A question I should have asked yesterday - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WahooUSMA · 05-02-2012, 03:47 PM

LMAO - Chalk it up to learning. I caught a nice one once from my yak, gaffed it and brought into the well. Major mistake's - With all the excitement, I forgot to club it, loosen the drag, game clip, etc. So as I was attempting to get the hook out, the phaquer came back to life and went ape shit in my lap - The treble hook on the trap set-up swung widely and lodged under my middle finger nail, right behind the cuticle. So now my finger is hooked, the drag is tight, reel's in the water-out of reach, and the fish is PISSED, and I can't get the flipping hook out of my finger. I managed to swing a leg on top of the fish in an attempt to pin him to the hull so I could cut the line with my knife. Eventually (seconds later), the hali thrashed around so much that the hook ripped away from my nail. Kept the fish but lost the nail...not a good trade.

05-02-2012, 03:47 PM	#9
WahooUSMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 753	LMAO - Chalk it up to learning. I caught a nice one once from my yak, gaffed it and brought into the well. Major mistake's - With all the excitement, I forgot to club it, loosen the drag, game clip, etc. So as I was attempting to get the hook out, the phaquer came back to life and went ape shit in my lap - The treble hook on the trap set-up swung widely and lodged under my middle finger nail, right behind the cuticle. So now my finger is hooked, the drag is tight, reel's in the water-out of reach, and the fish is PISSED, and I can't get the flipping hook out of my finger. I managed to swing a leg on top of the fish in an attempt to pin him to the hull so I could cut the line with my knife. Eventually (seconds later), the hali thrashed around so much that the hook ripped away from my nail. Kept the fish but lost the nail...not a good trade. __________________ GO ARMY BEAT NAVY! Bad decisions make great stories!