Got hit by a hardhead Saturday

Fishing in Lake Borgne with two friends and my son.
My son catches a small hardhead and as I have done 1000's time before I grab the little sucker behind the fins,remove the hook and the whole time I'm talking to my son telling him this is how it's done.
Go to throw the little frick and it's side fin embeds between my thumb and index finger and goes soo deep that it's barbs are latched onto something in my hand.
I instinctivly pull it out and feel the barbs ripping shite up.
Instantly my hand feels as it's going to explode and I see stars and my ears start ringing.
I spent the next 1 1/2 hours laying on the front deck of the boat fighting black-out pain.

After the first 45 minutes one of my friends asks me if I want a pain pill.
fricker had a 10 mg. Loratab and held out on me for 45 minutes

Said that I was teaching my kid a lesson on how to remove a hardhead properly and figured that seeing his pops roll around on the deck of the boat like a little bitch for an hour was a very good lesson on how to never grab a hardhead.


Ohh and here's one mule my kid landed before the hardhead incident.
Weighed 3 1/4 lbs. on the Boga.