Dad hooked me in the back of the head while gar fishing when I was about 8yrs old.

Worst had to be having one hook of a rattle trap buried past the barb into the top of my thumb with a 5lb hybrid on the other hook flailing around like hybrids will do. I had my prospective brother in law with me, the first time we'd fished together. I cut the hook off, ran it thru, and bandaged the wound with tp and electrical tape, then went right back to fishing. He commented later that he thought I'd be going to the ER, and since I handled it the way i did that he and I would likely get along great. I laughed. He and I are still friends today even though he and my SIL are no longer together.

Under fingernail

Calf with a Zara Spook. Fishing alone and It took me 20 minutes to get it out. 15 minutes of thinking about it and five minutes to get it out.

Hula Pop R in the web between my right little finger and ring finger. Only took a minute this time.

Hooked 5 times. Two required surgery.

One had a 20-lb lake trout flopping in the boat while one hook was in my hand and the other in that bugger.

Worst one is funny in a way. While landing a Muskie, the lure broke and with the rod loaded, one half of the lure sling-shorted into my palm. Giant Muskie lure trebles buried deep.

Here's the funny part. When I left the ER, the doctor gave me a numbered certificate. Number 256 hook removal so far that year. There were hundreds of lures hanging all over the ER Rooms all taken out of people over the years. This was in the heart of Muskie country in northern Wisconsin.

5/0 stainless ..3 hook kingfish leader.. One hook buried in my finger other 2 hooks in the fish. Big old doc had to push with both hands with all his weight to get it through.. I think it went through the dang bone.... Saw some pretty neat tricks.. I work in e.r. In Aransas for 15 years.. Lots of hooks and stingrays.

One good thing about it, it's now a proven fact that there ain't no nudists in this forum.

Ha ha , that's funny,, I get it

Ouch

Lake Fork. 2012, 3rd cast of morning throwing a Spook. Very low light. I hung a small limb and tried to pull it out... it came out like a rocket right at me. As it came screaming in I turned so to would hit me in the side. Well i almost made it except for the last treble that decided to bury 2 hooks up to the shank in my patella tendon...it was locked into place... no wiggle at all... Couldn't bend knee without hook scraping against bone in knee... that was a fun drive to Winnsboro hospital...

In my back with a slab

Some brutal stories

Didn't get a hook this time , but know why some call worm weights- bullet weights

A boat idled up to us fishing a tournament one day and the guy asked if we could help him out. He turned his head and had the back hook of a half ounce rattle trap buried in the cartilage of his ear. He said he tried to get back to the ramp but when he got on plane and it started flapping in the wind he just couldn't stand it. I was nice enough to get in the boat with him and cut the barb off and pull it out.

Talk about "LUCKY!"



Major Surgery on this one.

I think you win!