Perchin' In VC - "Cut" Short 2/12/2011

[NachoFish]

D: Bren get up we're going fishing.

Conejo Kid: Is it even 5:00 yet?

D: Nope. Get your butt up we're going to try somewhere new.

Once he stopped whining he was ready to go, then excited. Told him I wanted to stay in Ventura County. We loaded up, and found our spot by 6:00 AM. It was pretty windy. We weren't sure if we were going to be able to stay. That turned out to be true but not because of the wind...........More on that later. :Big Grin:

Short hike down
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Look...I have my own rock! BRENNAN ROCK!
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As soon as the sun popped up they started biting. All THREE perch caught on a lucky craft and released back. Contrary to what some think.....I do carry a tape measure, as you will see. I didn't measure with my LC this time. :ROFL: Ya know, come to think of it, I seem to remember SOMEONE doing the same thing way back when. :Secret: Anyway, Conejo Kid started the day with this little guy.
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Mom was next with a little bigger. Did I mention it was windy?
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Brennan pulled in this fatty
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So....we measure him and I bend down to remove the LC so we can let him go. Right when I go to grab everything, the perch decides to flip up in the air. No biggee except when he flopped over, the other side of the LC hooked in kinda deep to my finger. A little gross (just scroll really fast if you don't like blood) but I couldn't help sharing. :Evil:
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YES....I did try removing it myself before running like a girl to urgent care but it wasn't coming out. At this point my first issue was releasing the fish and then getting to the car. Brennan is chatting away like a luntic 13 year old. "Does it hurt? Am I going to have to drive you? How are they going to get it out? Do we get to keep our LC? Can we come back after they take it out of your finger?" :Rolls Eyes:

Arrive at the urgent care in Camarillo and the "funny guy" is ready to assist Dr. Ramirez.
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Weird....but all of a sudden Brennan didn't want to help with this part. The Dr's daughter however asked if she could take a pic with her phone and text it to her friends. Amber, you are the coolest 8 year old ever!
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All better! Dr. Ramirez had a "helper" of his own and she told me all about the trout she and her Dad catch. Told them about Team 57 and invited them to join us at one of our events.
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At least I've joined the "Trollmeister Hooks-in-yer-body Club". I feel honored Trolly.

We decided on lunch instead of heading back to the beach. At the sushi place Brennan says "This was the best day ever!"

I so want to be 13 again! :Rolls Eyes:

D

[Newfishsmell]

OUCH !!
Hope you get better soon and back on the water .
Nice Perch, we could use some of those down south here ...

[Troutman65]

Those cutters the Dr. was using don't look standard hospital issue . LOL. Glad your ok Donna . Thanks for sharing .:Cool:

[murrieta angler]

OUCH!!!
Sorry to see you getting hooked.
You know the jokes are gonna be coming?!?
That was a nice piggie from the surf.
I took out my 13 year old yeasterday and had a good time as well.
Thanks for the report and pictures,
Robert
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[Famous Ticketz]

yikes, that happen to me once and dude told me i had to push the hook through and out, i was like um hell nawz... i did it and it hurt like a mother, so now I bring a set of dikes with me, just in case, cuz only GOD know, i dont miss any fishing for anything..

[Rooster]

Always love reading your report and looking at all the great pics. This truely was a day you both won't forget. Glad everything worked out and the kid still had that giant smile.. Props

[flyngby]

Donna,

I am in the same boat as far as trying to get my son Brad out on the waters. Used to be no problem to wake him up and throw his butt in the back seat with a pillow and when we arrived I would try to wake him. If not successful I was a not far away! Back then he was 13 but now close to HS Graduation. :Rolls Eyes:

Looks like Brennan had some great enthusiasm going down the hill to claim his new "Brennan Rock" :Guns:

Certainly looks like you 2 were on a roll for a great day until that nice piggie turned the table on your day.

Can only imagine you thoughts after it happened and Brennan's thousand questions while you were trying to figure it out how to get out of there without calling 911!!!!!!

Glad it all worked out well and great to see the team work at the Urgent Care!

If I was a nice 30" Halibut sitting in the surf, I would definetly be weary when "Nachofish" returns to the surf as you definetly did well at driving that "Hook Set" down deep. :EyePop:

[exfactor]

Your smile sure is alot bigger with waders Donna. Those LC hooks are sharp! Most of the time i just man up, and pull it out myself, or better yet, learn the loop trick, then Brennan can do it for you. Lol on " am I gonna have to drive you" Kids, they sure want to get behind the wheel. If i were you, I'd go again tomorrow.

