The start to my morning of fishing...

[BIGBULLBALLS]

So here is a pic of my hooked thumb from 2 years ago on the skagit.  Damn Humpy started flopping as soon as I had my hand near its mouth and just buried the hook.  Hook in my thumb with a bad hangover that morning..... BAD COMBO!!!  To top it off the next morning I stuck a 2o Treble hook in the palm of my hand and I mean stuck, not a chance of rolling it through.  We had to pull that thing straight back out. My buddy hangs his spinners on the side rails of his sled and I apparently put my hand down in the wrong spot .  I don't have any pics of the treble hook.  Needless to say being hooked for the second time in one weekend I was PISSED!

[lokidog]

I feel for you BBB. 

[Alchase]

A couple years ago my son and i were fishing on back arm of Alder lake when I hooked a beautiful 21 inch Kokanee. I got the fish in the boat and grabbed it with both hands. I was using a Double Whammy with two new Gammagatsu hooks. The top hook was loose and as the fish shook embedded itself into thumb. At first I was not concerned at all, I had my left thumb stuck and the fish in my right hand. Then I realized I can't set this bad boy down! Then the fish really started to shake and I could feel the hook going deeper like it was going through butter. I started yelling for my son that was sitting in the bow to come back and grab the pliers when the fish gave a big shake and agony ensued! The barb came right through my thumb nail. I thought I was going to black out, lol. I had to calm myself and convince my son to come over and cut the top hook line so I could drop the fish, then clip the barb off so I could pull it back out. He tried about four times before he Finlay was able to cut it. I was then able to pull the hook back out in one huge pull. That sucker hurt like heck and bleed like a stuck pig. I had blood all over me and the boat. The funny part is I use to check how sharp my hooks are by sliding them across my thumbnail. I would have never thought they could go through a thumbnail that easily.

[YoterHunter]

been there and done tjat a few times .had a D octer show me how to remove a hook .it herts but when the hook is out it feels much better .push down on the hook so the barb will clear and roll the hook back out.

[buckhorn2]

I landed a 20 pound lingcod and saw my hook down in his mouth and it looked like I could reach in real careful and slip it out. Just got a grip on the hook when he snapped his mouth shut and started rolling over and over with my fingers in there. Will not do that ever again.

[lokidog]

been there and done tjat a few times .had a D octer show me how to remove a hook .it herts but when the hook is out it feels much better .push down on the hook so the barb will clear and roll the hook back out.

Easy to say....  I tried everywhich way, pliers and all to pull that hook back out of my thumb.  I even tried pushing it through.  After numbing it, the doctor straitened that hook out trying to push it though, finally had to make an incision above it to get it through.  It all depends where it is.  That spot in my thumb was really tough.

[7mmfan]

12/0 Gami J-hook straight into the left bicep. I ran a charter boat out of Sitka for 5 years and this was my only incident! Went to shake a little ping pong paddle halibut and the guy decided to lift it out of the water just as i reached for the leader. Needless to say the fish flopped and 24 oz. of lead propelled that hook through a brand new Grundens raincoat, fleece, and smartwool base layer. We finished fishing, caught this big girl and headed for home. Couple hours later at the hospital, they made an incision and worked the point out, but didn't have anything heavy duty enough to cut it. They called the maintenance guy up and in walks this guy in greasy coveralls with some bolt cutters! The surgeon holds my arm still while the maintenance guy cuts it and the hook point rockets up and hits the surgeon in the soft spot right under the eye slicing him open! He had to get 2 stitches and i had to get 4. it was a great day!

[lokidog]

Ow!  I might almost be willing to take another hook if I could catch one like that!   

[agchawk]

 I've never hooked myself but I hooked my good friend and fishing partner once while out fishing for silvers. I landed a decent enough fish and as my buddy reached down to grab it the hook dislodged and rocketed into my friends hand. We were barbless but the damn thing buried itself into his knuckle! I grabbed my silver in one hand, my buddy in the other (He was about to pass out from the pain at this point) and headed for the truck.  Just as I arrived at my truck another buddy of mine arrived to join us. He stepped out of his truck and asked "Did you guys limit out already?!" I said "Yup, sure did....this silver and this sucker" as I held up my buddy's hand and the silver I landed at the same time....LOL.

This was 15 years ago and he still flips me crap for that!

[carpsniperg2]

Dang that's a monster fish.