Lucky times two

[Seahoss]

Today was a very lucky day for me for two different reasons. First I got my personal best striper at 39".
I also was liucky and learned a very good safety lesson.
I hooked a blue, as I was trying to unhook him, he jumped and threw the popper I was using (two big trebles) with a good amount of force, the plug hit me square in the face. I cann't believe I didn't get hooked. Lesson learned. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES. I was fishing a discharge jetty and was by myself, this could've been bad.