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Why not? A guy from LA should know a lot about them.

The little brave sucker still batting zero.

Comical.

Hummm. Hard heads are small. Gaftop can get several pounds.

I normally rub the wound in the slime on the catfish. Epsom salts/hot water soaks then AB ointment after the fishing is over.

He should know about the POS politicians he votes for too, but he, Gayghost, Sickermore, Lostinhell, D Dive, will not talk about open borders, child trafficking, child grooming, drug trafficking, illegal invasion, Subversion, child sexual mutilation or Pedophilia because the Leftists approve of it.

All of which has to do with catfish stings. Good Grief.

Got skewered by a saltwater hardhead cat not long ago. For 40 years or more, I just grab them carefully and unhook. This time the little sob gave a flip and put the barb right thru my ring finger on the palm side. So he was hanging from my hand still flopping. Could not pull it out! My son cut the barb off with my fishing pliers, and then I jerked it on thru. I felt nauseous and disoriented. Next day the hand looked like a snakebite; doc gave me 2 types of antibiotics and a tetanus shot. Now my fist won't close all the way, but at least the pain went away.
Wife got jabbed by one years ago and screamed like a mashed cat (no pun intended). I thought she was being overly dramatic, but now I know why! The venom on those barbs is serious.

Yeah, damn sure is. This morning after antibiotic ointment and cleaning it well last night and soaking in warm salt water, just about back to normal.

I only had to get whacked once. I have handled hundreds since and never got hit again. I am careful as heck. Dang that hurt.

You’re sick Jag.

Get help for yourself man.

One got me in the web of my left hand, top of hand between thumb and index finger, about 5/8th 3/4 inch in. I grabbed that f-cker and pulled out, the meat on my hand was pulled inside out by the barbs but snapped back in once it was released, that hurt a little. The hand looked like a big boxing glove for a week.

Hard head catfish and gaff top catfish (often times called sail cats because of the large dorsal fin and very long whips from all of the spines) are two totally different fish. I caught both last weekend.

Rubbing the slime on it does help.


Clyde

Bad painful is all I know. I reached in the live well once and a channel about a pound got me. I didn't see him, and he stuck that barb through both my first and second fingers on the right hand. I jerked my hand out and he was stuck to it. I slung him twice and broke the barb off. Had to take a razor blade to cut and pliers to pull it out. That SOB hurt. I had revenge in my heart when I cleaned him.

Must be a Carolina thing!!!!

Good God. Someone who claims to be from this area doesn't know the difference between a Gafftop and a hardhead.

I would NOT do that. All that will do is introduce potentially more vibrio into the wound. Let it bleed out pretty good, flush with antibacterial rinse and cover. Monitor for signs of reddening and don't hesitate to go to the doc if there's more that some very local redness.

I know of two people who have died from stepping on old dried-up hardheads left on the beach to die.

Did the infection kill them because they waited too long for medical attention or just because it was such a deadly strain of infection?

Allergic reaction to the toxin or infection, Rog.

Well, There is that, Paul.

BTW, rubbing the slime on the wound has helped my pain from fin cuts diminish several times.

Of course, you won't get slime into a deep puncture wound and tetanus is a consideration along with infection.

Infection, gang green.