Nice catch. I have used to mono technique before, worked for me. Another time, just used some dikes and cut the hook to pull it through, then just replaced the hook. Hospitals are expensive!

I would need a few shots of old west anesthesia syrup and pull it out using the mono method...

Pass on the fising line........looks like I would pass out. Mine was deeper than that and no way it was gonna come out.....fished for 3 hrs, went to Dr. and he cut it out and back on the water within an hr............I will pay the $$$$$$$$

Ouch - I've never burried one in my hand but I did get one in the leg past the barb once. It didn't hurt like I thought it would have but not pleasant!

I put that very same Rapala in my face last year... it was hung on something and I give it a good hard pull - flew back in my face.
Had no idea how deep it was, ended you having to go to the hospital to get it removed... cheeky!

had one in my finger one time. It didnt happen when i was fishing, it happened while i was getting up for work one morning. It was on a fishing lamp my gf made me and i was getting up, i hit the lamp, it fell and my middle finger caught it with a treble hook that was on the lamp. didnt feel too good.

I had a big ladyfish on one treble, and some guy from san antone on the other!

Yikes!

I�ve posted this before but for all you newbies to TTF, here is an except from a story that I wrote for a publication that may come in handy for you...

In the unfortunate event that you find yourself in a scenario where you end up with a fish hook in your flesh and no immediate medical attention available, consider this alternative method of hook removal before you either attempt to pull the hook out as it would likely rip your flesh or push the hook through your skin as that may cause more serious injury, not to mention unnecessary additional pain.

As you can imagine, there are many places on the body that you would not want to push the hook through and ripping it out would leave a scare. Even if you do push it through, it is not nearly as easy to cut off the barb as you may think, especially with the limited tools that you normally have available.

Start off by updating your first aid kit by including several sizes of large diameter monofilament line, four to six inches in length is sufficient. The diameter of the line is what is important. 50 pound test monofilament line usually works for small hooks but it is a good idea to have several sizes on hand.

A good assortment would include lines with similar diameters such as: .018, .035, .051, & .079 inches. These are the respective sizes for Ande Monofilament line: 20, 80, 125, & 400 pound test line commonly available at most tackle stores including Academy. Again, the diameter of the line needs to be just larger than the width of the barb on the hook.

If you go to a local fishing tackle store that replaces line on fishing reels, such as Academy, Bass Pro, or Dicks, they will normally just cut off several short pieces of monofilament line for no charge if you explain what you want. If they do change, the cost would be minimal.

Keep the short strains of sterilized mono line in a small baggy stored in your first aid kit. If a barbed hook is imbedded in flesh, you may be able to remove it by sliding a piece of sterilized mono line into the wound, following the path of the hook to the barb. The barb will be on the inside of the hook.

Again, the mono line must be slightly larger than the barb but should easily slide into the wound without causing additional damage. With the line pushed in the wound until it stops at the barb, hold the mono line next to the barb with slight pressure and slide the hook out the way that it entered the flesh all the while, gently removing the hook as you keep gentle pressure on the line.

As long as it is wide enough, the barb will usually slide back out the way that it came in as the mono line spreads the flesh just enough to open a path for the barb to be retrieved without causing the further damage that occurs if you push the barb through the flesh.

Do not tear your flesh by pulling on the hook, if it does not slide out, either try a larger diameter piece of mono line and make sure that the line is in the proper position next to the barb. Properly clean the wound and dispose of the piece of Mono line after you have used it once.

Warning: I'm not a medical doctor and recommend that you always have a medical doctor perform any medical procedure but as someone that routinely explores remote regions of our planet, this has come in handy on more than one occasion...

Think twice before you decide not to seek medical attention. The person hooked should at least make sure that they have a current tetanus shot so they don't get lockjaw like most fish that you were fishing for in the first place.

Blue Moon

Yeaouch!! Okay I have seen that trick with yanking the loop of mono performed on TV. Can it be done with a trebble though? I assume it would have to be removed from the lure, but is it even possible?