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[wihil]

Got a little too rambunctious on the baitcaster tonight. It turns out yes you can overspin the reel with the reel brake almost on full - especially when you're marveling at the lure rocketing away from you and forget to put your thumb back on the reel.

So half a spool of Trilene XL got cut out (it was beyond saving), and it's back to the cheap stuff again (Cajun).

I'll get the hang of this yet, or it'll be the death of me..

:x

 

[fender66]

Got a little too rambunctious on the baitcaster tonight. It turns out yes you can overspin the reel with the reel brake almost on full - especially when you're marveling at the lure rocketing away from you and forget to put your thumb back on the reel.

So half a spool of Trilene XL got cut out (it was beyond saving), and it's back to the cheap stuff again (Cajun).

I'll get the hang of this yet, or it'll be the death of me..

:x

It's happened to every one of us for sure. Maybe even more than once. :mrgreen:

 

[Popeye]

Got a little too rambunctious on the baitcaster tonight. It turns out yes you can overspin the reel with the reel brake almost on full - especially when you're marveling at the lure rocketing away from you and forget to put your thumb back on the reel.

So half a spool of Trilene XL got cut out (it was beyond saving), and it's back to the cheap stuff again (Cajun).

I'll get the hang of this yet, or it'll be the death of me..

:x

It's happened to every one of us for sure. Maybe even more than once. :mrgreen:

Only happens to me when I cast

 

[Jim]

AMEN! :LOL2:

 

[Popeye]

AMEN! :LOL2:

That is why I think school kids don't need cell phones.

 

[fender66]

That is why I think school kids don't need cell phones.

+1...and most women too.

 

[fender66]

Snagged a hook in my finger last night while cleaning out the back of my truck. That lure must have been snagged to my bag and I never saw it. Wasn't much fun pushing it the rest of the way through. I was sure glad when it was out though. My wife had to leave the room. So glad I can count on her when I'm in pain. :wink:

 

[Captain Ahab]

Snagged a hook in my finger last night while cleaning out the back of my truck. That lure must have been snagged to my bag and I never saw it. Wasn't much fun pushing it the rest of the way through. I was sure glad when it was out though. My wife had to leave the room. So glad I can count on her when I'm in pain. :wink:

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[fender66]

Snagged a hook in my finger last night while cleaning out the back of my truck. That lure must have been snagged to my bag and I never saw it. Wasn't much fun pushing it the rest of the way through. I was sure glad when it was out though. My wife had to leave the room. So glad I can count on her when I'm in pain. :wink:

ostpics:

I couldn't get anyone to take pictures. Like I said, my wife had to leave the room. My oldest daughter was there, but she only wanted to pull on the hook with a pliers to make it hurt more. She thought pictures were stupid.

Sorry to disappoint.

 

[Popeye]

Here's what my finger looked like before I removed the hook. This was a while back and I used the pull it out with string method.

Note to self:

Next time make sure the other guy helping understands it works better when you snatch it out, and not slowly pull it out.

 

[fender66]

Here's what my finger looked like before I removed the hook. This was a while back and I used the pull it out with string method.

Note to self:

Next time make sure the other guy helping understands it works better when you snatch it out, and not slowly pull it out.

That's what mine looked like too, but mine was closer to the end of my finger on the side of the nail. There wasn't enough room/meat to do the pull it out with string method or I would have tried.

 

[Buddychrist]

I ran into an old girlfriend with my hot 100lb sexy wife and not only did that old girlfriend look jealous but she also got fat (score!)

 

[Buddychrist]

Here's what my finger looked like before I removed the hook. This was a while back and I used the pull it out with string method.

Note to self:

Next time make sure the other guy helping understands it works better when you snatch it out, and not slowly pull it out.

That's what mine looked like too, but mine was closer to the end of my finger on the side of the nail. There wasn't enough room/meat to do the pull it out with string method or I would have tried.

Take some pliers and push it through, cut it and then pull it out, you'll get less barrage from the barb

 

[Popeye]

Here's what my finger looked like before I removed the hook. This was a while back and I used the pull it out with string method.

Note to self:

Next time make sure the other guy helping understands it works better when you snatch it out, and not slowly pull it out.

That's what mine looked like too, but mine was closer to the end of my finger on the side of the nail. There wasn't enough room/meat to do the pull it out with string method or I would have tried.

Take some pliers and push it through, cut it and then pull it out, you'll get less barrage from the barb

Properly done, the string method is less painful and you don't end up with two holes in you. I'll go to the ER before I push it through to cut off the barb. My luck the hook wouldn't go all the way through before the other hooks got in the way

 

[Buddychrist]

I'm a disabled firefighter so Im basically a walking ER lol

 

[Buddychrist]

 

[fender66]

Properly done, the string method is less painful and you don't end up with two holes in you. I'll go to the ER before I push it through to cut off the barb. My luck the hook wouldn't go all the way through before the other hooks got in the way

Totally agree. I had some unusual circumstances to deal with though that didn't look promising for this method. I also didn't have anyone that I trusted to help me with this method.

Like I said, it caught the side of my finger about mid way back of the nail (from the tip of my finger). I'm an avid guitar player and my callouses on the tips of my fingers are very thick and hard. I was not going to chance pulling the callous off too. I cut the other two of the three barbs from the hook, turned the point/barb that was inside my finger towards my fingerprint, numbed it with ice and cold water and pushed it through with a pliers. It actually didn't hurt that bad. In fact, I was lucky that the hook was very sharp. I experienced more pain from running it under water and pouring peroxide on it after the hook was out.

Right now, my finger is slightly tender at and under the entrance hole...the exit hole I can't even see already. I'm going fishing tonight again.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Here's what my finger looked like before I removed the hook. This was a while back and I used the pull it out with string method.

Note to self:

Next time make sure the other guy helping understands it works better when you snatch it out, and not slowly pull it out.

I would just leave it in!

 

[Popeye]

If the hook was oriented so that I had a pirate hook hand I would have.

 

[fender66]

If the hook was oriented so that I had a pirate hook hand I would have.

Would you have changed your name from Popeye to Capt. Hook? That would have been really cool. :roll: