Sunk a hook in my hand.

[browntrout]

I am out in Arkansas fishing and went to land a raindow trout that I caught on a stick bait. I went to grab it and it threw the treble hook into my hand all the way up to the bend of the hook. The guide reached down with some forcebs and popped it out. I have always heard about it but never seen it done. It didn't even hurt when the barb pulled out. Would be a good idea if everyone learned how to do it.

Roy.

[Alphahawk]

yeah...yeah....forget the hook....pics!!!

[robhal11]

I would really like to learn how to do it. My father in law about 20 years ago got all three in is hand, a guy 300lb+ guy stood up in a 14' jon boat while he was trying to untangle their lines and ended up in his hand. I ended up cutting it out with a fillet knife. My dykes nor pliers would cut the barbs off. Glad it did not screw up your trip.

[nomad60]

Glad to hear it turned out ok.

Not sure if I could actually try this...

http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/general/hookout.htm

http://ultimatefishingblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/removing-fish-hook-from-your-hand-or.html

[titansfan2104]

Glad to hear it turned out ok.

Not sure if I could actually try this...

http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/general/hookout.htm

http://ultimatefishingblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/removing-fish-hook-from-your-hand-or.html
I'm sure it works as that's an old method but boy my stomach is churning just thinking about it ...lol

[fatherof4]

I wonder if that is what Bill Dance did when he got the crankbait stuck in his nose!

[Alphahawk]

There is a video on youtube of Chad Hoover intentionally putting a big hook in his arm to show one how to remove it...not sure what that says about Chad...LOL. Back in the 60's and very early 70's it always meant a trip to the doctor to pull it through and cut the barb off and pull it out. Funny it took this long for someone to figure out all of that was not necessary....of course the method could have been around back then and I just didn't know about it....but neither did the doctors in my town...LOL. How about it tk...if your following this post.....did you ever use that method when you were guiding to remove a hook from a client?


Regards

[BigDfromTennessee]

About six weeks ago, I took one side of a treble hook in my thumb trying to free a crank bait that was hung in a net that was stuck in a lay down. It was buried past the barb. I took my pliers and pulled a few times. I was just about to stop pulling as I was afraid I might bust my thumb open and the pain was starting to make me a little nauseous. All of a sudden, it popped out. Not much blood and it felt a whole hell of a lot better. Might not have been the best method but it worked. I did end up going to the doc to get a tetanus shot to be safe.

D

[Catchingtrout]

About 4 years ago I got on a kick to catch Striper on OHL. I was going out alone any time I could get on the water. I finally got into fish on 2/29 Leap day, and when I say got into fish I mean lots of them and was landing them one after the other. Then this girl came along and apparently thought I needed to reconsider what I was doing.

[lupanfreitag]

Last year I had a Sabiki rig hook I could not yank out. I had to go to the doctor. Of course I dropped my boat off for service before the doctor's office. The elderly woman behind the counter said, "Boy, you's got a hook in ya hand." I told her, yes, I am aware.

The worst part was the I was seen by the nurse practitioner. She had never removed a hook before. I swear the Q and A was a follows.

"What's up?"
I help up my finger, covered in blood from pliers removal failure. "Hook in finger."
"What does it look like?"
"Uh, a hook." I crooked my other index finger. "It's a hook. For fishing."
"Oh, I've never removed one of those before. Come with me." An every younger, greener guy walked in dressed in scrubs. "You can watch. Come with us!"

After too much numbing agent, my finger now three times larger than normal, she continued to inject. I finally said, "Hey, I can't feel it. Pull it out."
She then asked, "How?"
"Forecepts?"
"Oh, OK."
She then takes the forecepts and begins to pull perpendicular from my finger. NOT PARALLEL. It bleeds. The young man says, I swear, "Oooowww. That's gross!'
I reach down, take the forecepts from her hand, and after a hard pull and wiggle, remove the hook. See, it looks like this.
And she said, I swear, "Oh, I see. Now what?"
I stood up, washed off my hand, put on my own Neosporin, and bandage and walked out.

I was laughing all the way to the parking lot.

[MNfisher]

About 4 years ago I got on a kick to catch Striper on OHL. I was going out alone any time I could get on the water. I finally got into fish on 2/29 Leap day, and when I say got into fish I mean lots of them and was landing them one after the other. Then this girl came along and apparently thought I needed to reconsider what I was doing.

I like how in the pic of the fish, you still have the hook in your hand, holding the crankbait! HA!

[MNfisher]

Last year I had a Sabiki rig hook I could not yank out. I had to go to the doctor. Of course I dropped my boat off for service before the doctor's office. The elderly woman behind the counter said, "Boy, you's got a hook in ya hand." I told her, yes, I am aware.

The worst part was the I was seen by the nurse practitioner. She had never removed a hook before. I swear the Q and A was a follows.

"What's up?"
I help up my finger, covered in blood from pliers removal failure. "Hook in finger."
"What does it look like?"
"Uh, a hook." I crooked my other index finger. "It's a hook. For fishing."
"Oh, I've never removed one of those before. Come with me." An every younger, greener guy walked in dressed in scrubs. "You can watch. Come with us!"

After too much numbing agent, my finger now three times larger than normal, she continued to inject. I finally said, "Hey, I can't feel it. Pull it out."
She then asked, "How?"
"Forecepts?"
"Oh, OK."
She then takes the forecepts and begins to pull perpendicular from my finger. NOT PARALLEL. It bleeds. The young man says, I swear, "Oooowww. That's gross!'
I reach down, take the forecepts from her hand, and after a hard pull and wiggle, remove the hook. See, it looks like this.
And she said, I swear, "Oh, I see. Now what?"
I stood up, washed off my hand, put on my own Neosporin, and bandage and walked out.

I was laughing all the way to the parking lot.

That seriously happened?? WOW! HAHAHHAHAHA!

[lupanfreitag]

It did.

[nomad60]

About 4 years ago I got on a kick to catch Striper on OHL. I was going out alone any time I could get on the water. I finally got into fish on 2/29 Leap day, and when I say got into fish I mean lots of them and was landing them one after the other. Then this girl came along and apparently thought I needed to reconsider what I was doing.

Ouch! Nice striper though!

[bd-]

I was laughing all the way to the parking lot.

Wait until you get the bill for pulling the hook out yourself. :)

bd

[Reel Tune]

Wow you guys have some pretty gnarly experiences. I've fished my entire life and have never had the experience of a deeply penetrated hook, but by watching this video I think I will be prepared if the unfortunate happens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrtDIYuyOo8&feature=plcp