Special K

after a nice afternoon of flukin' around ram island i want to try some early evening t&w trolling some boulder fields around stonington. love the light tackle action when it's there.
second troll through she hooks up a schoolie & is happy as a school girl.
when along side the boat she tries to haul it over the gunnel as i'm reaching for the tube.
fish shakes off, hook sling-shots into my wrist...BURIED!
she's crying while i'm trying to disconnect the tube from the snap-swivel.
buried to the curve in the seemingly HUGE hook i try to back in out, left-handed. no way!
swelling tightening up the area makes me realize this isn't a do-it-myself job. snip the hook from the tube & stabilize it with some cling bandage.
then i crack a cold one! to hold against the injured area of course.
opened the live well & tossed back 3 nice keeper fluke, feeling one surgery tonite is enough. she wants me to go to a local med-center around mystic. i say whats the rush?
i can wait hours near home as well as 60 miles from home.
"you drive while i self medicate a while"
got home, cleaned up a little & headed to my local E.R.
two hours & some novacaine & i'm outta there, not too bad!
home in time for a martini & a nice cigar before turning in.
i tried to recall a trick using strong mono & a specific pull angle but one handed it never would have worked...& my wife was an emotional wreck.
back on the water thursday & saturday with paying sports!
anyone know the mono & pull angle method for hook removal?
cheers! cap'n mick

FMF

glad the self medicating worked for ya...

Possum

Wow Mick, that sucks. Glad the self medicating worked out for ya.

That mono "trick" needs 2 folks for bigger hooks like you had embedded. Take a 12" or greater length of mono and loop it around the curve of the hook. Next, press the eye of the hook downwards, towards the hook point, if ya know what I mean. Then, put a 2x4 in your mouth and have the other person give a sharp yank in the opposite direction of the hook point puncture.

The last time that happened to me was MANY years ago, and in my palm. I did the "macho man" routine and forced the hook all the way through and snipped the barb and then backed out. It hurt more than I can say, and if I recall, I may have whimpered a tad (OK, alot).

Personally, where feasible, I would prefer the medical facility approach these days, but that is not always possible.

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sashimi

I know the feeling hope you feel better ooooooooothats smarts

Bob & Mag

funny was gonna ask if you tried it.

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gman

sorry to hear that, sounds like you had it under control though

Special K

yea, after trying to manipulate it out i could feel the barb "hanging up" on something producing a tingle to my fingers.
not worth risking nerve damage. i think even if i was offshore, stabilizing would still be the best option. could even finish the trip if i didn't have to be the guy on the rod.
all is well................mk

Albiemanmike

http://www.kevinwakeman.com/fam/hookout.htm#F

This is a link to the removal procedure plus it also shows the old fashioned push it through, cut it off, pull it out "macho Man" technique. Glad you are OK. I had a friend who hooked himself in the eyeball a few years back while flyfishing and he pulled the hook out in a panic which was the worst thing he could have done. 1 year wearing an eye patch and several surgery's to get back 75% of his sight. I always wear sunglasses while flyfishing now just in case. He always wore them too but had chosen not to wear them because it was dusk and getting dark.