As hinted by Nomad in his post, I was the recipient of the emergency surgery this morning on the river. After catching a dink on a crankbait, I grabbed it to remove the hook but it started thrashing and the next thing I knew I had the hook buried in my thumb. I knew how to remove it but was a two hand operation based on where the hook was but luckily Nomad and Ty were just packing up and still at the ramp. A quick trip over and with the skill of a surgeon, Ty snatched it right out.
Last week I kept the bass I caught because my neighbors wanted them for maewon-tong but they keep asking for carp. Now, I’m not a carp fisherman but today, after the hook snatching surgery, I noticed huge schools of carp on the surface of the river. Quickly removing two trebles from a crankbait and tying a sinker on the bottom, I had a drop shot rig for carp. Having some experience snagging salmon in Alaska (legal), I proceeded to snag up some carp. I had to admit it was pretty fun.
Today was not one of the most productive days on the river but probably one of the most interesting.
How’s the thumb feeling? That hook was pretty deep, looked like it was close to the bone. I was telling Ty yesterday that with all the early morning fishing I do while it’s still dark out, it’s a miracle I’ve never got impaled…as for the dinks, whenever I catch one, I take pliers and hold on to the hook, then I use the other hand to hold the fish so it can’t move around.
We saw the big schools of carp out there yesterday; at first we thought they were baitfish but nope, lots and lots of carp on the surface.
ROTFL John, glad Doctor Ty was able to get the hook out of your thumb!!!
Ouch indeed. I did the same to myself (but at home!) a few months ago and ended up in the ER to get it removed.
Looks like your neighbours are going to be happy for a while!
There was a bunch of carp on the surface at Andong this weekend also.
Steve,
I have to ask: how did you get a hook in your hand at home????
Lol, I had a bunch of crankbaits hanging up in my fishing cupboard and I was “playing” with them one night, and as I pulling my hand out of the cupboard (without concentrating), I got “snagged” on a lipless crank.
I would post a photo here, but I don’t know how
Eh, that’s ok, Steve…one pic of impaled skin is enough
LOL