Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 16, 2014 Global Moderator Posted October 16, 2014 Why this XR25 is missing a hook point and has a small piece of my shirt stuck to the hook?? Been a long time since the last time but I got hooked yesterday. Fishing for wipers and saugeye from the bank, I got smacked by a fish as my bait neared the bank. Hooks missed the fish and the strike pushed my bait towards the surface so when I set the hook it rocketed back at me. One point of the brand new #8 Owner ST36's went in so easily that I didn't know I was hooked until I tried to pull it back out of my shirt. Those hooks have small barbs so I thought maybe I could just back it out with minimal force, no dice. It didn't really hurt but thankfully I was fishing with gardnerjigman. He took the front hook off to prevent further injury and we evaluated the situation. I tried to move out of the way and it ended up sticking me in my right side about 6" below my armpit. I'd almost dodged it and we could see the point lifting up the skin as it almost popped back through. Knew what had to be done so I gave Coty my pliers and told him to push it through. Didn't hurt real bad but the "pop" noise it made with it broke back through made me a little dizzy , didn't help I'd worked all night and hadn't eaten in almost 12 hours. Then the small hook gap became a problem. Got lucky again as I had some small bull nose pliers in my bag that were able to get below the barb but still be strong enough to cut the hook shank. Backed out easily once the barb was gone. Been a long time since, hopefully a long time (or never) before it happens again. 1 Quote
Rangerphil Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Glad you're ok. It is amazing how a fish can spit one out in a heartbeat but we get one hook in us and before you know it you have six hooks in you! I know rapala shad rap 2010.... Quote
Super User deep Posted October 16, 2014 Super User Posted October 16, 2014 Man, traps are the worst. Somehow they always manage to hook into something or the other, on land or in water. Everything except the fish's mouth, that is. Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted October 16, 2014 Super User Posted October 16, 2014 I hope you paid for your "doctor's" breakfast afterwards. One other off the wall thought. Wouldn't that bait make a great addition to a Tazer? Should add range when you're aiming at the bad guy, and when you're fishing, the shock should take away quite a bit of the fish's fight too! Quote
jbw252 Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 You should have been wearing your body armor... Glad to hear you are okay. Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted October 17, 2014 Super User Posted October 17, 2014 i laughed at you getting dizzy from the noise.... sounds like something i would do. at least you had somebody and the gear to get it out. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Global Moderator Posted October 17, 2014 I hope you paid for your "doctor's" breakfast afterwards. One other off the wall thought. Wouldn't that bait make a great addition to a Tazer? Should add range when you're aiming at the bad guy, and when you're fishing, the shock should take away quite a bit of the fish's fight too! Eagle Claw actually makes the probes in the Tazers, so it's pretty close to getting hooked. Having been hooked and tazed, I'll take the hooks everytime. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Global Moderator Posted October 17, 2014 You should have been wearing your body armor... Glad to hear you are okay. Wouldn't have helped being on my side like that. Most bullet proof vest aren't stab proof also. Not that a hook would go through though. I had just taken a hoodie off, that probably would have been thick enough to stop it. Quote
jbw252 Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 I was kidding. I'm well aware of vests - I wore one for 30 years. Stay safe out there. Quote
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