[bergie berg]

OUCH X3!!!!!! But, nice job on the perch. Those are some piggies

[jerryG]

Those were some solid perch.. Sorry to hear you got hooked.. I know how you feel it has happened to me more than a few times. I had a pretty bad one once with the LC with two barbs from the front hook buried in my hand and the back hook buried in ballistic 20+” halibut as it thrashed violently tearing my hand up in the process. The same thing happend to Toads Only.

Another time just last year I reached down lip a largemouth bass and just as I grabbed it went crazy burring the barbs from the front hook of a 1oz rattle trap in my hand it continue thrashing freeing it’s self but not before it managed to also burry the back hook in to my fingers. That was a painful one. I practice Mikey’s philosophy when I get hooked. It’s about a second or two of intense pain and then get back to fishing.

[troutdog]

WELCOME to the club! :Secret:

Sorry to read of your misfortune, but hey it happens....thanks for sharing the adventure Donna!


TD

[DockRat]

Wowza Donna, that looks painfull.


OUCH!!!
Sorry to see you getting hooked.
You know the jokes are gonna be coming?!?
Robert
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How could someone joke about something so terrible ?



If I was a nice 30" Halibut sitting in the surf, I would definetly be weary when "Nachofish" returns to the surf as you definetly did well at driving that "Hook Set" down deep. :EyePop: :ROFL:

OK, I'm in. :Embarrassed:

So Donna, I see you are really 'Hooked' on fishing. :ROFL:
Wingnut said he would get you 'Hooked' on LC's. :ROFL:
The Lure is for 'Hooking' Fish, not people. :ROFL:
Dana always said 'Keep your hooks real sharp' :ROFL:
When they taught you to 'set the hook' they didn't mean into yourself. :ROFL:
The Perch said; 'Payback is a Biitch' :ROFL:
The Perch said; 'I love it when a plan comes together' :ROFL:
The Perch said; 'Forget about your finger, get this hook out of my mouth' :ROFL:
I always liked a Gal that is into body piercing. :ROFL:
Brennen thought 'I knew we should have stayed home' :ROFL:
Ever need a good reason to go barbless besides easier to unhook fish ? :ROFL:
I'm glad you are into fishing and not hunting :ROFL:

Barbed vs. Barbless
Use Barbless Hooks
Many thanks,

Signed

Your captured fish

If you are into Catch and Release fishing as I am, there is only one hook choice -- BARBLESS

Fly casting hooks without barbs will increase your catch while at the same time decrease the physical damage and trauma to the fish. You can buy barbless or use a hemostat to crimp down the barb on a non-barbless hook. The choice is yours. Contrary to popular belief, more fish are caught using hooks without barbs. A barbless hook will penetrate a jaw more smoothly and with less force exerted than a hook with a barb. It's a great application Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (F=MA or Force equals Mass times Acceleration).

The use of a catch and release net is also advisable.


History
Fishing hooks have been in use for well over 9000 years. First used notably in the middle east, hooks were fastened out of animal horns and bones, bronze, wood (especially juniper) shells, and finally metals.

Today, the major manufacturers use various materials, such as stainless steel, high-carbon steel, or steel alloyed with vanadium (a rare element obtained as a ductile metal which is used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it) to fasten all sorts of hook sizes and shapes for use by commercial and recreational salt and freshwater anglers.

Modern hooks are corrosion resistant and come in almost as many colors as Baskin-Robbins has flavors or Heinz has varieties. Do you like yours in gold, nickel or black? How about some Teflon coating sprinkled on top?

Catch & Release and the Barbless Hook


A barbed hook resists more force and takes more effort to set than a barbless hook. Therefore, crimping the barb as flat as possible makes penetration into the fish's mouth easier to perform.

Scientifically speaking, Sir Isaac Newton's 2nd Law of Motion tells us that force (defined as a push or a pull) is equal to mass (the amount of matter in an object) times acceleration (an increase of speed or velocity) (F=MA). In this case, the force is the pull on the line and tippet; the mass is the barbless hook; and the acceleration is the speed necessary to set the hook.




Catch and release makes sense for both the fly fisher and the fish. The angler will hook more fish using the C & R method and will land just as many if he learns to keep the line tight and properly "play the fish". The fish is released with minimal harm to its mouth as the barbless hook is much easier to remove. Just back the hook out (sort of a reverse motion). This can be done while the fish is still in the water.

To the Point
Let's keep this short. As to the subject at hand (barbless hooks) there are three basic "points" I'd like to make here: single, double, or treble. Next topic, please.


