Hooking Yourself

[haggard]

Got three new crankbaits today and as I was about to replace the dual trebles with a single single, thought to myself maybe I'll just stop being so fussy and leave the treble on there. After reading this thread, nope. I have absolutely no problem with needles, drawing blood, etc. but the self hook with barb freaks me out a bit. The lures now have singles, with barbs crushed.  

 

[FishDewd]

Ow! What a painful, horrible thread! I've never stuck myself beyond a minor poke or two, mostly when putting a lure on a line. I learned a long time ago to never lip a treble hooked fish... always kinda been common sense to me. I'm much more likely to hold the fish itself by the body. In the case of catfish, since they tend to clamp down, I will hold the mouth open with a pair of wide mouth pliers. I usually remove the trebles in any case with a pair of needlenose pliers. If you aren't carrying that equipment I don't see why you'd be using treble hooks. Things are dangerous.

[Bluebasser86]

4 hours ago, scaleface said:

My latest installment . Three years in a row . I pushed it through and snipped it off . Those dredger hooks are too sharp . 

One thing I really like about the Berkley baits, those Fusion hooks are no joke. Always nice to buy a decently priced, quality bait with good hooks out of the box, but it's best they don't end up there. 

[Glaucus]

I had a 3lb LMB put 3 out of 6 Whopper Plopper hooks deep into my hand. Didn't have pliers with me. Never again.

[scaleface]

This last time the treble was sticking out of a tackle box with the lid latched .I reached in the satchel to remove the box .

[EGbassing]

Never hooked my self in my life. My brother once hooked me with a circle hook though... 

[Glaucus]

Last year I narrowly escaped what could have been a really bad situation. It was very windy outside and so the wind tossed my lipless crankbait into the weeds. I tugged and tugged until it finally got free - but it snapped back at me and the lipless crankbait smacked me in the face just below my right eye. So much force that it left a bruise. Miraculously no hook got me, and thank God it missed my eye.

[Pro Logcatcher]

I had a four pound bass nab a Whopper Plopper while pond fishing. It was an easy fight because one treble had closed his mouth. Not so easy when he puts the second hook through one finger. He's still attached and doing his signature headshakes! That was NOT fun. Now I carry pliers with me and don't go near any treble hooks when there is a capricious fish on the end of them.

[Further North]

I stuck myself once, 4/0 hook, tried to lip a too-green bass that drove the point straight into the joint of my left thumb.  Hard.

 

I was alone, had to subdue the fish, get it in the water, cut the hook, back it out of the joint, then push it through past the barb to cut the tip off so I could clip that off and back it out.

 

Backing the barb out of the joint darn near made me pass out on the first try...had to lie down, control my breathing, drink some water, and give another shot.

 

Got 'er done, then had to force the point and barb through...more fun.

 

These days, I pinch my barbs, and use a net when possible, or better yet, lean over the side and slip the hook out while the fish is still in the water with a pair of pliers on the hook shank...

 

There is no fish, anywhere on the planet, that I need to put in boat enough to not pinch the barbs...don't care what anyone says, I don't lose 2 fish a year because I don't have barbs...

[All about da bass]

My buddy and I were flipping some grass one day, I was on deck running the trolling motor, i missed a fish and it stole my pinchers from the craw. I told him he could run while I got down to get a new craw and rig it. Well when I laid my rod down to grab the hook and craw, his foot caught the braided line and got a really good hook set on my hand. I don't have any pics but that 5 ought trokar flipping hook went throw that flap skin in between your thumb and my index finger.

[Further North]

7 minutes ago, All about da bass said:

My buddy and I were flipping some grass one day, I was on deck running the trolling motor, i missed a fish and it stole my pinchers from the craw. I told him he could run while I got down to get a new craw and rig it. Well when I laid my rod down to grab the hook and craw, his foot caught the braided line and got a really good hook set on my hand. I don't have any pics but that 5 ought trokar flipping hook went throw that flap skin in between your thumb and my index finger.

Ouch.  I'll bet you said something multi-syllabic like, "Gosh-darn-cheese-and-rice-some-of-it-itches!"

 

I would have...

[keagbassr]

One year ago today  had a pickeral thrash out of my grip and do this to me.

[frosty]

59 minutes ago, keagbassr said:

One year ago today  had a pickeral thrash out of my grip and do this to me.

“Let me just snap a pic of this before I pass out...” that’s a nasty one!

[keagbassr]

10 minutes ago, frosty said:

“Let me just snap a pic of this before I pass out...” that’s a nasty one!

Nah wasn't so bad just went back to my truck grabbed my linesmans had my nephew who was with me cut it cleaned it up and back out casting 5 minutes later.

 

 

[JLewis134]

3 hours ago, keagbassr said:

One year ago today  had a pickeral thrash out of my grip and do this to me.

Yikes. My stomach drops when I see this. Its a very familar feeling to me. Recently, I stepped on a KVD 1.5 and it was not fun.

[keagbassr]

12 hours ago, JLewis134 said:

Yikes. My stomach drops when I see this. Its a very familar feeling to me. Recently, I stepped on a KVD 1.5 and it was not fun.

I think I'd prefer to be stuck in the hand than the foot especially if solo extraction is required.

[JLewis134]

6 hours ago, keagbassr said:

I think I'd prefer to be stuck in the hand than the foot especially if solo extraction is required.

I definitely agree. But fortunately for me it wasn't as bad as the one in the picture through his finger.

[Stephen B]

Yikes!

[Lead Head]

Never hooked myself past the barb, but did take a 3/8oz (I think) bullet sinker to the head. As I mentioned in the name thread, I figure Lead Head was earned here. In this picture (assuming I get it to post) I had already moved it. Originally it was farther around and completely hidden.