Masshole Mike Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 this one did not feel good... that was a nice little visit to the ER to have it removed. was gonna give er a go myself but even my aunts that are ER nurses said it'd be best to just go and get it taken out. it was so deep they actually had to back it out instead of pushing it through and cutting it. the doc took a hollow point needle and ran it down the shank of the hook to the barb so that the barb sat inside the tip of the needle, then just gave a couple tugs on it and out she came. and what did i gain from yesterday's adventure? a new respect for treble hook'd lures and a sore @55 finger. Quote
rondef Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 I always worry about that happening to me when I lip a bass when using a lure with treble hooks. After seeing all of the recent posts I guess I need to make sure I am more careful. Quote
garry77 Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 I had a do use the same technique to remove a hook out of me.It was in my shin though not my finger.Since that time I carry a few needles and some alcohol wipes in my box.Only had to use them once on a buddy so far(knock on wood).Of course he didn't get any anesthetic though,lol. Quote
The Rooster Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Holy Toledo buddy!!! I've never had that happen to me but I saw it happen to a friend of mine while we were out. It was in the back side of his finger though, on the middle joint of his index finger. Wasn't quite as deep as yours but well well passed the barb and hopelessly stuck. He just ripped it out though....OUCH!!!! Then at the same time a bee went in his shoe and stung him. Double OUCH!!!! Needless to say he had a bad fishing trip, but he was in good spirits and stayed to fish anyway. Quote
CJ Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Man Mike! You learned the hard way, just like me. I drove one through my thumb and it came out under my thumbnail. I did my own operating cause I wasn't done fishing that day. Anyway, hope it don't get as soar as mine did. Take care of it and use needlenose when you're fishing anything with trebles. Dang....I know that hurt! Chris Quote
Super User Jimzee Posted June 22, 2008 Super User Posted June 22, 2008 Same thing happened to me except mine was in the top joint of my left thumb. The ER has to use the hollow needle and all just like you said. I know how that felt. Mine was a tiny torpedo. Quote
Super User David P Posted June 22, 2008 Super User Posted June 22, 2008 I was just about to buy a crankbait setup, and now I remember why I don't throw hard baits ;D Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 um,...... woops : So what did you learn??? Keep a hypodermic on the boat (ps- isn't that a greeeeat crank though? deadly color, looks even better with a little red on it,lol) Quote
RiskKid. Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Dang and OUCH Mike!!! That brings new meaning to the bleeding bait series! Quote
Hooked_On_Bass Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Ouch! I did that a couple of years ago. I had my cousin push the hook all the way through and cut off the barb. :-[ Quote
Cigarlover 1 Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Man that hurts just looking at it. Two words - Needlenose Pliers. ;D Quote
XcoM274 Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Ouch, memories and pain come back... Try getting one of those out 12 hours into Canada.... Quote
Jake P Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 OUCH! I have been hooked a few times but never that deep. Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted June 23, 2008 Super User Posted June 23, 2008 why didnt you try the method where you loop your line around the hook, push down, and pull? if i ever get hooked, thats what im gonna do. Quote
JayDub Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 why didnt you try the method where you loop your line around the hook, push down, and pull? if i ever get hooked, thats what im gonna do. If you look at the angle the hook is going into the skin, you can tell that, not only did the hook go far into the skin, (way up past the barb), but that it penetrated downwards DEEP. I'm pretty sure that method would not have worked on this one, and that's also why the "push-through" method wouldn't have either. Unless you wanted to go through ALOT of meat... :'( Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted June 23, 2008 Super User Posted June 23, 2008 Yikes! That'll leave a mark. Quote
HOIST-N-HAWGS Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Been there done that! OOUCH! Oh wait....... that's right I ever did that to myself just other people in te back of my boat ;D Lesson learned "GET A GRIPPER! " Quote
Masshole Mike Posted June 23, 2008 Author Posted June 23, 2008 i'll tell ya what fellas, i was as careful as careful can be so that exactly this wouldn't happen. here's the story... i was throwin a senko and not catchin so i switched to the xr50 that you see pictured on the first page. i started catchin (mostly perch but there was a bass mixed in) and ended up hookin into a small perch. he got all 3 hooks from the front treble stuck into different sections of his mouth, two on top under his eyes and 1 straight thru his lower lip. his mouth was too small to try and lip him so i grabbed my rapala lip grip scale and my hook outs and went to work. i was having the hardest time trying to get the 3 hooks out because the fish wasn't cooperating and they were so perfectly hooked in his little face that it was just a total b!$&h trying to do anything. so i decided to get down in there and try to work the lure around the fish instead of the fish around the lure. well no sooner than i grabbed the xr50 he starts flippin out, i dropped the lure and pulled my arm back and as i did the rear treble sank in and the fish's little spasms just sank it even further. my buddy joe ended up having to cut the front treble out of the fish's mouth, and i tell ya i tried like hell to get that hook out myself but it just was not happening. the er nurses told me "i did good" when they saw how deep it was. two days later and the most painful part is the tetanus shot that i got in my right butt cheek. it feels like the worst charlie horse ever. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 23, 2008 Super User Posted June 23, 2008 DUDE! That's a great, "terrible" picture...I'll bet it was every bit as bad as it looks. :'( Quote
Super User .RM. Posted June 23, 2008 Super User Posted June 23, 2008 Ouch, was on a great top water bite for spots, and did that using a ChugBugg caught up in some grass and shook it loose. Bait comes back aiming at the head, I duck and cover up using the right arm and wham, into the right arm funny bone past the barb... Well we park the boat head to the local med center ER, have the thing cut out of the funny bone. Go back to the lake tie the same lure on and continue the best top water day I have ever had for spots.... Quote
Davis Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Every single picture I cringed and said "oh man". That is brutal. Almost happened to me last week crankbait fishin. I usually always lip my fish but with trebles I hold the fish by it's belly and use the other hand for my needle nose. Accidents still happen though. Man what a gash! :'( Quote
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