Sheesh...Beware of sharp objects this time of year...they'll mess with your fishin' time!!!!!

I had to remove the 'thingys' that keep the electrical harness all neatly tied together, so I could take off my transducer on the boat, and couldn't locate my gaffs, so I pulled out my buck knife and CAREFULLY and SLOWLY (I thought) cut through the first plastic band. Well, turns out it wasn't a good choice of tool!

As soon as I cut through the plastic doo-wah, the knife continued it's journey into and OUT OF my left thumb!!! NOT a good thing to happen this time of year! Just missed a main nerve and the tendon! (VERY LUCKY!!!!!!) Kind of looked like I was trying to fillet my thumb!

Five stitches later and a tetnus sp? shot and antibiotics, I wait for the healing to come! LUCKILY, I am a lefty reeler, so I won't have too much pressure on my thumb, BUT I'm sure it'll make for an interesting Chinook season!!! Oh how I WISH I could turn back the hands of time!

Never did get the trandsucer removed! Immediately put pressure on it and took off for the Tackle Shop for some assistance!

Guess I'm just feeling a little whiney!!! Give me a couple days...I'll be back out there! (but I think I'll wear my left handed neoprine glove when I fish for a bit!!! Just for some cushioning!)

Hope you are all enjoying this glorious weather!!!

Have fun!

Landlocked L

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[This message has been edited by Fishin Farmgirl (edited 07-17-2000).]

Farmgirl,
I used to work in construction. I remember an old dude out on the job site. He was a sider, the guy who applies siding to the houses. Any way, this guy used to hold the siding in such a way that you would swear he was going to cut off his thumb. I went and asked him about it one day and he was happy to show me his secret. It seems that he had already cut off his thumb twenty years prior and was happy to not have the damn thing get in his way. He did'nt fish by the way. So any way. The only other thing I have to say is,.......OWWWWWWWWW........
later,grumpyr


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[This message has been edited by grumpyr (edited 07-17-2000).]

Send me your knife, I'll have my husband sharpen it. Then it won't cut anything!

Ouch!
Filleted my left middle finger shucking oysters about 6 weeks ago. 5 stitches. Was out trolling fly's the next day an Lake Langlois. Used those little things called finger cots. They worked quite well.
Maybe next time I will remember to wear gloves when shucking oysters.
Jeff

when i fillet fish i usually wear a pare of Kevlar gloves. when the knife slips it doesn't cut my hand.

I've filleted myself before , guttin' a trout and the knife slipped and took a 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 out of my index, more funny than pain!, or probably in shock. I fish ol langlois, though it is to overrun with those 10 inch planters to catch the bigguns down there anymore.

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