Me Cabrillo and Live Bait

[landwhale]

I RARELY fish live bait and today just reminds me I need to do it a little more often was all thumbs today

Literally

Started off the day at the bait barge and as we drifted away and the rods I took out of the flush holders to get bait in my lap started putting them back and my favorite Big Hammer let me know how it felt about live bait day



Thankfull I had company for the day (hoping to learn some thing from these 2)



Greg and James were life savers Greg with tools band aids and James for having the nerve to yank the line I tied around the hook on the lead head James was as surprised as I was at how easy it went and even today no pain. Same technique Ben used on me at La Jolla Thanks again.

As for the fishing all I got were a couple of leg less lizards. Fished the channel light breakwater and then got lost man they filled the hell out of the whole area covering up kelp and drop offs. The wind started up pretty early then slowly wound down to nothing by 1:30.



Great day and will be doing again after the FH show.

[jorluivil]

OUCH!!!!

[DanaPT]

Never tried a thumb on a lead head.

That looked like it hurt just a bit.

[theluckypig]

it was good times... minus the fish...

[addicted2sp33d]

Wow. That is impressively deep in your thumb!

I just felt a tingle in my thumb just looking at it!

[TEAMFISH]

Holy crap...no bueno

[Siebler]

Originally Posted by landwhale

James was as surprised as I was at how easy it went and even today no pain.

I was super surprised how easy this was when I did it to Oside up a the Huntington tournament a few years back. Since that I usually have a piece of paracord on me now as it is easier to grip and should fit any hook that isnt micro (if not can always use inner strands). Also I know Paracord isnt gonna break like I was worried mono might.

[Mr. Adventure]

So anyone going to let any of us who don't know how to do this in the know?

[kobra]

Originally Posted by Siebler

I was super surprised how easy this was when I did it to Oside up a the Huntington tournament a few years back. Since that I usually have a piece of paracord on me now as it is easier to grip and should fit any hook that isnt micro (if not can always use inner strands). Also I know Paracord isnt gonna break like I was worried mono might.

You da man CJ. That sure looked ugly. Good thing you and Rik were close by.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by landwhale

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Ouch!!!!

[addicted2sp33d]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/CQQ9PelPqQk

[PapaDave]

thanks for the link, good info just incase...

[landwhale]

What I did is tie some 20lb to the hook then pressed down on the sides of the hook and put pressure on the bar so it was at the top of the skin. Level so the bard was just under the skin and hook was level. James was in his kayak next to me and a little behind he wrapped the line around a screw driver to have a better grip then pulled quick. All I felt was a tug and that was it. Bleed for 10 minutes and that was it. Used some hydrogen peroxide on it when I got home no problem.

[mrJB]

Another link:

http://www.netknots.com/html/hook_removal.html