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Been Hooked?

When I was stationed in Mayport FL in the mid 80's I lived off base at some apartments in Jax. The buildings surrounded a lake. There was some pretty good fishing and a ton of shiners. I fished a lot. I guess the kids in the complex knew that. The kids came banging on my sliding glass door one day yelling about a kid that got hooked. I took a look and the kid had one part of a treble hook all the way through his lower lip. He was remarkably calm. I got a pair of dykes , cut the barb, and pulled it back through. I gave him a couple of paper towels and told him to get his butt home. Never heard a peep about it. I would never do that these days. I'd get sued, screwed, and tattooed.
 
Dang! Hate that for you man!
I reached down to lip a 4+ pound bass that I caught on a topwater plug one evening and when I did, he shook his head and buried a treble hook in my thumb. Luckily, it tore the hook out before I got control of him.

Next time any of you get a single hook buried up in your flesh, try this.....
 
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