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! ;)

Or FUN!!!!

Odd, you being who you are, one would assume your body would just assimilate fish parts and move on....

You need a thread on fishing injuries
Bet there would be some good ones like the video of the guy last year at GS that stepped on the gaff laying on the ground
It might make people be a bit more cautious

OUCH! That reminds me of the old hockey commercials. The more you play the tougher you get. Pier fishing I think is about the same. I can't imagine the various injuries y'all have seen over the years who have put in the years. In my short time I've seen hooks in hands, feet, arms, legs, chests, heads, and ears. The sea offers some seriously nasty bacteria too. We talked to a dr when my mother was sick, his wife had scraped a leg on a barnacle at the pensacola pier, she got flesh eating bacteria and lost most of her leg. Don't mess around with infections out there.

I remember around this time last fall I was down by the bathrooms catching lys and pulled up two stud leather jacks. trying to get them loose and hear a voice telling me to be careful and that they give a nasty sting from the fins. When I turned to see John G is about the time the little booger starts flopping and stings me. I didn't get the reaction some do but GOD those things hurt. My hand went numb for like 15 mins, hate those little fish haha.

For those who are not familiar with the infamous Leatherjacket. If you catch one be careful, we had to call 911 a couple years ago for a man down from being finned.

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Originally Posted by 1000 Miles Away

You need a thread on fishing injuries
Bet there would be some good ones like the video of the guy last year at GS that stepped on the gaff laying on the ground
It might make people be a bit more cautious

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Ya! and alot of gotcha injuries happen to