I don't get tennis elbow.

[bmlum415]

1.5 ounces of tungsten makes a nice hole in the side of a fiberglass boat, even worse is when a sharp miller punching weight comes flying at you. Not fun....

[Big239Fish]

Got hit freakishly close to the "sensitive area" with a 1.25oz tungsten about 3 months ago when I set the hook on what I thought was a huge bite... I now twist my body a bit when I set the hook and make darn sure it's a bite before I do.

[starcraft1]

Sliced my thumb open with the point of the hook once, spit and duct tape, back to work!

[Deleted account]

Always wear wrap around glasses when fishing. Though rare, accidents can certainly happen. Hook sets don't usually line up the lure with the angler, but it can happen. Braid makes it a bit better, heavy mono is the worst. I have seen and have had heavy salt water jigs bounce off the coconut. Recently a salt water angler killed himself while fishing from a rock jetty when a bank sinker that was snagged hit him in the head. 

[DILLY07]

I had EcoPro Tungsten hit me in the leg and left me a heck of a cool bruise. Stung like crazy. 

[ClackerBuzz]

and then there's crankbait injuries