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Ouch!!!

durrelllrobert - 5-7-2013 at 04:07 PM

These have gotta hurt.












mulegemichael - 5-7-2013 at 04:25 PM

that's why they call it "fishin"...always, always, always, pinch yer barb down....life gits much easier that way.

Russ - 5-7-2013 at 04:37 PM

For those of you familiar with El Famoso (Harry O) I helped remove a hook from his arm today. He was very brave and didn't cry once. I'm buying a cheap bolt cutter. The lineman's pliers don't wok as well on big galvanized trebles.

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BajaParrothead - 5-7-2013 at 07:01 PM

About 35 years ago, I was halibut fishing in Piller Point Harbor and I stuck a 4/0 treble hook in the exact same part of the hand as the last picture. :(

DaliDali - 5-7-2013 at 07:07 PM

That guy in the first photo is in a world of hurt!!

Trueheart - 5-7-2013 at 07:07 PM

Hell, those aren't too bad, not that I'd like to have them done to me.

I watched my dad over the years deal with several of these "situations".
Except for the first and last pics, all the barbs are already pierced through. Cut 'em off and back out the barbless part. Not difficult.

But let all us fishermen look closely and remember these pics. We try to avoid this from happening. So take the right precaution when you're handling your gear, and be aware of any idiot around you who doesn't demonstrate they know what the hell they're doing. Beware of those guys!

Santiago - 5-7-2013 at 08:13 PM

I think I read this on BD: take your 12" bolt cutters, spray them with WD40 or equal and then vacuum seal them. they will stay unrusted in your boat for a long time until you need them.

J.P. - 5-7-2013 at 08:35 PM

I had to perform minor Surgery on a friend that sat on a big trebel hook .We were about 10 miles out in the Gulf of Mx.and just started the day I was not ready to come in.
He was alwright with removing the hook but really got upset because I cut up his Coveralls.:lol::lol:

Skipjack Joe - 5-7-2013 at 11:27 PM

Definitely. A hook that goes through completely and comes out the other side is much preferable to one that's just buried. Backing out a buried hook requires cutting open a path for the barb. Thank God Beto had local anesthesia when he was doing it.

wessongroup - 5-7-2013 at 11:36 PM

:lol::lol::lol: Thanks for the memories ....... always used it as a good excuse to have another :biggrin::biggrin:

Bob H - 5-7-2013 at 11:49 PM

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Originally posted by DaliDali
That guy in the first photo is in a world of hurt!!


Best to snip it off and push it through ! Oh My !

Bob H - 5-7-2013 at 11:54 PM

I don't know about #4... looks like the bur was cut off and the hook is just laying in his hand with some Tapati'o hot sauce poured all around it....
:spingrin:

J.P. - 5-8-2013 at 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by Russ
For those of you familiar with El Famoso (Harry O) I helped remove a hook from his arm today. He was very brave and didn't cry once. I'm buying a cheap bolt cutter. The lineman's pliers don't wok as well on big galvanized trebles.





To this day I still carry a pair of #9 Cline Linemans Plires in my tool box juat as efective as bolt Cutters and has many more uses. being a Retired Ironworker the Clines were a tool of the trade.

DaliDali - 5-8-2013 at 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by J.P.
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Originally posted by Russ
For those of you familiar with El Famoso (Harry O) I helped remove a hook from his arm today. He was very brave and didn't cry once. I'm buying a cheap bolt cutter. The lineman's pliers don't wok as well on big galvanized trebles.





To this day I still carry a pair of #9 Cline Linemans Plires in my tool box juat as efective as bolt Cutters and has many more uses. being a Retired Ironworker the Clines were a tool of the trade.


Klein with a "K"?
I am looking at a Klein tool site now....is that what you mean?

kline

J.P. - 5-8-2013 at 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by DaliDali
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Originally posted by J.P.
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Originally posted by Russ
For those of you familiar with El Famoso (Harry O) I helped remove a hook from his arm today. He was very brave and didn't cry once. I'm buying a cheap bolt cutter. The lineman's pliers don't wok as well on big galvanized trebles.





To this day I still carry a pair of #9 Cline Linemans Plires in my tool box juat as efective as bolt Cutters and has many more uses. being a Retired Ironworker the Clines were a tool of the trade.


Klein with a "K"?
I am looking at a Klein tool site now....is that what you mean?





Kline, yeah thats what i ment. As I Stated I was a Ironworker not a linguist. :lol::lol:

DaliDali - 5-8-2013 at 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by J.P.
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Originally posted by DaliDali
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Originally posted by J.P.
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Originally posted by Russ
For those of you familiar with El Famoso (Harry O) I helped remove a hook from his arm today. He was very brave and didn't cry once. I'm buying a cheap bolt cutter. The lineman's pliers don't wok as well on big galvanized trebles.





To this day I still carry a pair of #9 Cline Linemans Plires in my tool box juat as efective as bolt Cutters and has many more uses. being a Retired Ironworker the Clines were a tool of the trade.


Klein with a "K"?
I am looking at a Klein tool site now....is that what you mean?





Kline, yeah thats what i ment. As I Stated I was a Ironworker not a linguist. :lol::lol:


Mr JP......can you please be more specific about this model #9 Klein plier?
I see many #9 models on Amazon and want one!!
But I am unsure which one would be the ticket for cutting though large fish hooks, such as those pictured above??

Can you provide assurance, as a seasoned lineman, that these #9 models will in fact, cut through a big size hook.....say a 6/0 designer model, commonly named "Gorilla" hooks.

I am also looking into more common "bolt cutters" but those might be tough to use one handed (if fishing alone) if that hook is occupying one hand.

MMc - 5-8-2013 at 07:12 PM

Here are the ways to remove a hook. I have used the line around a base on 8-0s with success. There are a bunch of YouTube on it.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0601/p2231.html