getting stabbed by dorsal fin spike

[Piscator]

Originally Posted by american spirit

striper stabbed my finger yesterday. i've seen these really bad mycobacerium marinum infections in my hospital by fish spike injuries. surgical debridement needed and iv antibiotics. anyone get spiked when cleaning a fish and have it resolve on it's own?

Keepereeper had a nice deep one stick him in the meat of the palm this spring while we fished one weekend. It got swollen instantly and he said it hurt like hell. A bunch of beers and a few hours sleep and he was fine the next day. Every case is different though
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[numbskull]

I've been stabbed numerous times and except for memory loss and general ugliness I'm fine.

The classic is putting one through your boot into your foot and ending up with a boot full of blood. Done that a few times using the foot to slide a fish deeper in the surf.