Last night one of my worst nightmares almost came to life. I was working a darter close to shore when a small fish hit. Instinctively I set the hook and the plug came flying back at me and hit me square in the junk hard, no pun intended. It hurt like a bastid and was sure I had just Prince Albert'ed myself until I heard the plug hit the rocks. I had breathables on with sweatpants underneath. Could've easily stuck myself with the VMCs and the force that was behind them. All I kept thinking about was how am I going to go to the ER with a darter attached to my man region? If I was hooked, I don't think that would've been a situation where I could have pushed the hook through. Ouch. And then I was thinking about how I would've explained to it to people. I mean, my friends and family know I love to fish, but not that much. I swear!

Besides getting hooked in the eye, I think that would be my worst fear. Felt like I had the clap for about 2 hrs, not that I know anything about that. So, has this ever happened to anyone? :devil2:

you almost got a darter in your poker

Ouch. Keep the boys safe!
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Just wear a cup.
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Once is enough to make you go barbless.

Just wear a cup.
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I honestly thought about that after last night's somewhat traumatizing experience.

Once is enough to make you go barbless.

Great point. I'm crushing all my barbs from now on.

Stick with eels. Worst case is you get a tail slap across the face. :fishslap:

Either that or don't fish darters anymore.
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Maybe you can milk some sympathy out of this experience ;)
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Eben :laughs:

Mike, speaking of dinks, they wanted your eelie the other night. Sweet plug.

Eben :laughs:

Mike, speaking of dinks, they wanted your eelie the other night. Sweet plug.

I don't think Backbeach feels that bad for bart...:love:

It's not what you think. I've asked BB to fish the outer cape with me numerous times and he's always refused, for obvious reasons....

Just wear a cup.
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Never wore one playing football not wearing one fishing
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Never wore one playing football not wearing one fishing
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I did when I played hockey... It saved my jewels a couple of times.
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I did when I played hockey... It saved my jewels a couple of times.
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Hockey is way different hardened rubber flying around waist high. Particularly if you were a defenseman
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[QUOTE=bart;1014795] And then I was thinking about how I would've explained to it to people. I mean, my friends and family know I love to fish, but not that much. I swear!

At least you could have been honest and say you only caught one dink all night!:uhuh:

[QUOTE=bart;1014795] And then I was thinking about how I would've explained to it to people. I mean, my friends and family know I love to fish, but not that much. I swear!

At least you could have been honest and say you only caught one dink all night!:uhuh:

This is true!

⬆ Quote of the year
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Eye Balls are the balls you should worry about, they are exposed and vulnerable.

I've put plugs into my glasses when pulling the plug out of rockweed, and also I 've hit my head and glasses with a fly on numerous occasions especially on windy days. You fish long enough there's a good chance your going to get it too so you should prepare to protect yourself. I always wear glasses and now try to remember my shop safety glasses whenever i flyfish. Sight is too valuable to mess with.

Don't some masochists have themselves punctured there purposely? If your too far from the ER if this occurs stop in the local tat parlor, have the guy numb you up, push the hook the rest of the way through, and put a ring in it.
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Don't some masochists have themselves punctured there purposely? If your too far from the ER if this occurs stop in the local tat parlor, have the guy numb you up, push the hook the rest of the way through, and put a ring in it.
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a split ring?