[Swimmer]

So I said to myself after the VMC three aught was driven into the fatty part of my left palm, because of the antics of this ten pound fish jumping around, mother%$%$%$%$er. The fish is jumping around and I am looking at the skin being pulled stretch or what have you until I kneeled on the fish in the rocks and kept it from moving. The hook that was in fishes mouth was extricated and I kicked the fish not so gingerly back into the ditch. Then I stared at the hooked, whose pointed was protruding out of the palm with the barb located exactly midway into the puncture. Next thought was, Jordan Hospital, Tobey Hospital or surgery under the lights by pole # ???. I wiggled it back and forth sitting on the grass next to the canal cruiser trying to decide which way was easier. Finally I decided to pushed the barb all the way through and use my crimps to crush the barb. It wasn't all that bad, pain wise, crushing the barb was difficult getting a good angle on the barb was the most difficult part. Good the hook was in my left hand because I am a righty. Anyway after crushing the barb I checked to make sure it was really flat against the inside of the shank and it backed right out. Squeezed and sucked on it for a few minutres, poured coffee on it to rinse it off, then applied Neosporin and fished for several more hours. On the way home I called my doctor's office and they had me come in for a tetanus shot and get a script for Keflex ???.

So after I complete my oral boards for the new surgery post I am applying for I lost on my first cast after the surgery my favorite bigfish prey because of a snarl on my Calcutta 400. That was worse than the hook in the hand.

This morning using the same Calcutta I lost on my first cast a stick shad Sebile after I spent an hour last night getting the line straightened out or so I thought on the Calcutta. Put that rod down. Fished for a few more hours with not much to show for it, switching lures often and finally picked up the other stick shad I had and line snapped on that cast. Bail closed prematurely because I don't think I opened it up fully. So now its two mornings and three lures gone plus I don't no how I am going to pay tuition at medial school.

To top it off the waders I have been using sprung an awful leak. So their gone and the boots I have been using were on their way out anyways. Its been a great fews days on my retirement. First time I ever fished the ditch three mornings in a row. Sometimes it costs a little more to enjoy than other times.