Posted 4/22/2009 3:26 PM (#373662 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 501
Location: Norway
My stomach turns, I was there last year. Fortunately I had my knipex right next to me, the bad thing is that my boatpartner didnt believe me when I said I had a hook in the finger, so he reacted slow. And the needle in my knuckle at the ER was 100x worse than the hook and fish in my middlefinger.
Posted 4/22/2009 3:45 PM (#373667 - in reply to #373665) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 392
Location: lake x...where the hell is it?
thats why you DO NOT grab the bait with your hand. something like that can have a lasting effect if it causes permerment damage. it only takes once and you my never be able to fish again. thats a risk i will not take. atleast you got a good laugh after that, and a lesson learned the hard way. maybe so bogo grips might help.
Posted 4/22/2009 3:52 PM (#373668 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 463
Location: Sw Pennsylvania
Had a similar incident only with a northern. I didn't grab the lure, i just went to hand land the fish behind the gills. It decided to shake and swing the front treble hooks through my thumb in one side and out the other. Luckily bolt cutters and a pair of pliers and the help of my buddy and out the hook came. I'll never hand land a fish without a glove ever again.....
Posted 4/22/2009 6:39 PM (#373697 - in reply to #373652) Subject: RE: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 2687
Location: Hayward, WI
I think "dumb idea" came to my head before ouch did... Although, I think he was trying to grab the fish with a Boga thing and not actually grabbing the bait. I think the fish just shook at the wrong time and his hand and the bait ended up at the same place at the same time.
Ouch definately came to my head after watching the fish thrash a few times with the hook in his hand!
Posted 4/22/2009 7:50 PM (#373713 - in reply to #373697) Subject: RE: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 392
Location: lake x...where the hell is it?
curleytail - 4/22/2009 6:39 PM
I think "dumb idea" came to my head before ouch did... Although, I think he was trying to grab the fish with a Boga thing and not actually grabbing the bait. I think the fish just shook at the wrong time and his hand and the bait ended up at the same place at the same time.
Ouch definately came to my head after watching the fish thrash a few times with the hook in his hand!
curleytail
after watching it a few times i think your right, he is trying to grab it with a bogo or something like it.
Posted 4/22/2009 8:00 PM (#373718 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 724
Location: Southern W.Va.
Did the same thing on a 24-26" northern on the Big "V" last year . Went to grab it behind the gills and it throw the hook right in my thumb. Not fun having a fish jerking around with a hook thru your flesh and the other in the fish. Glad it wasn't a big fish, I'd probably had wet my pants.
Posted 4/22/2009 8:53 PM (#373734 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 283
Wow that was painful to watch! Then watching the Clay Dyer video was amazing have to give it to the guy he's got a lot of heart and sounds like an amazing fisherman as well.
Posted 4/22/2009 10:03 PM (#373754 - in reply to #373652) Subject: RE: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Location: Des Moines IA
Jeremy (RUMBLEFISH) hooked himself to a 40 incher one day on Shabbona. 5 OT right through all the veins and tendons on the underside of his wrist. No knipex anywhere. Broke my cheap bolt cutters trying to cut the hook. Had to take him to the ER. Funny thing was the doc had the maintenance guy bring up the 18 inch industrial size bolt cutters!!!! Needless to say, I bought both of us a pair of Knipex the very next day!!!!!!
Posted 4/22/2009 10:34 PM (#373760 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 929
Location: Rhinelander.
After watching the video of the bass angler with no legs and missing an arm I was in awe. We should all take a minute and thank our maker for our good fortunes. There is always someone that has it worse then we do on our worse day.
Pfeiff
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Posted 4/23/2009 8:14 AM (#373783 - in reply to #373652) Subject: RE: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
A tough, brave guy. But it is foolish to go after muskie or even big pike without gloves and an adequate net. Bad results for fish and for angler.
Posted 4/23/2009 9:16 AM (#373799 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 413
Location: Madison WI
Thats why you wear a glove!!!!!!!!!!! After a scare last year where tendons almost got cut in my hand, I went and bought a glove. It could have been worse, good thing the fish was a smaller fish vs a pig.
Posted 4/23/2009 7:39 PM (#373896 - in reply to #373877) Subject: RE: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 413
Location: Madison WI
Hatcher - 4/23/2009 5:39 PM
Will a glove really prevent a hook from penetrating into your hand? I don't use a glove, but after watching that, I might invest in one.
Not all gloves are created equal when it comes to hooks, I had a Lindner glove last year and that thing was like wearing a bulletproof vest on my hand.
Edited by muskyhunter24 4/23/2009 7:40 PM
MikeD
Posted 4/25/2009 8:35 PM (#374247 - in reply to #373652) Subject: RE: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Ouch, that has got to hurt, nice recovery though...
Posted 4/25/2009 8:54 PM (#374258 - in reply to #373652) Subject: Re: Angler gets stuck to musky! ( VID)
Posts: 16632
Location: The desert
Happened to me last year. That is why you have your cutters and all release tools out before attempting to unhook. I had the hook cut within seconds if it going in my hand. Luckily it hit a meaty portion of my hand so the pain was minimal. The bigger pain was knowing the fish were turning on and I had to head to the ER.
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