Thread: Fishing Injuries

It was mentioned in another thread. So lets hear it, from the bone-headed to the freak accidents, what's your most memorable fishing injury?

Well I've had about 6-7 hooks in me one went into the joint of my finger had. To see a doc over that one. A couple was ER visit and the rest I just yanked out. Snagged a 1 1/2 ounce jig in a tree and yanked it out and it flew back and hit me in the mouth and chipped a tooth. Feel on rocks and cut my head open. And of course several fish fins in my hands.

Gotcha plug THROUGH my left ear lobe and hung like an ear ring before I got it yanked out, very painful, but makes for a good story lol

Severed ligament on my right index finger from a king mackerel's teeth

Originally Posted by the original pier pest

Severed ligament on my right index finger from a king mackerel's teeth

I have too many to mention, but my top 3 are- 3) catfish dorsal fin going all the way through the "web" of my fingers. The amount of blood on my clothes was ridiculous. 2) May 2004 out at the rigs and discovering why they are called snappers. De-hooking that thing and that mouth popped out so quick I didn't know what got a hold of me. 1) 14 ft. jon boat with the battery in the back fell off the trailer and onto my legs....

A treble hook buried into my foot that was one painful injury

Another one of mine is a stupid sail cat fin going through my hand

Here is Beau's do-it-yourself body piercing!

Pcb pier around 12 yrs ago a teenager had left three brand new black leaders wit black hooks hung on inside of the front rail. i made my first cast of my first day and got a belly button piercing. It went all the way in past the barb. Had to cut the one hook off the other three and push it out thru the other side. Guy watching got weaker in the knees than i did when i pushed it thru.