Harold Scoggins Posted June 24, 2019 Posted June 24, 2019 Inspect often, replace any items you may have used. 2 Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted June 24, 2019 Super User Posted June 24, 2019 All these tips you're posting can apply to us canoeists as well. Far as the first-aid kit? Even though I haven't had to use it this year, I check it before every trip. 1 Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted June 24, 2019 Author Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, MN Fisher said: All these tips you're posting can apply to us canoeists as well. Canoe, kayak, same same, y'all just missing half your paddle. (Just kidding, I'll make sure to mention you guys too.) 1 1 Quote
schplurg Posted June 25, 2019 Posted June 25, 2019 21 hours ago, Harold Scoggins said: Canoe, kayak, same same, y'all just missing half your paddle. (Just kidding, I'll make sure to mention you guys too.) I think you covered all watercraft when you said "boaters" ;) Canoes, kayaks, the Titanic - boats. Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted January 30, 2020 Author Posted January 30, 2020 Everyone has been going through their boats and tackle boxes getting ready for another great year of fishing. Don't forget to give that first aid kit a once over. 3 Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted January 30, 2020 Super User Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said: Everyone has been going through their boats and tackle boxes getting ready for another great year of fishing. Don't forget to give that first aid kit a once over. Part-and-parcel of the winter re-org. Despite not having needed it last season, it'll be unloaded, updated, and repacked. I don't have a purchased kit...I have a custom-built. Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 If you don't carry it, add a length of heavy braid to your kit and learn how to unhook yourself. It's not fun, but it can save a day. Quote
SuperDuty Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 I got a treble hooked stuck deep in my hand this summer when I was out in nowhere. No matter how hard I yanked, it wouldn't come out. Thankfully a kayaker came by and loaned me some pliers so was able to cut the hook and push it through. Wasn't any fun at all. Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 30, 2020 Global Moderator Posted January 30, 2020 ^owww Quote
SuperDuty Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: ^owww Yeah no doubt! It reminded me of the time I was fishing in the Florida gulf and got stabbed in the hand by a sail cat. Had to use fingernail clippers and gnaw at the barb for a while until it broke free. Then had to shove the barb through the other side of my hand and yank it out with my teeth. Ugh it made me sick to my stomach. Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted January 30, 2020 Author Posted January 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, SuperDuty said: I got a treble hooked stuck deep in my hand this summer when I was out in nowhere. No matter how hard I yanked, it wouldn't come out. Thankfully a kayaker came by and loaned me some pliers so was able to cut the hook and push it through. Wasn't any fun at all. Quote
SuperDuty Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Honestly I think pushing the tip through and cutting it off seems better than what this looks lol I hope it never happens to me again but I'm sure it will. Quote
txchaser Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 I learned on here to carry pliers strong enough to cut a hook. I've gotten one out stuck past the barb before, but I can see getting hooked in places where that's not possible if you are alone. Quote
HookInMouth Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Hook2Jaw said: If you don't carry it, add a length of heavy braid to your kit and learn how to unhook yourself. It's not fun, but it can save a day. Ugh. I've watched those videos. I'm a wus man. I don't think there's any way in hell I'd be able to do that. Right now my plan is to carefully paddle to the dock and then get to an ER to have a hook removed. Seriously. It's a bad plan. But it's all I got. 11 hours ago, SuperDuty said: I got a treble hooked stuck deep in my hand this summer when I was out in nowhere. No matter how hard I yanked, it wouldn't come out. Thankfully a kayaker came by and loaned me some pliers so was able to cut the hook and push it through. Wasn't any fun at all. This sounds awful. Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Braid tricking isn't bad at all. It bled more before it was popped out. Quote
BoatSquirrel Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 My kit has the afore mentioned lenght of braid, also superglue, a razor knife, some type of soap or hand sanitizer, a lighter and bandages. Be safe yall! 1 Quote
tander Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Keep this in my boat all the time. Never know when I might need it. Quote
