[Shakey]

Guy was a spazz.

[vipersna]

Wow. Yeah that is not that much. I use 6 to 10 ounce torpedo weights when im fishing the jetty and I have launched the weights myself by reeling it up and pulling out hard trying to hook it. Today I actually hit myself with a 4 ouncer. It hurt. When they come flying at you the first thing that usually goes through your head is "oh shit" and in his case his sinker. I'm gonna guess he probably used a 6 ouncer.

[neilwatt]

I fish and did it for a living for 3 years. He must of got his bomb (lead) stuck and pulled to get it back or crack off and it flew back into his eye, ouch! Iv had many close shaves

[Cancun78]

I don't recall anyone ever warning us about this . Gonna have a talk with the kids.

[quartermain]

Originally Posted by GODREKR ↗

A 23-year-old man presented to our trauma bay after sustaining a head injury while fishing. Emergency medical services reported that while fishing, the patient reeled in the sinker for what he thought may have been a fish and that the sinker suddenly flew through the air, striking him in the left eye (Figure 1).

Attachment 551991
Left eye with entry wound in the superior medial aspect of the left orbit, with attached fishing line.

Diagnosis

Intracranial fishing line sinker. On presentation, he had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3, with shallow and agonal bleeding. He was immediately intubated as per advanced trauma life support protocol. A lateral skull radiograph was obtained and revealed a radiopaque teardrop density measuring 5 cm×1.6 cm and consistent with a bank lead surf casting sinker (Figure 2). A computed tomography scan of the head revealed effacement of the basilar cisterns, with midline shift from right to left, along with extensive intraparenchymal hemorrhage and early herniation. Although the left medial orbital wall was shattered, surprisingly, the globe was not ruptured. A neurosurgical consultation was obtained; however, it was determined that no surgical intervention was warranted according to the patient's overall clinical prognosis. He was treated to no avail and subsequently declared brain dead by the trauma service.

Attachment 551992
Skull radiograph demonstrating intracranial fishing line sinker measuring 5 cm×1.6 cm.

Although fishing is a commonly enjoyed sport, most fishing injuries generally involve the fishhook, with the hands, skin, and fingers being the most commonly affected areas.

Occasionally, the hook may embed itself in the eye or eyelid, and various techniques are described to deal with such injuries.

Fishing line sinker injuries do occur and have resulted in fractures of the facial bones as well.

As this case clearly demonstrates, the fishingline sinker can act in a manner similar to a low-velocity missile and, although an extremely rare event, can result in death from intracranial injuries. As in firearm injuries, the velocity of the sinker determines the severity of the injury.

Although fishing is not generally considered to be a hazardous sport, a number of independent variables—velocity, angle, trajectory, weight, and shape of the sinker—can interact with pinpoint precision to produce devastating consequences. A change in any of those variables would undoubtedly have resulted in a different outcome.

Except for the last line, it was like an italian opera or something. All that was missing were the Staff and lines and musical notes. Didn't understand a thing. Except for the last line.

[neilwatt]

Originally Posted by Cancun78 ↗

I don't recall anyone ever warning us about this . Gonna have a talk with the kids.

If it's kids then it's a risky business pulling a arnsley bomb which is stuck. The best thing is to make sure they have plenty so they can cut there line. Iv always pulled with a certain technique but still it's dangerous so yes warn your kids friend!

[The Krokodil]

Really really sucks!!! And I thought I had problems

[Desensitisation]

Freak accident, but knowing how much elastic tension a fishing line can hold, I wouldn't be pulling too hard on anything. Rather cut the line. Poor bastard.

[FunkPumpkin]

Jeezus, makes me want to wear a grinding face shield the next time I go fishing.

[Lythal]

I had to read that twice haha, thats insane!