Ahhh, that feels better!

One of the hazards of fishing I guess...
Two months ago I had a 'memorable encounter' with a pizzed off pinfish that broke a dorsal spine off in the tip of my index finger next to the nail :mad:

It has bugged me constantly since, every time I would bump my finger tip or apply side pressure I could feel it jabbing.
Until this afternoon when I felt something snag on some cloth and a sharp pain shot through my finger again! :pirate 'pucker factor' was about a 7

I was able to pull it out with tweezers and it was over 1/4 inch long (5/16") and it had moved at least another 1/4 inch through my finger before the point came out the other side. http://www.acfafish.com/forum/images...s/icon_eek.gif
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Ahhh, it's bandaged up now.
Thank You Lord!

That ain't pretty, I got some Sponge Bob Band Aids if ya need one! I'm sure my grandson won't mind!

BTDT several times - although not quite that bad. Usually keep digging with a needle until I gouge out a hole big enough to get to it. Tis painful.

David , that looks like one sore finger .Gives me a' pucker factor' of about 9 and it not my finger !!!!!!

I almost lost a finger a few years ago it got infected and they were going to take a joint off ,thing is fish fins dont show on X-Rays but same happened it popped and i pulled it out

I feel for you---I had a snapper spine break off under a fingernail (new Chinese torture) and it started to get infected, but I went to the Doc real quick for some cuticle surgery.

Man that looks painful hope it heals soon

Snapper spines the worst last summer on the boat i would get ice in the basket when i would put my fingers underneath the handle they would get me!

Man we coulda done a nerve block and sliced that puppy open, cleaned it out good and sutured it back up and you woulda been good as new, maybe better.

and some people think fishing isn't dangerous! ;)