exactly the measuring tape I have haha, just left it in the tackle box. I'm one of those wading fishermen that once I'm set in a spot I'm not moving lol, theres a reason I have a bass rig that can cast as far as mine can haha so I never have to move.
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I just keep it in my pocket. I have one here I forgot about while im sitting here in my recliner watching UFC-recycles. No joke....lost it 3 weeks go, until NOW
ya well you're welcome hahahaI just keep it in my pocket. I have one here I forgot about while im sitting here in my recliner watching UFC-recycles. No joke....lost it 3 weeks go, until NOW
Caught this one the other day. Unfortunately, it was hooked in the gills. I doubt it survived, so I took a couple of pictures. I use barbless hooks and rarely take them out of the water.
That's exactly what they did in the walk in clinic I went to. They said that they thought I should see my regular doctor if it still hurt but it hasn't been too bad other than dealing with a stupid band aid. I told my parents I could have saved them some money if they would have just given me a pain killer and a pair of pliers but at the end of the day I didn't pay for it so it's their loss.
You should get it mounted.
That's larger than the one that got me years ago, come to think of it was a smaller size Kastmaster treble. Here's another technique for future reference.
Needle Cover Technique
The needle cover technique requires dexterity on the part of the physician. It works well for the removal of large hooks with single barbs but is most effective when the point of the fishhook is superficially embedded and can be easily covered by the needle. After skin preparation and administration of local anesthesia, an 18-gauge or larger needle is advanced along the entrance wound of the fishhook (Figure 4). The direction of insertion should be parallel to the shank. The bevel should point toward the inside of the curve of the fishhook, enabling the needle opening to engage the barb. It is important to have the bevel pointed in the correct direction so that the longer edge of the needle matches the angle of the fishhook point. The physician should advance the fishhook to disengage the barb, then pull and twist it so that the point enters the lumen of the needle. The physician can then back out the fishhook (the same way as in the retrograde technique), taking care to move the needle along the track with the fishhook.
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FIGURE 4.
Needle cover method. (A) Advance an 18-gauge or larger-gauge needle along the fishhook until the needle opening covers the point. (B) The fishhook and needle are then removed at the same time.
A modification of this technique involves sliding a no. 11 scalpel blade along the wound to the point of the fishhook. The fishhook may then be backed out because the incision allows room for the point. This modification may also be used in combination with the needle cover technique for more difficult fishhook injury.
Needle Cover Technique
The needle cover technique requires dexterity on the part of the physician. It works well for the removal of large hooks with single barbs but is most effective when the point of the fishhook is superficially embedded and can be easily covered by the needle. After skin preparation and administration of local anesthesia, an 18-gauge or larger needle is advanced along the entrance wound of the fishhook (Figure 4). The direction of insertion should be parallel to the shank. The bevel should point toward the inside of the curve of the fishhook, enabling the needle opening to engage the barb. It is important to have the bevel pointed in the correct direction so that the longer edge of the needle matches the angle of the fishhook point. The physician should advance the fishhook to disengage the barb, then pull and twist it so that the point enters the lumen of the needle. The physician can then back out the fishhook (the same way as in the retrograde technique), taking care to move the needle along the track with the fishhook.
View/Print Figure
FIGURE 4.
Needle cover method. (A) Advance an 18-gauge or larger-gauge needle along the fishhook until the needle opening covers the point. (B) The fishhook and needle are then removed at the same time.
A modification of this technique involves sliding a no. 11 scalpel blade along the wound to the point of the fishhook. The fishhook may then be backed out because the incision allows room for the point. This modification may also be used in combination with the needle cover technique for more difficult fishhook injury.
