Caught a big un today!

chiefjason

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Ouch! Missed a take on the whopper plopper. It was a straight on hook set. I saw it coming, put my hand up, ducked my head so my brim protected my face, and took the whopper plopper to the inside of my left leg. Buried it well past the barb.

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Timeline
Hook leg
Remove lure from line
secure rod
beach kayak
grab para cord
Tried to push the hook and pull a couple times
perform minor surgery by opening up the wound with a knife to release the barb
Good times
continue fishing

Couple things to keep in mind. The barb had so much meat that pushing it in and pulling was not completely backing it out. Yanking it was a no go. The front treble would have just buried in my leg too, or my hand from holding it. Work fast. The pain didn't set in for a few minutes so I had time to work on it. Really didn't hurt until after I was done.


At least it ended well.


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Same scenario happened to my old man when I was about 18 and we were in the boat at least 20 miles from the landing. I think it was a Rapala SR5. I don’t know who had more stress and anxiety doing that, me or him. He cussed me for everything I was worth then thanked me profusely. I’ve never had one dig in that deep, but I know it hurts like hell coming out.
 
Yup, I had my nephew bury a treble in my back out past the Frying Pan tower. I was playing captain that day and he attempted a cast. Ouch!!!
I got my son to pull it out. He was a trooper because it was really in there deep.
 
Yep I did one of those years ago as a young teen. Well, I've done several but this is the only one worth the story

On the boat with younger brother and dad. Sent a big rapala diver way off... About 20' up into a tree. Dad wasn't the type to stop the trolling motor to save "my lure" if I did something dumb. As we get further away and I'm whipping hard as I can, it comes loose and whistles like a rocket right at my 7-8yo brothers head.

Not really thinking, stuck my hand out and caught it🤔😶😬. One hook from front and rear trebles, one buried to the hilt of the meat of the palm of my thumb, the other through the outside of the meat below my pinkie.

Cuts off front treble (thumb) pushes it through and out, I'm whimpering but "tough". Try the same on the pinkie side won't push through, wont pull out. I'm now crying like the wimp I am and dads pissed because I won't hold still so he can get a good pull😆

We give up and head in. Run into a friend of dads. NOW we can get it out. He can hold my hand and dad can just rip it out and be done. No luck. Every time dad tries my pinkie does weird stuff, goes off at a weird angle and his buddy goes pale and loses his grip😱

Finally get back to town and to the Dr. For an x-ray. I had sunk the hook through the tendon AND into the pinkie bone in my palm! Had to open my hand up and cut a piece of the bone to get the danged thing out....

But hey, pops apologized profusely afterwards for telling me to man up and not be a wuss😆
 
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