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 Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Grainraiser]
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09/09/10 04:06 AM
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jdr418
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Team Catfish "floating fish grip" is the ticket. Just watch Jeff handle cats with them in his videos and you will see how great they are.
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 Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Grainraiser]
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09/09/10 05:26 PM
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W B
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Take your wife or girlfriend with you and make her take them off you line. 
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: W B]
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09/11/10 06:44 PM
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coreguy
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I had one actually break off in the palm of my hand in April! The cat stuck me and it was actually dangling from my hand then it broke. I had to cut it open with a razor blade to get it out. My hand was swollen like a baseball for about 3 days but it didnt kill me. Its all a part of fishing. My kids sure thought it was funny!!!
Catfish Jay
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Wilson Biddy]
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09/19/10 10:48 PM
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Jonathan Gatica
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Usually for catfish I slide my hand up under its belly and grip under the fins. I have never been stuck doing it this way. If it is to big to grip under the fins, I grab it by the mouth with my whole hand.
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Jonathan Gatica]
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09/19/10 11:35 PM
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SlowDown
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If you put them in a livewell, there is a good change you will get a fin in your hand when you take them out. I carry a pair of tin snips and snip all three fins off (top and both sides) before I put them in the livewell. After that, they are safe.
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: SlowDown]
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09/22/10 04:15 AM
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seaark
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had a deep stick and it hurt like heck, had a numb hand for about an hour but got over it.
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: seaark]
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09/22/10 03:11 PM
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Bobby-Catfishing
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I've been stuck plenty of times and it hurts. All keepers get their fins cut before going into the box. I don't really mess with the slime on the wound thing. If it's bad enough, I'll stop the bleeding, disinfect it and put a bandaid and tape over it. It gets a good cleaning when I get home as well. Had a small piece of a fin removed from my finger one time after it was in there over a month or so. Luckily it never got infected. Just got sore all of a sudden and was ready to come out. The Team Catfish Floating Fish Grips are great. I keep a couple of pair handy in the boat at all times. http://teamcatfish.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=28
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: metalaaron]
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09/22/10 06:29 PM
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Hill Hopper
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Okay guys,
I know this is a fishing forum full of avid, experienced fishermen. With that being said, I thought it'd be a good place to come for help.
You see,
I just recently got into fishing. I went a few times here and there as a kid, but not as much as I've been lately.
I love catfishing, it's awesome. And in my opinion, is the best tasting freshwater fish (along with crappie) out there.
I'm a big bearded burly kid. If any of you saw me, I can guarantee you that you'd never think for a second I'd be afraid of un hooking a catfish.
Well... as embarrassing as it is to admit... I AM!
I've never been finned before in my life. I've just heard SO MANY horror stories about being finned by so many people.
You see, I'm a hypochondriac, so I'm thinking that I'd just flip out if it were to happen.
I hear about infections, getting ill, the tremendous pain that getting finned causes.
So, would any of you wise men be so kind as to explaining the proper way to dismount a hook from the cat's mouth?
And explain to me what to do if I get finned by a catfish?
Does it mean I need to be rushed to the hospital?
Please...do tell.
Thanks guys.
No worries. It's not that bad. It hurts but to me, not anymore than a wasp or bee sting. The pain is more from the venom, like how a jellyfish sting would work. To put this in better perspective... Comparisons... -bee sting vs catfish finned... rather be stung -going shopping with girlfriend vs being finned.... rather get finned... -getting finned or slapped by another man... getting finned.
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Hill Hopper]
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09/23/10 01:16 AM
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Trickster
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Trickster]
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09/23/10 05:24 PM
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Stump jumper
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I never handle them when unhooking. I just grab the hook with the needle nose pliers and shake. I shake them over the livewell if they are destined for the pan or over the side of the boat. When I do have to handle them a grab them around the head with my thumb behind one fin and index finger behind the other. I have never been finned bad but I had a buddy that was seining with me that was. We caught a baby cat in the seine and he put his hand down right on its dorsal fin. He buried the whole fin in his palm.
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: SlowDown]
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09/24/10 04:39 AM
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Cyprinus
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I agree with fishhauler...I've been stuck countless times and it's always the bullhead or small channels that are most dangerous. They're just too hard to grasp anywhere without having to deal with a sticker.
I've never been cataclysmically stuck like some of the horror stories you hear. Usually it's no worse than a bee sting but you do want to try to keep the wound clean as it is prone to infection. Whether this is from the catfish itself or just the generally unsanitary conditions we often find ourselves fishing in I don't know. I do know that catfish spines contain a small bit of poison which makes the wounds more painful.
Like others have said, if you learn to handle them correctly, you reduce your risk factor considerably, whether this is with a gripper tool or just your hands. I'd rather have a firm hold on one while trying to unhook it than just trying to do the pliers shake method, which has gotten me stung before also.
Ben
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Cyprinus]
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09/26/10 01:32 AM
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Kelly G.
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I think the best way to handle a catfish is from the belly side. I hang them up with the fishing line and grab them from the belly side allowing the side fins to go between my fingers. Just grab them firmly. If you do get stuck, rub the catfish's belly on the wound and it will not get sore.
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: Kelly G.]
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09/26/10 01:35 AM
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tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish
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you guys are worried about getting finned a little bit, just wait till you get ahold of a biggun and stick your hand in its mouth and it takes the hide off the top of your hand!!! now that hurts but its worth it!!!LOL
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish]
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09/26/10 02:28 AM
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817angler
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maybe this winter you can take me and my better half out and show us what you are talking about
yesterday i went w/ bro terry and i finally got finned (2 times at the same time) on the hand(only been finned in the leg, dropped a 4lber on a deck and it slapped up and got me).
It doesnt hurt that much on the hand, the first 5 mins felt like a bee sting, the next hour felt like an ant bite after that is was just a lil sore. Woke up this morning and forgot all about it until reading this post. I did put some slime from the catfish and it seemed to help the pain and it made a scab over it which kept anything from getting in there and getting it infected
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Re: Overcoming fear of catfish!
[Re: 817angler]
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09/26/10 03:40 PM
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enykamp
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lol like hell it just feels like a beesting...Maybe if they just barely get you...I had a big bullhead bury its dorsal to the hilt between my thumb and forefinger, took about 5 min. and my hand was basically turned into a claw...
or maybe i'm just a big sissy lol...
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