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Similar story. About a month ago I managed to land a 5# bluefish that proceeded to imbed the front treble through my middle finger; but not quite all the way through. Just to add insult to injury, I hooked up on the infamous "last cast" as a thunderstorm rolled in just a little faster than anticipated. So there I am, firmly attached to a PO'd bluefish, lightning flashing all around when the bugger manages to take a bite out of a finger on my remaining good hand as I'm trying to get us both unhooked. With blood all over the place I finally got us unhooked and got back to the truck more or less in one piece. Got to the Westerly E/R feeling really dumb until I found out I was the third hook extraction of the day! For what it's worth, the Westerly Hospital E/R had a closet full of tools that would put most machine shops to shame! Small bolt cutters did the trick; quick irrigation and bandage and I was out of there in about 30 minutes tops.
All my bluefish poppers now have a single tail hook only; lesson learned.
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