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Surfingringo

Surfingringo

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So I went out in the kayak this morning and got a couple of small mackerel. Well, the second one I caught pretty much swam straight to the boat. I looked down at him and saw that he was barely hooked so since he only weighed a few pounds I just kind of flopped him in the boat before he got loose.

There were two problems with that move. One is that there just isn't much room in a kayak an the other is that the fish was really green. He didn't really realize he was in trouble until he was in the kayak between my legs...then he went absolutely ape-s@&$
ballistic! I couldn't even get a hand on him so I just put one hand in front of my face and the other in front of my crotch and tried to stay out of his way. I failed. :p

He managed to put one of the hooks through the skin of my calf. It only went in about an eighth of an inch so it was no big deal, but there was no pulling it out in that moment with the fish still attached. I stretched the skin and just barely touched it with the edge of my pacific salt and, poof, it was done. Didn't even feel it.

Now this is kind of a silly story and I'm not trying to sell it like it was some big deal, but it does serve as a reminder that sometimes things go wrong in a small boat on the ocean (or whatever your equivalent is in YOUR daily life). The fish could have been 30 pounds instead of 3. The hook could have gone much deeper. It could have been in the face or (gasp) somewhere worse. Point is, if things go bad, I don't want to be sawing a fishes head off or doing impromptu surgery with a dull knife.

So keep em sharp boys. A sharp spydie is a happy spydie. :D

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...only a knife nut would stop and take pictures while he has a hook stuck 1/8" in his leg. :p
 
At least the rapala is still in good shape. Could of been worse for sure. Was out one day when a friend got a little jab from a good eating sculpin...ouch!
 
Outstanding photojournalism. :)

Glad no slightly more, ahem, 'sensitive' regions were affected. ;)
 
Dude, yes you did get lucky. Would of been embarrassing to have to go in with that plug hanging from your plug. Looks like a great day out there. One little snip, back to fishing. That's a good day!
 
I feel your pain, had a trokar go way past the barb into my palm last fall and had to make relief cuts to get it out. GB worked great.
 
OUCH!!! It is bad enough to be bit by a knife let alone a fish hook. Reminds me of the time I caught my dad's big boss with my back cast (IDK what it is called) when I was a little kid. Or another time I reeled in a snapping turtle. Nobody wanted to help get my catch loose or rebait my hook that day. Couldn't figure out why for the life of me. Maybe there is a reason I haven't been fishing since I was a really little kid.

EDIT: I just realized that this was my 1,000 post. Holy cow.
 
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Some years ago a buddy and I were casting out of a small boat and I managed to stick a Mirrolure into his scalp. I wasn't about to cut in that area. Took him to the ER, I saw the doc and nurse go into a room and bust out laughing. Was a pretty funny sight and neither of us was feeling any pain. I once had a big ole bluefish chomp down on my hand. Looked like someone took a bite out of a peanut butter and jelly samich....perfect circle. Glad that didn't go any deeper, and glad it wasn't a Cobia or big Mahi. Beautiful water, thanks for the pics.
 
Jeeze man, should we expect a book/movie co-written by you and Aaron Ralston soon?

kidding.

Add surgical tool to a list of jobs your pacific has done!
 
Hardcore, brother - excellent post. You must not be up in my neck of the woods, though, or you would have been ice fishing!
 
I've gotten a few hooks in my hand from catching fish. Then my dad told me to let them fight and wear them selves out. Then when you get them out of the water it's easier on you and them. Not sure if this only works on trout but I also turn the fish upside down right below the surface to calm them.
 
Close call there man, good thing Sal offers us such great tools for life's unexpected events. By the way Surfingringo, you are really lucky you have so much time on the water, I really do envy that.
 
Sleasys14 said:
I've gotten a few hooks in my hand from catching fish. Then my dad told me to let them fight and wear them selves out. Then when you get them out of the water it's easier on you and them. Not sure if this only works on trout but I also turn the fish upside down right below the surface to calm them.
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All very true, and I try never to bring a hot fish into the kayak, but this guy was small and I knew I was going to lose him if I gave him his head. I wouldn't have done that with a bigger toothier fish. Whatever, he won the battle but I won the war...I got hooked, but he got eaten! :D
 
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