HookInMouth Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Hook2Jaw said: Braid tricking isn't bad at all. It bled more before it was popped out. The problem is, I can't get through an entire video to learn it haha. 1 Quote
Super User GreenPig Posted February 1, 2020 Super User Posted February 1, 2020 Always carry my compound cutters. I've witnessed fishermen go through the pain of pushing the hook through only to have regular cutters fail. 1 Quote
Michigander Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Keep a little bottle of hand sanitizer within reach, I clip mine to my life jacket. If you break your skin out on the water, especially in a kayak or canoe, you can get all sorts of bacteria and microbes in the wound which goes straight to your bloodstream. It stings to slather a fresh cut in alcohol gel but it beats going to the ER for an IV full of antibiotics (speaking from experience). You can also use super glue to seal the wound until you get to dry land to help protect against further contamination. 1 Quote
SuperDuty Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Michigander said: Keep a little bottle of hand sanitizer within reach, I clip mine to my life jacket. If you break your skin out on the water, especially in a kayak or canoe, you can get all sorts of bacteria and microbes in the wound which goes straight to your bloodstream. It stings to slather a fresh cut in alcohol gel but it beats going to the ER for an IV full of antibiotics (speaking from experience). You can also use super glue to seal the wound until you get to dry land to help protect against further contamination. I carry this stuff with me everywhere. gas pumps, creditcard pinpads, door handles etc - stuff we touch in public every day, are just infested with germs. I was never sicker in my life than when I use to service cc pinpads in retail stores. Anytime I touch things that the general public uses, I've got to get my hands clean immediately. 1 Quote
tander Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 10:18 AM, tander said: Keep this in my boat all the time. Never know when I might need it. Well I finally had to use these 2 items. Really strange I just posted a pic a few days ago of these. On top of that, I was not fishing, I wasn't even messing with tackle. I open a cabinet and when I did I got hooked by a crankbait on my pegboard, hard to image I know. I finally cut the lure off and convinced by wife to pull the string to pop it out while I held down the shaft of the treble. Popped out just like it suppose to without any pain. I was really worried that my wife would pass out. Just to let everyone know that I tied some side cutters that I had but was unable to cut the treble off with them. It took the pliers that you see in the picture. If you keep some pliers for this purpose, make sure they will work. Sorry, forgot to take pictures but it really did happen. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 4, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 4, 2020 The line trick works great for removing hooks, until it's an outbarb. It took way more trying and way more force than I expected to push it the rest of the way through and pinch the barb down. My skin did more tearing than the barb did pushing through. Having the hook in my dominate hand and trying to push and twist with my offhand was not helping. 1 Quote
SuperDuty Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 7 hours ago, tander said: Well I finally had to use these 2 items. Really strange I just posted a pic a few days ago of these. On top of that, I was not fishing, I wasn't even messing with tackle. I open a cabinet and when I did I got hooked by a crankbait on my pegboard, hard to image I know. I finally cut the lure off and convinced by wife to pull the string to pop it out while I held down the shaft of the treble. Popped out just like it suppose to without any pain. I was really worried that my wife would pass out. Just to let everyone know that I tied some side cutters that I had but was unable to cut the treble off with them. It took the pliers that you see in the picture. If you keep some pliers for this purpose, make sure they will work. Sorry, forgot to take pictures but it really did happen. Oh my wife would be more than happy to do that to me! 2 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: The line trick works great for removing hooks, until it's an outbarb. It took way more trying and way more force than I expected to push it the rest of the way through and pinch the barb down. My skin did more tearing than the barb did pushing through. Having the hook in my dominate hand and trying to push and twist with my offhand was not helping. Ouch! Yup that's exactly what happened to me last summer and also happened in my dominant hand. And with nothing to put pressure on the hook/skin, it made it very difficult to push the hook through the skin and past the barb. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.