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Anybody ever use one of these things? After 35+ years of fishing, I found myself with a brand new X-Rap attached to my finger in a permanent sort of way. My Brother in law had one of the kits and after reading the directions and pondering the situation I wimped out and went to urgent care to have the hook cut out. I asked the doc about them and she advised against the use of them on larger and deeply imbedded hooks like I had.
Things I learned during the experience that may help somebody.
1. If you have a large trout that you would like to keep and try the trout filleting technique that you read about on this site, make sure it is not able to flop around and drive sharp objects into your finger.
2. Remember those wire cutters that you had in your boat? Find them and place them where you will remember them. Using makeshift wire cutters to remove the hook from the lure is a little more painful than it needs to be.
3. Think about pinching the barbs down on those hooks.
Brett
Things I learned during the experience that may help somebody.
1. If you have a large trout that you would like to keep and try the trout filleting technique that you read about on this site, make sure it is not able to flop around and drive sharp objects into your finger.
2. Remember those wire cutters that you had in your boat? Find them and place them where you will remember them. Using makeshift wire cutters to remove the hook from the lure is a little more painful than it needs to be.
3. Think about pinching the barbs down on those hooks.
Brett