Fly and Bait Hooks
In this corner - the fly hooks:

a) Swimming Nymph, b) Model Perfect, c) Bend Back, d) Keel,

e) Kink-shank, f) Viking, g) Limerick, h) Kendal, i) Bartleet,


j) Captain Hamilton, and k) Sproat.

a) b)c)d)e)
f)g)h)i)j)
k)
And in this corner - the bait hooks:


a) Tuna Circle, b) Circle Hook, c) Offset Worm, d) Shark,


e) Baitholder, f) Carlisle, g) Aberdeen, h) Carp,


i) Beak, j) O'Shaughnessy, and the ever-loving k) Salmon Egg.



a)b)c)d)e)
f)g)h)i)j)
k)




QUIZ - Name that part
Name that part? There is only one part to a fish hook. It's called the hook. Okay, maybe I should have labeled the quiz: Name That Section. Let's try it anyway. Below is a diagram of a typical fish hook. Before scrolling to the bottom of this page, see if you can name the sections.



Hook size matters
You will need to match your hook to your species. Barbed and barbless hooks come in sizes ranging from the tiny #32 (I must be blind - it's so small) to the monster 20/0 (that's 20 ought - the killer catcher).
If you are tying your own flies, make sure you order the right size for the job.

You can't catch a blue marlin on a #32, although I'm sure someone has or will try. Guiness Book of Records, anyone?


Manufacturers
You can mechanically grind down the points of barbed hooks or make your own barbless hooks, but personally I like the way the Japanese manufacturers do their hooks for me. They are chemically sharpened and because of this method, the points seem to stay sharper longer.
Here is a list of fishing hook manufacturers:


Tiemco, Inc. (Japan)

G. Mustad and Son, A.O. (Norway)

Daiichi (Japan)

Wright & McGill Co. (United States)

Anglers Sport Group (United States)

Gamakatsu (Japan)

Rapala VMC (Finland)

Owneer american Corp. (United States)

Partridge of Redditch (United Kingdom)




Answers to Quiz
1)EYE 2)SHANK 3)BEND 4)BARB (or no barb, that is the question) 5)POINT 6)GAP 7)BITE/THROAT

http://www.fly-fishing-discounters.com/barbless-hooks.html

DR

[JapanRon]

Hi Nachofish,

Oh my gosh .... was that your line-feathering or handling finger ? I suggest going into digital filangies rehab immediately to get that puppy back in shape !!

Wore a cap all day one day I was guiding due to a clients mis-cast 13-inch, 4-treble hook, top-water lure fishing for Dolphin fish (Shiira in Japanese). Got a nice tip !! Welcome to the club. That puppy was NOT coming out by yourselves !!

JapanRon

[bones]

Donna....

I loved the report. Glad to see that your boy is back in action with style. Those are some really nice LC perch you guys got there. Perchin doesn't get better than that and all in a new area for you guys.
Great job out there !
As far as the old hook in the finger club. I've been there twice now in my life and was in a spot where I had to tough it out and do the twist and pull thing. Don't worry....You ARE traumatized (trust me) and probably won't let that happen again for a long time....LOL
It could have been worse though.......You could have had that happen with a legal flattie which probably would have burried more than one barb in ya!
As far as Dockrat's jokes.........Sorry D ....They had me rollin :ROFL:
SWAT members have had alot of close calls and fumbles.......I comes with the territory.....You have to be able to laugh at yourself !

As far as DR's other jibber-jabber ....... Wow...... Kinda like Einstein Tourette's syndrome but ya gotta hand it to him..every fishing forum needs one of those guys!

HE MAKES MY BRAIN HURT :ROFL:

Good job once again puttin your boy on the sand and then the fish !
Thus showing this board why you are the first female SWAT Team member !

You have a one week break so let that wound heal Soldier!


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[Jackpot Jimmy]

Ouch Donna! Looks painful but thanks for the report. I need to get hooked into surf fishing but not literally and no pun intended. :LOL:

[Famous Ticketz]

what a waste of a perfectly good lure

[IN2DEEP]

Ouch!
Here's a technique that everybody should be aware of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_zAuQ2bm9U
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[Native Gal]

Nachofish,
Girrrrll nice photoshop skillz :Thumbs Up: with that hook buried in your finger, :Envious:. Looks pretty believable, lol.
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Awwwww! Jackpot Jimmy beat me to it, I was gonna say "you definitely are hooked on surf fishing aren't ya". You are definitely hard core S.W.A.T., and now you have the wound to show for it, go on with your bad self Donna!
B-Rock, I LOVE IT! The S.W.A.T. duo tearing it up in the surf, congrats on those piggie perchies :High Five:.
When I get my truck fixed I plan on heading down that way in a month or so and I will holla' so we can hit up the surf. I have time to fish just the ride isn't cooperating, rrrrrgh!!!
Take care of that finger and thanks for the fun report. Hmmmmm! the lengths some people go to in order to get folks "hooked" on fishing, meaning conversation with the Doc and his daughter about the site while having the hook removed, lol.

