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HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/01/19 08:37 PM
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1960texan
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No, not this one. This is just a little sunfish I caught on the Guadalupe early this morning while sneaking in a few casts before work. The bite was slow on the Guad so I thought I'd head across town to the Comal and try my luck there. I had some luck, all right. Caught this big hybrid after yanking my new roostertail out of a tree: Being a new lure the hook was real sharp, and it was embedded pretty deep. Since I'm right-handed having a hook buried in my right arm meant a trip to urgent care to get it removed. At least the doc and a couple of nurses had a good laugh. I'm not complaining, mind you. Instead of a lollipop I convinced the doc to give me the pair of forceps he used when he was all done!
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
[Re: 1960texan]
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07/01/19 11:29 PM
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banker-always fishing
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IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/02/19 02:20 AM
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1960texan
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All joking aside I was lucky I caught it in the arm and not the face!
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/02/19 12:47 PM
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Laker One
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Yes it happens just about to all of us! As already been said. It could have been a lot worst.
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
[Re: 1960texan]
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07/02/19 02:19 PM
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Gitter Done
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Have that happened to me a few times over the years and yes it could have been a whole lot worst!
Side Note: Nice catch and congrats on the PB!
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
[Re: 1960texan]
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07/02/19 04:16 PM
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At least you got some forceps out of the deal. I did the same thing to myself on Father's Day at LBL, though thankfully I didn't manage to get the hooks into the skin, just through my fishing shirt. Everytime I hang up in a tree I tell myself don't tug...then I do.
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/02/19 10:19 PM
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1960texan
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Thanks Laker, Gitter and John for the replies. Everytime I hang up in a tree I tell myself don't tug...then I do. I went fishing again this morning and my wife asked if I managed to get a matching wound on my left arm.
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/03/19 12:28 AM
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Thats why we all wear sunglasses, They are more than just for seeing under water.
I'll share a short story. I hooked myself in the upper arm past the barb (size 2). No way to pull it out. I managed to push the hook point back out my skin so it was exposed, now I had 2 holes in me. I gave my buddy a pair of dykes and he cut the hook in half, all I did after was pull the shank out the way it came in and we continued on fishing.
Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/03/19 12:45 AM
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1960texan
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I'll share a short story. I hooked myself in the upper arm past the barb (size 2). No way to pull it out. I managed to push the hook point back out my skin so it was exposed, now I had 2 holes in me. I gave my buddy a pair of dykes and he cut the hook in half, all I did after was pull the shank out the way it came in and we continued on fishing. I was planning on handling it the way you did, except I was fishing solo, and when I got home my wife was too squeamish to assist. Lol, mind you, this is the same woman who enjoys watching that autopsy show on basic cable!
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Re: HUGE CATCH! Personal best.
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07/03/19 01:49 AM
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Dfitz
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I'll share a short story. I hooked myself in the upper arm past the barb (size 2). No way to pull it out. I managed to push the hook point back out my skin so it was exposed, now I had 2 holes in me. I gave my buddy a pair of dykes and he cut the hook in half, all I did after was pull the shank out the way it came in and we continued on fishing. I was planning on handling it the way you did, except I was fishing solo, and when I got home my wife was too squeamish to assist. Lol, mind you, this is the same woman who enjoys watching that autopsy show on basic cable! Thats funny right there!
Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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