Chomp! (If blood disturbs you don't look)

Well I was fishing one of my secret spots here in tn yesterday afternoon and tearing them up on a sara spook. I had just real realeased about a 3.5 pound bass and was rinsing my hands off in the water and i heard a smack and a huge amount of pressure on my index finger. Out of reaction i ripped my hand back revealing a snapping turtle head and the top of his shell. It scared me so bad i slipped off the rock i was standing on and fell in the pond. After scrambling to get back on my feet and on the shore i decided to look at my finger. It (my index finger) was cut about half way through and the skin was peeled off. I count my blessings that I still have a finger because quite frankly i don't know how I would cast a spinning reel without my index finger .

Have a good day, Jack

Dang that had to hurt - glad you still have all your digits :beer:

:shock: DANG! X2

Turtle man.....LIVE ACTION! :lol:


Glad you still have your digits!

WOW - that will teach you to wash your hands [-X


I always think about that whenever I am fishing the weeds - try and keep my stuff away from likely snapper spots

wow! id say your very fortunate. did it get the nail at all?

:twisted: OUCH!!! Could have been much worse for you.

Ouch! Me and most other fisherman all rinse our hands in the water. That's a heck of an experience. Glad you can still count to 10

I think I will just wash mine in the live well from now on!

I hope your busy cooking turtle soup!


Thats one nasty picture

I'm bringing a rag from now on haha...somehow it did not get the nail but it cut all the way around up to it.

That had to hurt, glad it wasn't worse and your still have all your pinkies. Hope the snapper can't snap anyone else.

Think I'll just leave my hands dirty and wash them when I get home.

Ouch !!!! Don't tell me where your secret spot is, OK ??? :wink:

DARN! Who would expect that to happen? Glad it wasn't worse.

What are the odds of that happening?

Glad you survived with all your fingers.

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Turtle man.....LIVE ACTION! :lol:


Glad you still have your digits!

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HAHA thats the first thing that popped into my head

good thing you weren't skinny dipping :-# :mrgreen:

glad your healing up...

Rippen Lips said:

Jim said:

Turtle man.....LIVE ACTION! :lol:


Glad you still have your digits!

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HAHA thats the first thing that popped into my head

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LIVE ACTION!



glad you still have all of em! You may of been using a push buttom for the rest of your life!

Thats CRAZY!!!!!!!,

Wow that is nuts. Lucky you reacted quick enough.