Thread: Fishing Injuries

Well I've seen lots of good injuries from hooks come in the ER, but my all time fav was when I was about 12, I rared back with a ole zebco and a rattle trap and went to cast but got snagged on something behind me. To lazy to look back I made 3-4 sharp jerks on the rod. By then the fishing partner with me began screaming from behind me. I looked back to find both trebles in his scalp... After a bloody trip to the Er with My friend Blake, I decided that I wanted to be a nurse lol. So fishing injuries directly influenced my career choice.

Went fishing on a boat with a friend that cant drive a boat got thrown off and got all my rods in my leg but one 643894_10151288103996979_1722214183_n.jpg
Then as I was getting my big ass in the boat I had a boat cleat go into my foot as I got back in2149_544169812266230_1041600110_n.jpg Went in the side and popped out in the center of my foot 579436_544169722266239_1769200513_n.jpg And yes it hurt like a Mother

I've had the usual hardhead spines to the hand, braid cutting into the flesh of hand and wrist leadering a big fish solo in a kayak and it decided to head for East Texas, hooked more times than I can remember, knee busted on trailer hitch ball. Worst was dislocating my right shoulder when I slipped/fell at the boat ramp and had to walk my fishing partner through how to reduce it. ER nurses are the worst about actually going to the ER when we need to. We finished the day with flatties on ice so it was still a god day in my book.

Wilson...you take the trophy by a long shot. I have never seen a boat cleat vs. foot. When you do something, you do it right brother!

With the way people leave gaffs lying around, I am waiting for the day that someone ends up with one in their foot, or even worse if they fall.

Wade fishing before daylight in the early spring for striped bass, Super Spook with upsized Gamagatsu hooks. Trying to unhook a 16lbs or so fish and he slipped and ran a prong of one treble into the bone in the center of the end of my "bird" finger. The fish was thrashing like crazy and I finally managed to cut the hook loose from the plug and get the fish off. The next day I shot a nail through the finger next to it, put a damper on my fishing for a bit...

Luckily I've never suffered anything severe but the worst most painful one was a gotcha hook in the hand with a flopping spanish still on the other hook on the gotcha. The second worst was getting a jelly tentacle slung onto my face from a tourist. OUCH.

Just your typical stuff for me hook in the leg, hook in the shoulder, and about a 1 oz egg sinker to the eye after it did a number on my sun glasses.

another one was when i was throwing castnet at dark got a jellyfish tentacle on my whole face

I don't count unless your in the ER

Originally Posted by the original pier pest

With the way people leave gaffs lying around, I am waiting for the day that someone ends up with one in their foot, or even worse if they fall.

This happened earlier this year to Elaina and Dee"s Daughter