NG
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p.s. what LC were you using when you got hooked? for a future stump WN Q&A...hehe. Too bad you weren't fishing in the Bu, then you would have gotten a booboo in da Bu, lol.

[chris]

Nice hook and hold. I did the same thing last year trying to unhook a cuda from a lucky craft. I upgraded to an owner tournament stinger and that thing buried to the bone on my pointer finger. We broke the pliers and pulled with 20# til my sister and buddy turned green, then took a trip to the e.r. to have the flesh cut til the hook could be pulled from the bone. I quit fishing for a week after receiving my first ever stitch at 32, then went fishing the next week and opened the wound like an idiot

[exfactor]

Since no one has brought this up, you can get "fish poisoning" from something like this. Most of the docs don't know about this, and simply give you antibiotics to take, and it can get infected easily. When I worked on the sport boats, I got it good, and ended up preforming surgery on myself to clear the infection. a fish spine is usually the culprit, but they all have the protective slime coat on them that can mess you up. Just sharing, and for what its worth, fish spines don't show on X rays.

[Wingnut]

p.s. what LC were you using when you got hooked? for a future stump WN Q&A...hehe.

Too easy NG... you will never stump me. :Envious:
I customized that Nishiki/Sardine hybrid pattern for Brennan. :Cool: It was meant to catch fish, not humans. :LOL:

Knock on wood, I've never really been stuck that deep by a hook before, but I did get my fingers shredded by a big Halibut once. :mad:
Don't go doing that again Donna, S.W.A.T. allegiance is not required to be written in blood. :Shocked:
Brennan, I like your rock, but one have to catch a legal Halibut on it to claim the rock as your own. :Wink:
Nice mother & son team recon, keep up the good work!

[DockRat]

That does look painfull, good reason to carry a flask in the back pocket http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/CarolineMans/Smiley%20and%20animations%202/smileydrunk2.gif
Sorry for the jokes Donna but you seem pretty tough. Most guys would have kept it to themselves http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn379/GwynethC/HeadintheSand.gif

Part of fishing is dealing with hooks. For all you guys that have not been snagged (yet), keep fishing.
You'll get hurt in time, happens to all of us.


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[Jackpot Jimmy]

Since no one has brought this up, you can get "fish poisoning" from something like this. Most of the docs don't know about this, and simply give you antibiotics to take, and it can get infected easily. When I worked on the sport boats, I got it good, and ended up preforming surgery on myself to clear the infection. a fish spine is usually the culprit, but they all have the protective slime coat on them that can mess you up. Just sharing, and for what its worth, fish spines don't show on X rays.

Yes, about seven years ago I was poked right at my mid section by a red's dorsal spines. It didn't hurt too bad at first but within a week it developed into a raging staff infection. Thankfully it didn't go further than the surface of the skin, but it was red and puffy for a while and even when it cleared up, I still could see where it was, even a few years after.

[NachoFish]

OUCH !!
Hope you get better soon and back on the water .
Nice Perch, we could use some of those down south here ...

Thank you.....The finger is all better. Just a couple of holes left but healing fast.


Those cutters the Dr. was using don't look standard hospital issue . LOL. Glad your ok Donna . Thanks for sharing .:Cool:
Ya know Patrick I was questioning those cutters myself. I did watch them thoroughly sterilize them though.



OUCH!!!
Sorry to see you getting hooked.
You know the jokes are gonna be coming?!?
That was a nice piggie from the surf.
I took out my 13 year old yeasterday and had a good time as well.
Thanks for the report and pictures,
Robert
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Thank you Robert. I'm good with all the jokes, I can take it.


yikes, that happen to me once and dude told me i had to push the hook through and out, i was like um hell nawz... i did it and it hurt like a mother, so now I bring a set of dikes with me, just in case, cuz only GOD know, i dont miss any fishing for anything..

