![]() ![]() While fishermen are among the most likely to accidentally get stuck by fish hooks, domestic and wild animals have been known to let their noses get them into trouble on occasion. It probably wouldn’t have been nearly as painful, or as risky. No doubt the lip-hooked angler would have been better off making a trip to the local hospital to have hook the removed. Though some hooks are easier to remove with minimal risk for collateral damage than others, some jobs are better left for professionals if you can get to one. ![]() “I managed to yank the hook out that time,” he said. On the third attempt Tutt said the angler used his hand to keep pressure on his lip so it didn’t it didn’t stretch so much. His lip was really swollen and had turned black and blue, but insisted that I keep trying.” “He was hollering and in some serious pain by then. “I tried it twice - the second time his lip stretched out about six inches,” Tutt said. He used it to deaden his friend’s lip before attempting to remove the hook with pliers. ![]() Instead, he removed the bait from the hook and reached for the numbing medication he keeps in a storage box in his boat. “He was against going to ER because he didn’t want to miss the tournament,” Tutt said. One of the treble hooks was buried in the sensitive flesh and he asked Tutt to try to get it out. ![]() When the angler lowered his hand Tutt saw a Pop-R topwater lure dangling from his lower lip. “He was standing on a dock with his hand over his mouth. “When I got there I recognized the guy,” Tutt said. Tutt had unloaded his boat well before daylight to tinker with his tackle before blast off when he heard a faint plea for help coming from a nearby boat stall. The fishermen were competing in bass tournament in the early 2000s at Beaver Lake in Arkansas. Interestingly, he will never forget the embarrassing encounter he had with another angler who was caught up in a sticky situation. Tutt has accidentally impaled himself with fish hooks more times than he can cares remember. Longview bass pro Jim Tutt knows the drill all too well. Fool around with fishing hooks long enough and sooner or later you’ll wind up getting poked by the business end. ![]()
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