Barracuds/Slime Logs. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 05-20-2012, 09:41 AM

My PITA statement stems partialy from this incident. I caught a just short bari on a small crocodile with treble. Most of the jig was in the fishes mouth and I was trying to be a nice proper CnR guy. The bari would lay still for a few seconds and then give a big shake. I tried to time the shakes to get near the mouth and remove the hook. My thumb holding the end of the croc was close to that big set of teeth that point down off the roof of thier mouth. Bad idea. One sorta twisting head shake later and I'm bleeding all over. Got the fish off, not so nicely this time and with always wet kayak hands bled until I got back to my car. Long pliers are your friend. Mike

05-20-2012, 09:41 AM	#25
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	My PITA statement stems partialy from this incident. I caught a just short bari on a small crocodile with treble. Most of the jig was in the fishes mouth and I was trying to be a nice proper CnR guy. The bari would lay still for a few seconds and then give a big shake. I tried to time the shakes to get near the mouth and remove the hook. My thumb holding the end of the croc was close to that big set of teeth that point down off the roof of thier mouth. Bad idea. One sorta twisting head shake later and I'm bleeding all over. Got the fish off, not so nicely this time and with always wet kayak hands bled until I got back to my car. Long pliers are your friend. Mike