Fish That "fin" You The Most 2024
BammerBass reply :
I cant say anything for saltwater fish, as I have never been saltwater fishing before, but out of my experiences, little stripes and white bass have stuck me several several times, and man, those little suckers can hurt!! Catfish have stuck me a bunch of times before too, as have bluegill and shellcracker. Them stripe and white bass have really hard fins that hurt like the devil when they grt you, and catfish supposedly have a toxin in theirs that makes it sting so much. Ironically, I've never had a largemouth or spot to fin me, even though we all know their fighting nature.
SirSnookalot reply :
I've been "finned" a number of times. We have small fish here called a skip jack, get finned and the area blows up like a balloon.
BammerBass reply :
Yikes. Dont think I've had one swell like that before, but definitely lots of stinging and burning. Sounds like that fish perhaps may have some kind of mild toxin in those fins. Catfish do, and ironically, if a catfish sticks you, just rub the area on its belly, soothes the sting every time. They got the poison and the antidote evidently.
Bluebasser86 reply :
White bass are like trying to unhook a ticked off porcupine. I get finned or cut by about every other one I catch.
BammerBass reply :
Haha I hear ya, and man does it sting when they do that!!!
Jtrout reply :
Blue gills get me the most lol
cbass12 reply :
White Bass!!!!! Not to mention that when they flop like crazy, you usually happen to have treble hooks hanging out of their mouth.
everythingthatswims reply :
Crappies are usually pretty docile but when they stick you it is pretty serious! The worst is a mad tom (their toxin is worse than normal cats), followed by 6-10" channels, bullheads, etc.
powerduster reply :
Stripers the most common and then maybe catfish.
BassinLou reply :
For me down here in South FL, the ones that stick me the most if not careful, are big oscars and mayan cichlids.
Darren. reply :
Yellow perch. Almost every time, LOL.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 12/10/2014 at 9:01 AM, DarrenM said:Yellow perch. Almost every time, LOL.
Where do you catch yellow perch? I have fished for them a bunch but never got on a consistent bite
Darren. reply :
On 12/16/2014 at 6:57 AM, everythingthatswims said:Where do you catch yellow perch? I have fished for them a bunch but never got on a consistent bite
They're in most reservoirs and lake systems that I have
fished in SE VA.
I don't target them, but when I catch them, I get stuck by
their fins almost every time.
gardnerjigman reply :
Sticking your hand into a livewell of crappie is like reaching into a bucket of needles!
*Hank reply :
Catfish are the worst for me than probably surf perch.
Bankbeater reply :
Either bluegill or crappie.
EmersonFish reply :
White Bass seem most likely to get me. Small channel-cat are most likely to give me a poke that I truly regret.
ChrisWi reply :
and if they don't poke me I get cut by the gill plate!On 12/10/2014 at 9:01 AM, DarrenM said:Yellow perch. Almost every time, LOL.
Darren. reply :
On 12/27/2014 at 12:55 PM, ChrisWi said:and if they don't poke me I get cut by the gill plate!
Yes, indeed!
desmobob reply :
Stripers always seem to get me. And is there any other fish that raises its hackles like a yellow perch when you haul him into the boat? They seem to be the fish that try the hardest to fin you.
As a young kid, I learned about the fins of catfish and was always scared to death of getting poked by one. I am super careful with them and after a lifetime of fishing and catching lots of catfish and bullhead, I've never been nailed (knock on wood). Can anyone that has been nailed by a catfish tell me just what it's like?
Tight lines,
Bob
Catch and Grease reply :
I got cut by a catfish's spike once and nothing happened, I was ready for the pain that everybody talked about to set in but after a few minutes nothing even happened it was just a cut haha
Dunno if its different for each kind of catfish but the one that cut me didn't have some kind of painful poison or whatever people say...
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/28/2014 at 9:55 AM, Catch and Grease said:I got cut by a catfish's spike once and nothing happened, I was ready for the pain that everybody talked about to set in but after a few minutes nothing even happened it was just a cut haha
Dunno if its different for each kind of catfish but the one that cut me didn't have some kind of painful poison or whatever people say...
