[NoMoSurf]

they dont have a stinger, just bacteria on spines like a stingray, ive been had by a stingray, and when i was in navy my friend stepped on a sailcat while running down beach. He went to hospital, and they sent him back to barracks, next morning his leg was red from foot to hip, he got blood poisoning during the night.

Not true.. They have a highly complex cocktail of toxins. The whole hot water remedy works for minor wounds, but a full puncture needs a trip to the ER.

 

[HAG 90 10]

Careful around others catching catfish

Years ago fishing Okaloosa pier a young angler was having a blast catching hardheads. He hooked one next to me reeled it all the way to the tip. The rod was completely bent over and started swinging back and forth. The young man couldn't control it and speared me in the back between my shoulder blades. At this point I can't reach the fish so the kid starts jerking the rod in an attempt to remove it. I start howling as the pain exponentially increases. Finally a fellow angler grabs the catfish and pulls it straight out. I pressed as much of the poison out as possible (rubbed against the corner of the bathroom building), fortunately it didn't get infected. That's my best/worst catfish story.

 

[rr4611]

Had the dorsal spine go through one finger and halfway into the next when working party boats back in the 70s. Hand swelled and hurt like hell and made me sick. Glad we were near the end of the day. Went to the hospital when I got in. Was better but it was rough. 10 years later I had an abcess form in the one finger it stopped in. Guess scar tissue grew around a tiny piece of the spine that broke off in my finger because the abcess was in the exact spot.