This wasn't how my day was planned

[Nebe]

A friend had a treble go into his hand. He cut it off flush with his hand and went to the ER. By the time he got there the swelling had swallowed up the hook and they had to butterfly his hand to get it out. Never cut a hook close to the skin.
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[numbskull]

This is the reason I crush the barbs on everything I own. I get hooked multiple times a year........including while hanging plugs up in the cellar.

And, yes, I lose some fish because of it but overall I enjoy fishing much more when I don't need to worry about being badly hooked myself.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by numbskull

This is the reason I crush the barbs on everything I own.

And, yes, I lose some fish because of it but overall I enjoy fishing much more when I don't need to worry about being badly hooked myself.

yup.....makes fish releases and human releases much easier

[BFThunter]

Originally Posted by scottw

yup.....makes fish releases and human releases much easier

100% barbs crushed on all my plugs. I feel like I'm a lot more aggressive grabbing a bass when I know the barbs are crushed too. If it pops off when I can't see it chances are it was not hooked well to begin with.

[Clammer]

When I was foolish enough to plug [AT] bluefish >I took all the hooks off the plugs .that,s the only fun I have with them ><>

[Guppy]

Bloo took the tail off of an Albie snax today that had one of those lead spikes in it,,,, wait til he tries to pass that... ouch

[Clammer]

years ago I found a floater in the spring .it was a descent size schoolie for the time ………… it sucked …….. it had a 5" rebel 1/2 passed ><