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Wife caught a little catfish, it managed to stab me in my finger as I released it.
I have always gotten away with handling them in the past but this one nailed me good.
Bled like a sumbitch.
Do you guys have any tricks for treating a catfish wound, other than scrub it and clean it?
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I have always heard to rub the wound on their tail, which is supposed to calm the sting and seal it up. Never tried it though.
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Pour turpentine on and in it. The sooner the better. We always carried a bottle right in the boat.
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I like to soak it insideher, makes the pain go away! 😎
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I like to soak it insideher, makes the pain go away! 😎 Told wifey that was what I was gonna try. She politely declined on the basis of not wanting catfish slime in there lol
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Antibiotic ointment with zinc and a bandaid.
Saw a lady fishing on the old bridge down at Grand Isle, Louisiana hook into a large sized hard tail catfish.
As she hoisted it over the bridge railing with her rod it swung back into her and buried a barn into her stomach below her waist then it started flopping all around while attached to her.
A guy clipped the barb with a pair of pliers and left the barn in her and she was med-evac’d away. The guy cut the other barb off to take with her so the docs would have some idea of what they were dealing with.
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I keep some string gloves handy in the boat.
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The little ones sting we catfish a lot so it happens to me all the time. I really don't do anything except wash my hands.
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Saw a lady fishing on the old bridge down at Grand Isle, Louisiana hook into a large sized hard tail catfish.
Fished there a bunch as a kid back in the 60's
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Saw a lady fishing on the old bridge down at Grand Isle, Louisiana hook into a large sized hard tail catfish.
Fished there a bunch as a kid back in the 60's Yep it was a popular spot.
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Never seen a hard-tail catfish, but have seen Hardheads and been jabbed by more than one.
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Bullheads are bad about it. Pards dad dropped one on his upper leg once.
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Swish yer hands off in the water and wipe 'em on yer overalls.
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My Dad got stung by a saltwater catfish (poisonous spines) in the bunion of one foot. He jumped back, lost his balance, and stepped on it with the other bunion. He spent three days of the vacation in the motel room soaking his swollen feet.
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I like to soak it insideher, makes the pain go away! 😎 Plan A. After the fun, Neosporin (triple antibiotic) and a bandaid. Don't laugh, but I work with rolled, treated paper and fiberglass cloth. Frequent little cuts that can get sore as heck. Treated as above, they dont
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I have always heard to rub the wound on their tail, which is supposed to calm the sting and seal it up. Never tried it though. Maybe it's all a coincident but Ive been "stung" by many catfish and have always done this. Never had an issue or any soreness the next day from it.
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Never seen a hard-tail catfish, but have seen Hardheads and been jabbed by more than one. Have heard them called both as well as Gafftops.
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Never seen a hard-tail catfish, but have seen Hardheads and been jabbed by more than one. Have heard them called both as well as Gafftops. A handle changing sockpuppet troll talking about catfish. Lol
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