Catfish Fin right through thumb!!

[Rookie Redfish]

Was bleeding like a friggin pig.
Talk about hurt, for at least 3 days.
Finally starting to get better, but I almost stopped fishing and went home.
Haha! I know i'm not the only one who ever got stuck by them bastards.
I use my foot now to hold them down and plyers.

[SULPHITE]

Originally Posted by Rookie Redfish

Was bleeding like a friggin pig.
Talk about hurt, for at least 3 days.
Finally starting to get better, but I almost stopped fishing and went home.
Haha! I know i'm not the only one who ever got stuck by them bastards.
I use my foot now to hold them down and plyers.

buy yourself this right now!!! Hardheard fins will cause a bad bad infection!!

‪How to Remove a Hard Head Catfish from your Line‬‏ - YouTube

‪How to Remove a Hard Head Catfish from your Line‬‏ - YouTube

[CajunSaint]

One got me about 4 years ago about an inch into my hand between my first and second finger hurt for a week. Luckily I was juiced on some tequila! HaHa

[ChuckF]

I got a nice scar on my finger from one of those lil hardheads. Found out later I should have rubbed his belly on the wound, it is supposed to have some kinda neutralizing effect. Not sure if it works, but I promise if it happens to me again I will try it.

[simplepeddler]

Originally Posted by CajunSaint

One got me about 4 years ago about an inch into my hand between my first and second finger hurt for a week. Luckily I was juiced on some tequila! HaHa

The tequila having nothing to do with the original puncture wound I am sure?????

[Rookie Redfish]

Rub his belly?
Man that **** was hurting so bad, all i could think about was going home.. lol
But that metal thing sulphite is talking about is a good invention.
I actually chopped that damn thing head off and used it for bait.

[CajunSaint]

Originally Posted by simplepeddler

The tequila having nothing to do with the original puncture wound I am sure?????

Of course not

[Ray]

I have caught 2 hardheads in the past 20 years, both on artificial.
One on topwater on the South end of Big Lake and the other at the Cameron Jettys, on Gulp.

[SULPHITE]

paul raised the question on the boat if you ever get poked by one what do you do? I said "PEE ON IT!"

not correct! LOL!

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by ChuckF

I got a nice scar on my finger from one of those lil hardheads. Found out later I should have rubbed his belly on the wound, it is supposed to have some kinda neutralizing effect. Not sure if it works, but I promise if it happens to me again I will try it.

It works, Trust me!!!

BTW: Somebody flipped mine out of the boat and still had the hardhead on the line. If he posts in this thread he'll tell you about rubbing the hardhead slime on the spot where you get finned. He was skeptical, but tried it, he also said Thank You that really works.

Only trick is it has to be the same hardhead.

[Rookie Redfish]

haha.
someone said it has poison in its fins, so thats why it doesnt stop bleeding like that.
and can get infected.
didnt have to pee at the time.

[southern151]

I took one about half way through my foot last year trying to step on it. I wasn't even stepping hard but it went straight through my Wolverine boot!!! It broke the fin off and once I got my foot out of my boot, I had to use pliers to pull the fin the rest of the way through my boot soul!...In short, stepping on them is a bad idea too!

Oh yeah, the next morning putting that boot on was nothing nice!!...Or the day after the next!

[Micah]

Originally Posted by SULPHITE

paul raised the question on the boat if you ever get poked by one what do you do? I said "PEE ON IT!"

not correct! LOL!

Thought that was for gum in your hair...

[Rookie Redfish]

throught the boot sole?
wow, i knew they were sharp but ouch.
i can imaging how that hurts.
starting this weekend, im gonna use less weight and jigs to catch fish about 6-8 feet deep. no more bottom dwelling.

[swamp snorkler]

Them flippers work on any kind of fish. We make them out of stainless steel tig rods. You can make 2 out of one rod.

If you don't have a flipper just hold your line up with it hanging......touch him..... he will stop moving, then slide your hand up on its back and put his back fin between your pointy and middle finger and get the hook out.

Also, when i go trawling we use green rubbing alcohol after we get picked by shrimp or a catfish, burns like a mofo buts it is supposed to kill all the bacteria......also gives your hand a minty fresh smell.

[huntin fool]

Got stuck with a mud cat thru my lacross insulated knee boots. I kicked it as hard as I could.. Couldn't walk for a week (opening week of duck season).

Still got the fin in my foot, no infections, etc. Pretty good story teller

[elebouef]

A Clorox pen or regular clorox out of the jug does wonder to a catfish sting. Might burn at first but it will heal a lot quicker. Also will heal your hand after getting stung with shrimp. Keep one in the tackle box all the time.

[gasdad]

Putting your inured part under the warm pee hole of the outboard helps to ease some of the pain immediately after getting finned. Definitely use diluted Clorox ASAP to the affected area. Keep a close eye on the injured area, if the redness persists or spreads you need to seek medical attention. Hopefully no residual fin is embedded in your wound so you need to keep close tabs on it.
Vibrio is a very bad bacteria and not something anyone should take likely--I'm talking about loss of limb and possibly your life.

[SULPHITE]

Originally Posted by Marsh Boy

Thought that was for gum in your hair...

What LOL! peanut butter...but that would be hilarious though!!

[Feesherman]

I am like Ray, but about 20 years ago I caught one and had swung it in the boat. No sooner than I swung it in it fell off the hook. It's fin went thru the top of my tennis shoe and buried into the top of my foot. Major pain.