I now have a pair that I carry with me. I did manage to push it through before I got to the Dr. but nothing to cut it with. I would have stayed if I could have removed it. By the way.......The lure isn't gone. I saved that thing. My son said "That's my new lucky LC" :Big Grin:



Always love reading your report and looking at all the great pics. This truely was a day you both won't forget. Glad everything worked out and the kid still had that giant smile.. Props

Thank you Rob. That goofy kid always has a giant smile! Cracks me up all the time.


Donna,

I am in the same boat as far as trying to get my son Brad out on the waters. Used to be no problem to wake him up and throw his butt in the back seat with a pillow and when we arrived I would try to wake him. If not successful I was a not far away! Back then he was 13 but now close to HS Graduation. :Rolls Eyes:

Looks like Brennan had some great enthusiasm going down the hill to claim his new "Brennan Rock" :Guns:

Certainly looks like you 2 were on a roll for a great day until that nice piggie turned the table on your day.

Can only imagine you thoughts after it happened and Brennan's thousand questions while you were trying to figure it out how to get out of there without calling 911!!!!!!

Glad it all worked out well and great to see the team work at the Urgent Care!

If I was a nice 30" Halibut sitting in the surf, I would definetly be weary when "Nachofish" returns to the surf as you definetly did well at driving that "Hook Set" down deep. :EyePop:

I'm going to get that 30" halibut. Maybe from Brennan's Rock...then it can be Donna's Rock. After it's all said and done, it's a day we'll never forget. Can't pay to make those memories. Need to enjoy my fishing buddy while it lasts.


Your smile sure is alot bigger with waders Donna. Those LC hooks are sharp! Most of the time i just man up, and pull it out myself, or better yet, learn the loop trick, then Brennan can do it for you. Lol on " am I gonna have to drive you" Kids, they sure want to get behind the wheel. If i were you, I'd go again tomorrow.

I luv my waders! I really did try to pull it out. I've had 2 kids, I can handle pain. :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL: Wanted to go out this weekend but :Singing In Rain: Maybe Monday since I'm off of work.


OUCH X3!!!!!! But, nice job on the perch. Those are some piggies

Thank you! Love the look on Bren's face when he pulls one in.



Those were some solid perch.. Sorry to hear you got hooked.. I know how you feel it has happened to me more than a few times. I had a pretty bad one once with the LC with two barbs from the front hook buried in my hand and the back hook buried in ballistic 20+” halibut as it thrashed violently tearing my hand up in the process. The same thing happend to Toads Only.

Another time just last year I reached down lip a largemouth bass and just as I grabbed it went crazy burring the barbs from the front hook of a 1oz rattle trap in my hand it continue thrashing freeing it’s self but not before it managed to also burry the back hook in to my fingers. That was a painful one. I practice Mikey’s philosophy when I get hooked. It’s about a second or two of intense pain and then get back to fishing.

Yeah....I hear ya on the thrashing fish. Every time he flopped I was trying to keep my hand with him


WELCOME to the club! :Secret:

Sorry to read of your misfortune, but hey it happens....thanks for sharing the adventure Donna!


TD

Thanks Aaron!


Hi Nachofish,

Oh my gosh .... was that your line-feathering or handling finger ? I suggest going into digital filangies rehab immediately to get that puppy back in shape !!

Wore a cap all day one day I was guiding due to a clients mis-cast 13-inch, 4-treble hook, top-water lure fishing for Dolphin fish (Shiira in Japanese). Got a nice tip !! Welcome to the club. That puppy was NOT coming out by yourselves !!

JapanRon

OUCH! A hook in the head does not sound fun. The filangies rehab has been going well, thank you! :Big Grin:


Donna....

I loved the report. Glad to see that your boy is back in action with style. Those are some really nice LC perch you guys got there. Perchin doesn't get better than that and all in a new area for you guys.
Great job out there !
As far as the old hook in the finger club. I've been there twice now in my life and was in a spot where I had to tough it out and do the twist and pull thing. Don't worry....You ARE traumatized (trust me) and probably won't let that happen again for a long time....LOL
It could have been worse though.......You could have had that happen with a legal flattie which probably would have burried more than one barb in ya!
As far as Dockrat's jokes.........Sorry D ....They had me rollin :ROFL:
SWAT members have had alot of close calls and fumbles.......I comes with the territory.....You have to be able to laugh at yourself !

As far as DR's other jibber-jabber ....... Wow...... Kinda like Einstein Tourette's syndrome but ya gotta hand it to him..every fishing forum needs one of those guys!

