If you decide to snag a carp....

[RUGER]

I shared this when it happened but thought I would do so again, just in case.






Warning, it's pretty graphic.







Seriously.


This happened to my buddy at Reelfoot. He was reeling in a big carp and was kinda dragging it up on the bank when the hook came out.
He was with his son.
Ultimately lost his eye.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Damn!

 

[PossumSlayer]

Prayers for your buddy, gotta be life altering!

 

[DayDay]

Pretty graphic? I wish I'd never seen that...

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

Geesh.

 

[WTM]

ive decided not to try and snag carp now.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Wheeeww! Got chills

 

[CATCHDAWG]

And just like that, life changed forever…

 

[Omega]

That is one big treble hook, I guess I better start wearing ballistic glasses at the lake.

 

[WTM]

That is one big treble hook, I guess I better start wearing ballistic glasses at the lake.

yeah the ones i bought are about twice that size. i may still try it but ill probably buy a face shield. i have an old hard hat that i could use too.

 

[Omega]

yeah the ones i bought are about twice that size. i may still try it but ill probably buy a face shield. i have an old hard hat that i could use too.

I may need to market this to TNDeer fishermen, seems many have had the unfortunate experience of getting stuck with a lure. And if these carp jump like I've seen on some videos, maybe to the boaters too.

 

[TRIGGER]

Wow. I'm just thinking out loud here but would using a non stretch line help prevent this?

 

[TheLBLman]

Just more proof fishing is more dangerous than hunting!

Hard to be too careful.

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

That is one big treble hook, I guess I better start wearing ballistic glasses at the lake.

That's no shiite...had a big bass throw a jerkbait right next to my boat and the lure came off barely missing my face and stuck into the underside of the bill on my hat.

Feel bad for the dude in the picture, it could happen to any of us at any point in time.

 

[ImThere]

Oh year I'll see you hook and put up this!

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

Wow. I'm just thinking out loud here but would using a non stretch line help prevent this?

Might help reduce it but if the rod is loaded it still will come right back at you.

 

[TRIGGER]

Might help reduce it but if the rod is loaded it still will come right back at you.

True

 

[Omega]

That's no shiite...had a big bass throw a jerkbait right next to my boat and the lure came off barely missing my face and stuck into the underside of the bill on my hat.

Feel bad for the dude in the picture, it could happen to any of us at any point in time.

You're right, many a close call here too, which I didn't stop to think about until later. Seeing it happened a bit back I'm sure he is ok now, though hate he lost his eye.

Never had it happen due to a fish, but once bounced it off a tree right into my shin. Dang near lost a treble hook off my favorite lure, almost, had to make the entrance a little bigger to get it out, wish I knew the other method then...still not entirely sure how to use it even now though.

 

[Doecrusher]

Got dam that's rough... we use to snag the piss out of Asian carp with round jigheads. Have a little crappie jig followed by a 3/8 or 1/2oz. Some of my best fishing days when they'd be thick in the spillway.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Dangggggg!! That's just terrible. So sorry he lost an eye. My son was fighting a red salmon in the Russian River and the line was stretched almost to its breaking point. Hook came out of the fish and line snapped back and sinker hit him breaking his nose.
Combat fishing is a real thing.
Outside of losing the eye hope he is doing well.