Pulling pond scum off your hook, and you get a painful surprise? Here's an old fisherman's remedy for a fish hook in your finger, toe, nose, ear, etc...


Steps

1. Carefully push the hook through your finger, toe, etc. until it pushes through the other side, unless the barb is not in. It hurts, but it's better than ripping it out the way it came.
2. Take a pair or pliers with wire cutters on them, and cut the barb off the hook.
3. Pull what's left of the hook out. This should hurt a little more, but still way better than ripping the hook out.
4. If bleeding is severe, apply pressure to both sides of the wound until the bleeding slows down and apply a bandage.
5. Get a tetanus shot, just in case the hook is rusty.
6. There is an alternate method for removing a fish hook when it is stuck in deep tissue.
7. Take a foot long piece of fishing string and make a loop around the bend of the hook.
8. Hold string in one hand, and push down on the eye of the hook with the other hand.
9. Distract the patient, then yank the string. Pushing down on the eye of the hook keeps the barb from ripping a much larger hole on the way out. Apply band aid and a shot of whiskey if needed.

Tips

• Aluminum hooks should not rust, unless they are of lower quality.

Warnings

• Don't just pull the hook out.
• If you get a fish hook stuck in your finger, seek immediate medical attention!!