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Post by walkerdog on Apr 17, 2024 6:12:45 GMT -5
It's been posted before, but never hurts to refresh. Used this one before. Works as advertised.
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Post by richm on Apr 17, 2024 6:42:09 GMT -5
Knock on wood…. Nothing past the barb yet.
I cant imagine it is any fun trying to do surgery on self like that.
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Post by One Man Gang on Apr 17, 2024 7:53:51 GMT -5
When I was a grasshopper my captain ran a 7698B Mustad 10/0 hook into his bicep right to the eye while hauling gear near the Flemish Cap. By the time we reached St John's Newfoundland a couple days later he was beginning to experience a severe infection.
That was one hook removal that had to be left to the professionals.
I pulled a 10/0 out of my belly one night while running a leader cart setting gear down in the Windward Passage. It shot out a nice spurt of blood but a quick bandage job had me back on deck within a few minutes.
One of the worst injuries I saw though was when I had a Australian guy take a 80 gram leaded swivel into the front of his shoulder when the leader parted while trying to hang on to a 600lb marlin that was going ballistic near the boat. Dude was shaking uncontrollably yelling get it out. Both crimped ends and the lead were inside the meat with nothing but about 2 ft of leader sticking out. I gave it a tug and his arm jumped. A harder tug, arm jump and no extraction. Took a wrap on the leeader, held his shoulder with my other hand and gave a hard, stead yank. The lead popped out and I thought he was going to bleed out on deck.
Once we got the bleeding to stop, I put him on caphalex and put him on galley duty. We kept fishing for another 3 weeks since we were about 2100nm wnw of Honolulu. Makin' money. Nobody wanted to quit.
Poor chap was left with a battered shoulder tattoo with a big scar in it and a slight range of motion disorder.
A little off topic but just some old sea stories from the high seas for y'alls entertainment.
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 20, 2024 9:05:06 GMT -5
Back to fishing reports.
This morning, carbon copy of last three days. Got up early, to catch crabs and live bait. Neighbor boys, my "kids" go with me, probably six dozen .50 cent piece blue crabs, half a bucket of fiddlers, and 100 dozen live bait, mixed cigar minnows and the local version of a sardine. Of course, wind is peeling it back from the east, 15-20 steady.
Different idea today, get closer to the reef in maybe 15' of water, to take advantage of the current. We anchor and start chumming. Permit and jacks on almost immediately, major pain in the ass. Fast forward, now I've got everything in the chum line. I can't count the cuda's, grouper, and snapper we caught. Just changed chumming technique and fishing only cut bait, from the live bait. Cutting them up.
Full cooler. Run back home to the lee side of the island. I let the boys burn the live crabs on bonefish, permit, and tarpon. Again, didn't count. I mostly got the mop out and cleaned the floor as best I could from all the blood.
Home now, all the fish on ice. Guess to has to clean them? Big fish fry and grill this afternoon.
Girl report, went back to the well last couple of days, the 42 year old. Doesn't wear panties, fishes with me naked, 100% full service with a smile. Expensive, but not really. She has a job, so I don't have to babysit her. She will be here all day, so wish me luck.
Just poured a rum with fresh watermelon juice.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Apr 20, 2024 10:22:51 GMT -5
You are living the life.
I aint saying I'm jealous But i am
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Apr 20, 2024 10:37:44 GMT -5
Yes sir. Another day in paradise for sure. Congratulations
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 20, 2024 10:40:38 GMT -5
You are living the life. I aint saying I'm jealous But i am Thank you my friend. My good friend. I always wanted to be where I am. I did whatever it took to get here. Downside, I have no wife, no kids. I sacrificed, all the good things in life. Making money, being a do-gooder, banging everything that moves, building a company, doesn't replace the fact that I'm basically alone, emotionally. I got dealt a different set of genes. Not a good set.
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Post by gogittum on Apr 20, 2024 10:53:41 GMT -5
You get used to it. I've lived alone for the last 40 years and still lived a pretty full life.
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Post by whitebacon on Apr 20, 2024 10:57:35 GMT -5
You get used to it. I've lived alone for the last 40 years and still lived a pretty full life. Thank you. I am used to it. All the best, my friend.
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