Surgery on the canal-5:30 a.m. yesterday

[Saltheart]

Getting a hook stuck in your hand...HMMM? I'm thinking you probably don't want to do that very often????? huh????

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

Getting a hook stuck in your hand...HMMM? I'm thinking you probably don't want to do that very often????? huh????

I first fish the canal as a five year old 54 years ago with my uncles, whoclearly recall at the time thinking I was a pain in the ass. They were fishing with drop lines and I was trying to do the same with absolutely no luck at all.

I have fished a very long time and thats the first time I did that. I came very close one othe time where the point went in, but the barb didn't, and there was no fish involved then either.

My wife was very pleased that before she came home from work I had allready received a tetanus shot and a script for antibiotics. She thought that very adult of me.

Last time I injured myself on the way fishing and should have had a couple of stitches when I cut myself at the wrist paralell to the vein and I bandaged it myself and continued on to go fishing. She was pissed when she came home from work, which for her is a hospital. She ran down and got some stuff and fixed the cut up.

[Saltheart]

I've had some close calls and many minor sticks but nothing I had to push through more than just a skin tag. Worst for me was having the back of the hook point (opposite the barb) get pushed into my thumbnail like I was using it to cut the nail legthwise. It split the nail from tip to cuticle like a blade but never did stick in. I ow that to a surprisingly frisky medium to samll blue fish.

What I really worry about is taking one in the face (or eye) when trying to brak a jig off the bottom in the canal. When one snags in close , it can come rocketing back at you with no warning.

Anyway sorry for your misery . People say that kind of thing builds character.