old hickory lake fishing report 9/27/2013

[cat-tales]

The "line/jerk" method of removing hooks is by far the least painfull, I've had to use it on myself 3-4 times over the years. I think the "surprise" is why it works so well..............

[TennHawk]

I no longer trust myself or the bass when I remove the hooks on a caught fish. I use this little device to hold the bass while I remove the hooks. Cost $10 at Academy.

[blink]

Originally Posted by TennHawk

I no longer trust myself or the bass when I remove the hooks on a caught fish. I use this little device to hold the bass while I remove the hooks. Cost $10 at Academy.

I am with ya dude. I use Fish Grips to lip the fish, and needlenose on the hook. I catch too many dinks and they are the worst about floppin all over the place.

[TNBronzeback]

my favorite (NOT) is when you have one of those 6" yellow bass hooked and dangling nice and docile till you barely touch it to get a grip and every sharp spine and gill raker comes shooting up and out like a mix of porcupine and puffer fish slicing your hands and stabbing your palms! its funny too cause ya know they are gonna do it, its just a matter of who is gonna be quicker, you on the grab and squeeze of them on the flailing of all sharp appendeges they have! LOL....good times!
Luckily only been hooked once, and it was a stupid self inflicted injury. I was walleye fishing in michigans upper penninsula casting an original floater from the bank. well there was about 12'-15' of pencil reeds from the bank i was on out into the water so when the rapala got about 15' from shore, i would reel down and give it a quick yank to get over those reeds. that worked a few times until i finally got the trebles snagged. so i have my 6'-6" spinning rod in hand and about 10' of line to the lure and i started yanking up like a moron (yes i was younger and less educated), so im yanking up on my rod and POP goes the lure like a rocket, up in the air and behind me, me trying to counter-act that action, snap the rod forward causing the bull whip/fly cast motion sending 2 of the 3 trebles into the back on my head. a 30 minute drive to Sault St. Marie hospital, sitting in the ER with a 6" chartruese rapala hanging from of the back of my head. Needless to say, lesson learned!
People in there with broken bones and all kinds of nasty injuries, the nurse opens the door to the waiting room and hollers out "WHO'S GOT THE FISHING HOOK IN THE HEAD?". LOL, that was all the shameing in needed! LOL

[cat-tales]

TN Bronzeback, very funny story !!! Reminds me of a friend of mine in MI., drinking a few beers, sharpening hooks, and left a Rapala on the couch when he went to get a beer. Came back, sat down and YEP ! Fish On (sort of) . He lives alone, so he cuts the couch cushion up, drives to the ER, he said the nurses couldn't stop laughing.

[tacklemake]

Originally Posted by TennHawk

I no longer trust myself or the bass when I remove the hooks on a caught fish. I use this little device to hold the bass while I remove the hooks. Cost $10 at Academy.

Yes I have one but that day it wasn't on the deck of the boat and now it there and will stay there plus the hook remover Bill Dance uses...............woody