If you do get stuck is it better to use BLEACH or Peroxide or both on the wound…
Creek Girl
“Throw like a girl!”
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Vibrant Coastal Artist
Had one hook pass through the underside of my finger and lodge into the middle of my finger nail but that was nothing compared to pulling an anchor rope when it snagged rocks and squished two fingers through the dive ladder. Thankfully they survived but I still have no feeling in them.
Not sure if the guy in the video is right in the head. I feel weird after watching half of that.
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Angler’s Dream
I once caught a fish thiiiiiissssss biiiiigggggg!
The guy in the video did a terrible job with the string method. You’ve got to put a LOT more pressure on the shank of the hook to dislodge the barb. After watching that, you wouldn’t want to use that method, but I assure all, it is the best way when one is embedded in a fleshy area.
I got one stuck in my finger last year. The hook was new and sharp. I was surprised that there was little to no pain and it didn’t bleed. The worst part was having to go to the ER to get it removed. They pushed it through, cut the barb and backed it out. I saved the hook as a reminder…not to be an idiot and get stuck by a hook.
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These are good demonstrations of what many of us have learned the hard way not to do when removing a hook.
First, always be reasonable in your diagnosis. If you hook yourself in a “meaty” area of nothing but muscle, the risk involved with removing the hook yourself is reasonable considering the benefit of getting back to fishing quickly. However, if you hook yourself in any area near a major blood vessel, tendons, bone, etc., then you need to get medical attention (you can’t fish again if you bleed out like a fish). In these cases, leave the hook in place (cut off the plug of line of course), and wrap it in something to immobilize it against the area it’s hooked into.
Secondly, you will only try to push a hook all the way through (from inside out of) your skin ONCE in your fishing career. Like the video shows, skin is amazingly tough stuff. Even with a small, sharp hook, it takes a LOT of force and hurts like hell. In rare cases, this is the only option, but rarely. If you are a p***y don’t ever try this on yourself or even watch someone else.
However, the “loop/snatch” method is awesome when done correctly. I’ve done it many times to myself, friends, a dog, and even screaming kids with panicked parents watching. And, in every case, have been thanked profusely within seconds after the hook was magically gone.
There are several tricks to success with this method. First, isolate the hook from the plug or rig that it was attached to (get everything out of the way except the hook and patient). Then, you must be confident and calm when setting this up so the “patient” calms down as well. Then, make a long loop of heavy line (>50#) by doubling it, and wrapping the tag end around your wrist securely, with the loop coming out between your thumb and forefinger. Gently place the loop over the hook to get it loosely in position. Then, place your thumb on the shank of the hook, right where the bend starts, and cautiously, yet firmly, apply pressure on the hook shank, imaging what is happening wit