HE MAKES MY BRAIN HURT :ROFL:

Good job once again puttin your boy on the sand and then the fish !
Thus showing this board why you are the first female SWAT Team member !

You have a one week break so let that wound heal Soldier!


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Thank you Mike! The jokes are cool. Like I said I can take it. Can't wait to get back out there.


Ouch Donna! Looks painful but thanks for the report. I need to get hooked into surf fishing but not literally and no pun intended. :LOL:

You need to go with us Jimmy! Anytime!


Ouch!
Here's a technique that everybody should be aware of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_zAuQ2bm9U
(http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/%3Ciframe%20title=%22YouTube%20video%20player%22%2 0width=%22480%22%20height=%22390%22%20src=%22http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q_zAuQ2bm9U%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfullsc reen%3E%3C/iframe%3E)

Thanks for sharing that. I'll be better prepared next time! :Big Grin:


Nice hook and hold. I did the same thing last year trying to unhook a cuda from a lucky craft. I upgraded to an owner tournament stinger and that thing buried to the bone on my pointer finger. We broke the pliers and pulled with 20# til my sister and buddy turned green, then took a trip to the e.r. to have the flesh cut til the hook could be pulled from the bone. I quit fishing for a week after receiving my first ever stitch at 32, then went fishing the next week and opened the wound like an idiot

Yikes! :Shocked: That's nasty!


Too easy NG... you will never stump me. :Envious:
I customized that Nishiki/Sardine hybrid pattern for Brennan. :Cool: It was meant to catch fish, not humans. :LOL:

Knock on wood, I've never really been stuck that deep by a hook before, but I did get my fingers shredded by a big Halibut once. :mad:
Don't go doing that again Donna, S.W.A.T. allegiance is not required to be written in blood. :Shocked:
Brennan, I like your rock, but one have to catch a legal Halibut on it to claim the rock as your own. :Wink:
Nice mother & son team recon, keep up the good work!

Of course, that is now Brennan's new favorite LC. First time it was used too. Any allegiance worth being a part of should involve blood shed. :Big Grin: Brennan's rock will be properly claimed soon!


That does look painfull, good reason to carry a flask in the back pocket http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff114/CarolineMans/Smiley%20and%20animations%202/smileydrunk2.gif
Sorry for the jokes Donna but you seem pretty tough. Most guys would have kept it to themselves http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn379/GwynethC/HeadintheSand.gif

Part of fishing is dealing with hooks. For all you guys that have not been snagged (yet), keep fishing.
You'll get hurt in time, happens to all of us.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqaCmD7ptys

Thanks funny guy for your plethora of jokes and trivia. Never know what you're going to get! I think I will pack the Bailey's in the thermos next time. Then Conejo Kid will legitimately need to drive home! :Big Grin:

[NachoFish]

Nachofish,
Girrrrll nice photoshop skillz :Thumbs Up: with that hook buried in your finger, :Envious:. Looks pretty believable, lol.
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Awwwww! Jackpot Jimmy beat me to it, I was gonna say "you definitely are hooked on surf fishing aren't ya". You are definitely hard core S.W.A.T., and now you have the wound to show for it, go on with your bad self Donna!
B-Rock, I LOVE IT! The S.W.A.T. duo tearing it up in the surf, congrats on those piggie perchies :High Five:.
When I get my truck fixed I plan on heading down that way in a month or so and I will holla' so we can hit up the surf. I have time to fish just the ride isn't cooperating, rrrrrgh!!!
Take care of that finger and thanks for the fun report. Hmmmmm! the lengths some people go to in order to get folks "hooked" on fishing, meaning conversation with the Doc and his daughter about the site while having the hook removed, lol.

NG
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p.s. what LC were you using when you got hooked? for a future stump WN Q&A...hehe. Too bad you weren't fishing in the Bu, then you would have gotten a booboo in da Bu, lol.

Somehow your post didn't get included with my replies. :Sad: Thank you NG! You crack me up.....sorry you weren't there so I could tangle and cross your line! Please come out with us soon!

[GeordyBass]

ouch, that looks like it hurts alot.. i use to measure my stripers with live trout.

[fishinone]

Owe! That has got to hurt.

I doesn't look like you let it get you down.

Oh yea! Nice catch.

[TroutOnly]

welcome to the club you havent been hooked good to you been to the hospital,,,,i made trolly throw up on my boat at the vine i stuck my self with a big rapala first thing on the water ,his green face made my day,,,lol,,,,,,,

[klocked]

Nice perch Donna, sorry you got hooked like that and I hope your finger's feeling better!