Sometimes it effects you and sometimes it doesn't. My grandpa had a small catfish get him in the meaty part of his palm between his index and thumb once. The barbs held so hard he had to use pliers to rip it back out. After about 30 minutes he was so sick we had to go home. I've had them poke and slice me with their fins and had it start burning really bad, but never got it bad enough to be really sick like that
BammerBass reply :
it does sting pretty good definitely, but the old wives tale of taking the area and rubbing it on the belly of the catfish to kill the sting actually works. I did it every time a catfish got me and it killed the sting on the spot. Something about the secretions on the belly of catfish seems to have analgesic properties.On 12/27/2014 at 9:45 PM, desmobob said:Stripers always seem to get me. And is there any other fish that raises its hackles like a yellow perch when you haul him into the boat? They seem to be the fish that try the hardest to fin you.
As a young kid, I learned about the fins of catfish and was always scared to death of getting poked by one. I am super careful with them and after a lifetime of fishing and catching lots of catfish and bullhead, I've never been nailed (knock on wood). Can anyone that has been nailed by a catfish tell me just what it's like?
Tight lines,
Bob
BammerBass reply :
And as far as handling catfish to prevent them from sticking you good, if they sre small enough, grab them right behind the head and just in front of the barb, then use the bass of your palm to suppress the barb so it wont grt you, worked for me every time I did it. As far as bigger catfish over 10-15 lbs, im not sure what would be the best way to handle them.
BammerBass reply :
Right here im using my two big fingers to keep that barb suppressed. Not an ideal way to handle it, but given it was being uncooperative for the photo op, I had to improvise. Id rather have used the base of my palm to do it, but this one was small enough to use my two big fingers to keep that barb down.
Crestliner2008 reply :
I bleed most often when landing lake trout. They are constantly squirming and moving and slippery. More cuts from the gill plates than any other species.
cyclops2 reply :
I WANT the cat to extend the bony fins . I simply slide my index finger & the one next to it, up each side of the belly. They stop when they reach the extended side fins. I then pinch down my thumb. Completely held with the back spine always away from me.
I now just use barbless hooks on everything . Long pliers done. Bass included. Even all the bass lures are crushed barbs. Kids love pulling the hook out by themselves.
As we get older. We are supposed to solve more problems easier & safer.
Chris S reply :
On 12/7/2014 at 5:48 AM, cbass12 said:White Bass!!!!! Not to mention that when they flop like crazy, you usually happen to have treble hooks hanging out of their mouth.
Like this? LOL! Boca grips from now on!!!
Thornback reply :
Believe it or not about three weeks back I got finned by a wild golden shiner. I guess I have handled thousands of them and their fins are soft. I got stuck in the tip of my index finger and it went in about 1/8" and hurt like heck. For the next two weeks I couldn't stand to put pressure on that finger tip. Today there is still a tiny spot on the skin that is hard, like a callouse.
cbass12 reply :
On 1/9/2015 at 10:52 PM, Chris S said:Like this? LOL! Boca grips from now on!!!
You are correct. Luckily I've avoided that. I usually don't even touch them anymore, just use pliers and shake them off over the side of the boat.
scaleface reply :
I caught a small channel "fiddlers we call them" . I was barefoot. It flipped off the hook and impaled my middle toe. It thrashed about stuck on that toe. I dont have to tell you what that felt like .
Texican reply :
I have been finned by a lot of different fish but the most painful has to be the hardhead catfish. My buddy dropped one on my foot once and my foot swelled up like a basketball.
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 12/16/2014 at 6:57 AM, everythingthatswims said:Where do you catch yellow perch? I have fished for them a bunch but never got on a consistent bite
Smith Mountain Lake has some nice yellow perch in it if you can find them. i usually tend to catch them in the september and early fall.
for me, it has to be white perch. white perch are fiesty and constantly wanting to jump around. they love to flare out their gill plates and cut you, and they have a real spiny back too. when i grab them i use my fingers to push down the gill plates and the inside of my hand pushing down the back fin...
Ratherbfishing reply :
The modest little bluegill is the most likely culprit for me. It's hard to hold them without something pointy getting me. Next would be catfish-although not so much anymore:
When I'm handling smallish channel cats and bullheads, I learned a method where, from underneath, you can place your thumb firmly against one pectoral fin and then surround the other fin with the next two fingers (index and middle). It works under the principle of keeping your friends close and your enemies even closer. It works wonders but you have to be careful when you release the fish that it still doesn't get you. You kind've have to "toss" the fish away. And don't attempt this with really large or small catfish-unless you have an absoute death grip on them, the small ones still seem to wiggle their fin enough to stick you in your palm.
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