I finally did it!

[GRiver]

Well I finally did it… I hooked myself and, couldn’t get it out myself. I simply could not get the Barb to roll out and come back thru the skin. I ended up going to the clinic, got X-rays the stupid hook was against the bone is why I couldn’t get it to roll. The treble hook was an issue too, once the doctor got it to turn the other parts of the treble hit my finger and stopped it from rolling again. Ended up cutting up the hook, pushing it through.
I know better than to grab a fish like that, it was foul hooked, with a square bill. So most of the hooks were on the outside of the fish, wasn’t even a bass( that really hurt, it was a tilapia), how I hooked it was beyond me.

Anyway, I reached down to lip it and she gave one last act of defiance, and tried to get away. She sank that puppy all the way in. 

[A-Jay]

That is never a good time.

Hope the tetanus shot was fun.

Heal up.

A-Jay

[PhishLI]

50 minutes ago, GRiver said:

Well I finally did it… I hooked myself

Welcome to the club. Only took me 58 years. Truly sucked.

[PaulVE64]

Had to rescue my brother one day. We were bank fishing a local river and I discovered him holding a smallie to his cheek.

 

 

 

And after he healed I was remorseless.

[Susky River Rat]

What brand hooks? Kidding. That’s really rough. Glad you are ok . I do not wish that on anyone.

[MediumMouthBass]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but posts like this one and countless others really make me want to debarb all my hooks and lures. Its bad enough to get hooked, but then dealing with the barb, trying to get it out, causing even more damage and pain. That scares me.

I really dont understand why more companies (if any) dont offer barbless hooks as an option, it takes so long to do it yourself, and then again and again with each new order of tackle....

I know ill get some negativity from the "but youll lose bass" crowd, but think of all the injuries that wouldve been minimal and less stressful just from not having barbs, plus all the bass that wouldnt have died from being gut hooked.

Sorry for this joke, but i guess the tilapia can now say it caught a new PB.

[Bird]

Seen it on several occasions on my boat, not fun.

We pulled the barb threw and cut it .

[Crow Horse]

A very similar thing happened to me this week although I fared a lot better. I had a pickerel next to the yak and it leaped almost into the yak. My hand blocked it and it superficially sunk the hook (skin hooked). Still not fun. Later a pickerel through the lure and it came back at me. Got me in the PFD....

 

Return To Sender...

[Swamp Girl]

In the past two years, I've been hooked three times, twice in the thigh and once in the fingertip. The fingertip was the worst because you're down to one hand and it's loaded with nerve endings. I didn't want to punch it through, but I was alone in a bog and had no choice. 

[Bankbeater]

I've been there and feel your pain.

[Functional]

If it's got treble hooks it gets the fish grippers and pliers, always,  no exceptions. Too many posts and youtube videos on how to get out of it than it's worth to save a few seconds. 

[rgasr63]

That hurts just looking at it. Glad you are on the mend now.

[GreenPig]

That pic makes my finger hurt. You were right to go to the clinic because it's incredibly difficult to push hooks through small bones like phalanges. Are you familiar with the braid hook removal trick? 

[GRiver]

7 hours ago, MediumMouthBass said:

but i guess the tilapia can now say it caught a new PB.

Haha the Doc said something similar, told her I was unhooking  a fish …she said “looks like the fish got even and hooked you back.” 

6 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

I've been hooked three times,

I’ve done it twice before, they were worm hooks, first time with a treble. Being out by yourself, you have to “suck it up” and just do it.

 

6 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

you're down to one hand

that’s the hard part.

8 hours ago, PaulVE64 said:

after he healed I was remorseless.

 Family can be cruel sometimes  hahaha

[MickD]

If you are fishing with a buddy, it helps, but I've done this procedure on myself with a similar lure:

-Cut the treble off the lure.

-Cut the other two hooks off the treble'

- Then follow this procedure:  

I have even done this on my fishing partner way back in Canada, a big spinner bait trailer hook, and he was amazed how well it worked.  No expensive time consuming trip to the Dr.  Couldn't even tell the next day that it had happened.  I usually jerk it on the count of two.  

[12poundbass]

Happened to my son last year. Not fun.

[ironbjorn]

Happened to me several years ago. I was wading the river with a backpack full of beer. A Smallie ran a Whopper Plopper right through my hand. I yanked it right out but I don't think it went too deep. I had two hooks and a Smallie hanging from my hand though. Didn't feel much because I was lit up. Poured some beer over the wounds and kept going. 

 

Not my brightest moment.

[Ryan N]

I always have lip grippers with me just in case lipping the fish looks dubious. One of the best purchases I’ve made. Just makes the catch and release process much smoother.

[Mobasser]

It will probably be a little sore for a few days. Hope you can heal.up quickly.

[Glenn]

[TLHSS]

19 hours ago, MediumMouthBass said:

This might be an unpopular opinion, but posts like this one and countless others really make me want to debarb all my hooks and lures. Its bad enough to get hooked, but then dealing with the barb, trying to get it out, causing even more damage and pain. That scares me.

I really dont understand why more companies (if any) dont offer barbless hooks as an option, it takes so long to do it yourself, and then again and again with each new order of tackle....

I know ill get some negativity from the "but youll lose bass" crowd, but think of all the injuries that wouldve been minimal and less stressful just from not having barbs, plus all the bass that wouldnt have died from being gut hooked.

Sorry for this joke, but i guess the tilapia can now say it caught a new PB.

Not unpopular with me. I moved to barbless a couple of years ago. Also moved away from trebles. I’m sure I miss some fish, but I’m good with it. It’s been better for me (a lot easier to remove hooks and less worry about hurting myself with my old fat fingers) and easier on the fish. 

[Dwight Hottle]

I use a boga grip on treble hooked baits for that very reason. 

[Bird]

Surprisingly never done it.

About 20 years ago my buddy had a big smallmouth flop between his legs and buried a treble on each leg " Jerkbait  " ........quite the site.

I had to yank the hooks completely through and snip the barbs.

It wasn't a pleasant experience playing surgeon between my buddies legs 😳

But he's still alive today. 

[crypt]

OWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!    glad your ok.......been there done that........tilapia is tasty..

[geo g]

Always a PITA when that deep.  If the fish is still attached it takes it to a new level!