Mike Sydney Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) Than make the absolute dumb mistake I made yesterday of going in barefoot to unhook a snag. Knee high water, easy sand path around the oyster rocks, should be piece of cake? I know well the dangers of oyster rocks but could see an easy path where I wouldn’t need to go near them Foot sunk in sand, lost my balance, six stitches in my right foot, 3 on my left foot, seven other gashes on my hands and toes, fingers shredded. can’t walk today, won’t be fishing again for many weeks, Worse, I stopped for the briefest of flicks on way to picking up wife and newborn from maternity , but then couldn’t as I was in a different hospital emergency room. Too gruesome to post photos. Don’t go retrieving lures near oysters. Learn from my mistake. Edited November 24, 2022 by Mike Sydney 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunastrike11 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Yes oysters cut you open like razor blades i got 5 stitches in my knee one day from falling over and landing on a patch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 That’s a shame @Mike Sydneyit couldn’t come at a worse time and hope you’re up and around soon. I used to go to similar lengths to retrieve lures until I watched a mate dive into a snag to retrieve one. He ended up with one treble buried in his hand, the other still wedged in the tree and came close to drowning before he managed to dislodge it. These days if I can’t get to a snagged lure with a tackleback, it can stay there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Get better soon All the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 This was a brand new out of the box hard body, Second cast, I could see it, it was so shallow, I know the area well, I could clearly see the oyster hazards - ultimately, it was overconfidence that caused some horrific injuries. I though I was being proper careful too, very slow and sure about it. I also found myself without a bottle of water to flush the wound nor a first aid kit, which I’d used up after assisting a cyclist who crashed into a boat trailer a couple months back. Was a horrible drive to the hospital with just my tshirt wrapped around the foot that’s for sure. No lure is worth that, lesson learned 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Must always carry a small first aid kit & a sharp pair of cutters just in case you have to cut a hook out of your hand. Cheers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Firstly congratulations to you and your wife on the newborn. Upside of not getting to the maternity is you will never forget that, probably won't be allowed to. Some lessons are hard learned and that lure retrieve sure was. I hope you make a full recovery and are back into fishing soon, Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekD Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Hi Mike, I'm worried this is a cry for attention. Your wife is in hospital and getting all the attention.... Just saying.... Hope you heal up soon as I enjoy your fishing reports. Regards, Derek 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Sorry to hear that Mike. It must’ve been a good lure! Please don’t tell me it was a 5 dollar special! I had a run in with an oyster last Friday as well. Nowhere near as bad as you though. Hope you heal up soon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 That's terrible Mike- hope you heal up quickly- getting all the broken edges of the oysters out is a bugger, reckon most fishers would have similar (but not as bad) experiences with oysters. Hope you get revenge and eat a few 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said: 52 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said: Sorry to hear that Mike. It must’ve been a good lure! Please don’t tell me it was a 5 dollar special! I had a run in with an oyster last Friday as well. Nowhere near as bad as you though. Hope you heal up soon. It was this one (and yes I kept it). https://www.jackall.co.jp/saltwater/shore-casting/products/lure/kurodai/kani_climber/?wovn=en Edited November 24, 2022 by Mike Sydney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I honestly didn’t know if to laugh or cry …. Then I saw @DerekD’s post and thought yup he’s onto something here… but then it occurred to me that some folks will go to any lengths to avoid nappy duty 🤔 …. cheers Z 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 31 minutes ago, wazatherfisherman said: That's terrible Mike- hope you heal up quickly- getting all the broken edges of the oysters out is a bugger, reckon most fishers would have similar (but not as bad) experiences with oysters. Hope you get revenge and eat a few Yes, as well as the stitches an X-ray for foreign objects - some grass debris and a couple shards of shell were found, flushed out with saline and then a tetanus shot to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekD Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 33 minutes ago, zmk1962 said: but then it occurred to me that some folks will go to any lengths to avoid nappy duty 🤔 …. @zmk1962 genius observation... Hadn't considered that angle. After 3 other kids.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, DerekD said: @zmk1962 genius observation... Hadn't considered that angle. After 3 other kids.... It’s why I took up fishing after all 😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekD Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Mike Sydney said: It was this one (and yes I kept it). https://www.jackall.co.jp/saltwater/shore-casting/products/lure/kurodai/kani_climber/?wovn=en Interesting design.... Well you certainly proved that the spruiked anti-snag abilities of it are not immune to Sydney oysters. Get a refund or become one of their product testers.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 To be fair @DerekD the lure was floating freely with the line trapped further up - probably on my foot-wide leader knot 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 We've all done ot Mike, I embarrassingly had to hobble bleeding and wet into the ED where I worked 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Take care @Mike Sydney, and I hope you recover quickly to get back to fishing and the kids. I have been cut by oysters, and know the pain, although my injuries were nowhere as bad as yours. Hope you recover soon, I love your reports! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Horrible critters oysters, most fishos cop a slicing from them during their time. I had a few fragments in my thumb for 20 to 30 years before they disolved away, lucky they never became infected, the skin just healed over them. Hope all goes well for you and the family, bad timing to get sliced up, and painful wounds that take time to heal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Good to carry some elastoplast tape - helps when you need to strap a flesh wound up. your wife must of had a word to you after all that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Mike Sydney said: It was this one (and yes I kept it). https://www.jackall.co.jp/saltwater/shore-casting/products/lure/kurodai/kani_climber/?wovn=en Still going with your crab lures I see Mike 😎 Yeah on rocky shorelines you can easily snag a lure even if the thing doesn't have hooks on it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Invest in some hard sole wetsuit booties for wading 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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