Fish Hook Removal 101 *graphic pics*
I'm posting this here because of a thread on the 'Bama board.
If you spend enough time on the water fishing chances are that you're going to take a hook to the flesh!
Some people prefer to go to the hospital for removal, but this messes up a good day of fishing. Some people just snatch the hook out with a pair of pliers.
I've taken 2 hooks to the flesh in my lifetime, one to the knee and the other to my left pinky finger. I removed both hooks with this method.
Puncture wounds are the easiest and most likely to become infected, and yanking the hook back out with pliers is the worst thing to do because it does a lot more damage.
I took some pics of the pinky incident.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...g/DSC01530.jpg
Hook embedded past the barb *insert obscenities here*
You should push the hook through in a rotating upward manner *insert many more obscenities here*:mad:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...g/DSC01531.jpg
Then cut off the barb and remove the hook the way it went in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...g/DSC01532.jpg
This minimizes damage and gives the puncture wound 2 holes to drain from.
It isn't fun pushing the hook through, but the wound will heal much quicker and is a lot less likely to become infected.
There is another method, but it requires 2 people.. and I'm not sure I like it better than the pushing through method.
YouTube - How to remove a fish hook