How to remove a hook and tend to the injury.

[justfishin]

Fishing hook removal techniques along with additional care for those with special conditions such as diabetes.  Prophylactic antibiotic therapy may be considered for persons who are immunosuppressed or have poor wound healing (e.g., patients with diabetes mellitus or peripheral vascular disease). Prophylactic antibiotic therapy may also be considered for deeper wounds that involve the tendons, cartilage or bone. Follow-up care should be performed to ensure adequate healing and the absence of infection.

                                                 

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[Guest avid]

I couldn't bring up your link.

I think the accepted method these days is to push the hook forward and out through the gill.

I have done it and it works very well.

[justfishin]

Sorry Avid. I don't know why the link will not come up on your end. It shows as a hyper- link here. I will try to relink it.

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[Painter Dude]

OOOUUUCCCHHH! I don't even want to go there! Haven't done it and hope I never willhave to. Thanks for the info just in case

[Guest avid]

It must have been a problem at my end.  both links came up fine.  Sorry for the hassle.

[skillet]

 When I was about 9 or 10 my Uncle gave my Father a fly fishing outfit, split bamboo rod, small metal box of hand-tied flys everything. The first thing he did was hang it in his right ear lobe ! I had to push the barb on thru and cut it. I don't ever remember ever seeing that outfit again ;D.

 Logically, I can see how the string-yank method would really work. Thankfully, I have never had to findout how well!

                                                 As Ever,

                                                  Skillet

[garry77]

Hey guys,

     Here's a little trick I learned from a doctor when i was younger.After he took a hook outta me this way I was able to get a few hooks out of myself and others on later occasions.

    If the hook is not too far past the barb you can take a needle and follow the shank of the hook up the barb(thru the same hole the hook made),next lift up on the skin with needle and gently back the hook out.It's really a lot less painful than it sounds.

[LrgMouthCatcha]

I found this rapala while I was fishing (I was going to change the hooks, and make it usuable) and laid it in my boat. The rapala hooked onto the eye of one of my rods (unnoticed) and when I went to put the rod up the hooks swung and stuck me. I tried every method I knew of. I ended up going to the hospital, where they choose "method 3" (tie string to hook, and yank). Well they yanked twice and no luck - didn't feel to good. The third try was successful, and they gave me a tetnis shot. They felt so bad for putting me through the pain, they didnt even charge me....

[Root beer]

Holy shinikey!!!

That has got to hurt!!! I bet highlight of your day was when they didnt charge you.

[=Matt 5.0=]

DANG! Nothing like a rusty treble hook to end a day on the water!

[garry77]

yeah that one is too deep for the needle trick OUCH!

[HPBB]

About 8-10 years ago I tried the string yank move, it worked.

We  were muskie fishing

Fell in the boat due to some wake, and landed on a Big jointed Swim Wiz, you know the ones that are about 10 inches long. Right in the palm of my hand.

Remembered reading about the string move years ago in an outdoor life mag. Tried it and it slid out like butter. Finished the rest of the day. Even caught a nice muskie on that swim wiz that day. My blood still on it.

Last summer, put my hand down on the deck and got the hook from a nice new X rap right under the finger nail. Tried the sting move. the hook was against the nail so the hook would not slide. Had to cut the hook and use the pliers move. Grab and yank. hurt like H**l

[Catt]

The string technique works; my brother-in-law is the head of the safety for a major cooperation as well as a registered EMT. He taught me the string technique years ago and I've had the honor of performing it on a dozen occasions. After removing the hook I always suggest they still visit an emergency care center for a follow up examination.

[Shad_Master]

Last year I was fishing with a crankbait and the bass got both sets of trebles in his mouth - I couldn't lip him so I grabbed him around the belly - when I took the front treble loose he flopped and drove one of the front trebles into my thumb just where the web between the thumb and forfinger is.  I manged to get him unhooked and back in the water but couldn't get the hook to move.  It didn't hurt unless I pulled on it and I was afraid that I woud do more damage trying to get it out - so I cut the line, reeled up and headed for the emergency room.  The doctor used the method shown in figure 4 of the article and backed the hook out slick as a button.  The shot he gave me hurt worse than the hook did and I caught lots more fish with that CB.