Last year, I hooked my self 2 times bass fishing. First time in the nose, but the weight bounced off my head and pulled the hook out. Luckly, I didn't get a nose ring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha. 2nd time in the throat, but this time it was harder to get out. I caught a 3 lb. bass. I leaning over the fish trying to get the hook out. The fish flipped up and the treble hook got me through the skin of my neck. It pierced the skin about a 1/4 of an inch and stuck out, of course the bass was still hooked and flipping out. It hurt like hell, until I could hold the fish still. I learned a lesson, don't go fishing without wire cutters in your tackle box. I had to hold the fish for about 10 minutes until I found the 2nd fisherman could cut the barb off. Yea, it bled a little bit.