bass thumb.... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fishsouthcounty · 05-11-2011, 07:18 PM

so i went fishing yesterday in the yak and caught a few calicos...as usual when catchin calicos i was just lip grippin em with my thumb. As usual it resulted in a bit of a torn up thumb which has never before bothered me or hurt.

This morning i woke up and my thumb is fairly sore but especially when any pressure is applied to it when i go to grab something. There is a small white circle with redness around it almost like a burn that is where the pain is radiating from when pressure is applied....

anyone ever had this happen? is it possible for like a bass tooth to break off in the skin and get infecte?

MrPatrick · 05-11-2011, 09:57 PM

yes they do break off. like having a piece of glass.

fishsouthcounty · 05-11-2011, 10:08 PM

well good to know thanks...never had a problem beyond just a super chewed up thumb. guess it will probably heal itself.

Mtobolsky · 05-11-2011, 10:44 PM

Might be a tooth, probably infected. Staph infection is no joke. Got it once from a rug burn rolling jui jitsu 3 days later ankle was swollen up like a football and hurt like hell to Put any pressure on it. Dr. Prescribed cephalexin, cleared up quick...... If it gets worse go see a doc, staph can kill.

Happy healing

Amish Ed · 05-11-2011, 10:52 PM

Get some peroxide and poor it over the cuts. Keep doing it until they stop bubbling. Do this at least once a day until the infection clears up. I used to have to do it every day when I was a deckhand. Also know a captain who almost lost his arm because he let a small infection get big.

bus kid · 05-12-2011, 02:11 PM

2 shots of Jack whenever it hurts.

05-11-2011, 07:18 PM	#1
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	bass thumb.... so i went fishing yesterday in the yak and caught a few calicos...as usual when catchin calicos i was just lip grippin em with my thumb. As usual it resulted in a bit of a torn up thumb which has never before bothered me or hurt. This morning i woke up and my thumb is fairly sore but especially when any pressure is applied to it when i go to grab something. There is a small white circle with redness around it almost like a burn that is where the pain is radiating from when pressure is applied.... anyone ever had this happen? is it possible for like a bass tooth to break off in the skin and get infecte?

05-11-2011, 10:52 PM	#5
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Get some peroxide and poor it over the cuts. Keep doing it until they stop bubbling. Do this at least once a day until the infection clears up. I used to have to do it every day when I was a deckhand. Also know a captain who almost lost his arm because he let a small infection get big. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

05-12-2011, 02:11 PM	#6
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	2 shots of Jack whenever it hurts. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

05-11-2011, 09:57 PM	#2
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	yes they do break off. like having a piece of glass.

05-11-2011, 10:08 PM	#3
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	well good to know thanks...never had a problem beyond just a super chewed up thumb. guess it will probably heal itself.

05-11-2011, 10:44 PM	#4
Mtobolsky Loves his member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 122	Might be a tooth, probably infected. Staph infection is no joke. Got it once from a rug burn rolling jui jitsu 3 days later ankle was swollen up like a football and hurt like hell to Put any pressure on it. Dr. Prescribed cephalexin, cleared up quick...... If it gets worse go see a doc, staph can kill. Happy healing