michael_cb_125
Active Member
I have not read through the entire thread, so this may have been mentioned.
About 15 years ago I had a run in with a 250 watt metal halide. I had to use a razor blade to scrape the sizzling skin of the glass uv shield... The top of my right forearm will still not grow hair.
In and on the ocean I have had too many injuries to count. A few of the more memorable moments are:
A 4 foot blacktip latched onto my calf. Lucky he let go quickly with no spinning. I have a neat sharkbite scar now, lol.
An 8 inch squirrelfish got a spine into a small artery in my wrist. I thought my dad was going to pass out. I have only lost more blood one other time (planner accident). We were 40 miles offshore and I was in fishing mode. After the bleeding stopped, the pain set in. After 30 minutes of being light headed we continued catching goggle eyes, lol.
A 4.5 pound stone crab found my hand before I found his carapace... I pulled my hand from under the ledge with that big boy firmly atrached... to my brother and best friend to remove it without killing it. No blood, but a heck of a bruised hand.
I accidentally dove into a group of manowar.
I magically flew back into the boat. Trying to remove the long tentacles was a pain. My dad got stung in the process. I had scars for about 6 years that looked like someone took a whip to my legs and back. Fun times!!!
While not me, and not reef related. My brother had a 4 foot gator latch onto his hand, lol.
Stay attached for about 10 minutes while we figured out how to get him to let go without hurting him. A drinking straw and a puff of air down the throat and he let go!!
I have many more painful critter stories, but I will not bore yall.
~Michael
About 15 years ago I had a run in with a 250 watt metal halide. I had to use a razor blade to scrape the sizzling skin of the glass uv shield... The top of my right forearm will still not grow hair.
In and on the ocean I have had too many injuries to count. A few of the more memorable moments are:
A 4 foot blacktip latched onto my calf. Lucky he let go quickly with no spinning. I have a neat sharkbite scar now, lol.
An 8 inch squirrelfish got a spine into a small artery in my wrist. I thought my dad was going to pass out. I have only lost more blood one other time (planner accident). We were 40 miles offshore and I was in fishing mode. After the bleeding stopped, the pain set in. After 30 minutes of being light headed we continued catching goggle eyes, lol.
A 4.5 pound stone crab found my hand before I found his carapace... I pulled my hand from under the ledge with that big boy firmly atrached... to my brother and best friend to remove it without killing it. No blood, but a heck of a bruised hand.
I accidentally dove into a group of manowar.
I magically flew back into the boat. Trying to remove the long tentacles was a pain. My dad got stung in the process. I had scars for about 6 years that looked like someone took a whip to my legs and back. Fun times!!!
While not me, and not reef related. My brother had a 4 foot gator latch onto his hand, lol.
Stay attached for about 10 minutes while we figured out how to get him to let go without hurting him. A drinking straw and a puff of air down the throat and he let go!!
I have many more painful critter stories, but I will not bore yall.
~Michael
