| If you have the unfortunate experience of getting | | | | the hook. To remove the hook you want to place |
| a fishing hook impaled into your hand (or other | | | | the string around the visible part of the curve in |
| part of your body) it's a good idea to know how | | | | the hook. The key in this scenario is releasing the |
| to remove said hook. This article will save you a | | | | barb and pulling quickly and steadily on the string, |
| trip to the emergency room as long as you can | | | | thus "backing the hook out" the same way it |
| deal with a little bit of pain and blood. Not to long | | | | went in. |
| ago this exact scenario happened to me and I | | | | To release the barb you need to use your hand |
| found myself with a #10 fishing hook stuck | | | | (in my case the other hand) and push straight |
| completely into my index finger while on the river | | | | down on the visible part of the shank of the hook |
| fishing. | | | | (yep, this a bit painful). As you push down you |
| To be honest, once the initial pain from the hook | | | | need to pull quickly and steadily on the string |
| going into your body is over, it's really not that | | | | that's around the curve of the hook. Pushing |
| painful. Until you touch the hook of course. The | | | | down releases the barb and the hook will pop |
| problem with this happening is of course the barb | | | | right out. |
| on the hook. The barb keeps the hook in your | | | | I held the string in my teeth and straightened my |
| body, just as it does in a fish's mouth. To remove | | | | arms to pull on the string. This scenario is |
| the hook the only piece of equipment that you | | | | obviously easier if you have another person to pull |
| need is a piece of strong string of some sort. I | | | | the string as you push on the shank of the hook |
| personally sacrificed my retractor to get the | | | | to release the barb. When you can, just clean the |
| string to remove the hook from my finger. | | | | hole left by the hook with some peroxide, and |
| When a hook is stuck in your body (this has | | | | you're good to go. This little tip could easily save |
| happened to me more than once) the only part | | | | you the hundreds of dollars an emergency room |
| that is visible is half of the curve and the shank of | | | | would charge to remove an impaled fishing hook. |