Easy Fishhook Removal By Gary Howey
If you do much fishing, there will probably come a day when you’ll see a hook embedded in some part of someone’s body.
The person’s first reaction is to yank it out, well that’s not going to happen unless the hook is just under the skin.
If the hook is embedded deep, the only way to safely remove it by using fishing line to back it out of the wound.
It’s a simple procedure that I’ve used on others and had others use on me to remove a fishhook.
The only instance where this method won’t work is if it’s a treble hook as nine times out of ten more than one hook will be embedded.
Here’s an easy fairly painless method of removing an embedded hook.
Figure 1: Wrap a piece of fishing line around the middle of the hook.
Figure 2: Push the eye of the fishhook down against the skin, this pushes the barb back into the original hole, allowing the hook to be backed out of the wound.
Figure 3: While applying pressure down on the shank, quickly pull on the string and the hook should pull right out.
Once the hook is out, cleanse the wound and if available treat with some sort of antibacterial ointment, then cover the wound with a dressing.
Since most fishing hooks are pretty filthy, getting a tetanus shot when you get off the water is a good idea.