Thread: Kaw Lake Report 2018

After a week, the finger is healing well. It will never get back to normal just to much damage but at least it will be usable. On a good note, after over 20 years in the fire/ems service, I did have a good first aid kit in the boat, which I would suggest everyone have. It should contain antiseptic wipes along with some type of antibiotic cream. The stranger side of this story is my wife fishes with me about twice a year. She never mentions going but the night before, she said get me up in the morning and I will go with you. I was very fortunate she was there or I would have been in real trouble. After the fish jerked the line out of my hand, he went straight down and the hook in my finger had all the weight. That's when all the damage happened. She grabbed the line and pulled the fish back up then wrapped the line around a rod holder to keep the weight off the finger. If this happens to you, after you cut the barb end of the hook off, you need to take some antiseptic wipes and clean the remaining hook shank well before you push the hook out This will at least clean the wound channel some. Also make sure you have an up to date tetanus shot. They are good for 10 years. I am sure if the wife wouldn't have been there, he would have tore the hook out and I would have ended up having a bunch of re-constructive surgery. Be careful out there it doesn't matter how much experience you have things can happen. All you can do is be prepared. Hope this will help somebody else down the road.

Originally Posted by Crappie Chatt

YEEOOW! And I know how much 'little' books hurt! My depends would of been soaked!<*)}}}><

"Little Hooks" Just renewed my 1st Aid Kit. <*)}}}><

Just saw it Tim ; OUCH! Gnarly. Your wife did good... I hope it continues getting better.

Dang Tim, I hate to see that! Hope you continue to heal up.

Odie

Thankful your wife was there & kept her wits about her, Tim...as you surely know, a lot of people don’t react well in situations like that. Prayers that you stay on the mend!

Oh wow that is aweful, hope it heals soon

It is good you are healing. Sorry abouit the lose of use with the finger. Were wife did good.

Back on the water again. Taking some good friends from Texas fishing this week. Have a big catfish tournament on Kaw the 29th then switching to crappie for the rest of the fall and winter.