Hook accidents,Whats your worst?????

[eelman]

Here is a good topic!! Whats the worst hooking you ever had on yourself??
Mine was in 1992 at watch hill,While catching numerous bluefish with gibbs GS3 Swimmiers that had 4x strong 4/0 trebble hooks on them,I was perched on a rock about 20 feet from shore that had marginal footing at best.

I landed a bluefish about 14 or 15 lbs,I grabbed the fish and the fish slipped, as it fell the hook on the plug buried into the palm of my hand and came out the other side!!

Imagine a 15 pound weight being dropped with a hook on the end catching your hand!! Anyway, I had my rod in one hand,and a hook in the other with a bluefish still on the plug!! The bluefish did not stay still! it shook violently and the hook in my hand was touching every nerve I have! Try to control a bluefish in that situation,My friend joe came over after hearing me scream in the worst pain I can remember!! He cut the hook loose from the fish and I was off to the hospital with A plug stuck in my hand to have it removed,after it was removed,I headed right back down there and continued fishing.Ill tell you I dont know what I would have done if it were not for joe being there,To grab the fish myself I would have had to throw my rod away,I still feel that bluefish shaking like crazy making the pain horrible.

I have been hooked several times,but that was the worst!!

I was also on charlestown breachway one night and got bit by a bluedog,that requierd 12 stiches to close up!! I was unhooking the fish and casually shooting the breez with some of the boys,unaware that I was lowering my hand right into the aligators mouth,once it locked on we had to beat on its head for what seemed like an eternity to get it to release,I still have a good battle scare from that one,that I love to look at!!!