Quote Originally Posted by DJD View Post
I never considered that but it sure could be useful that way! I have not been hooked by a treble but have come very close.
I know if I had one years ago while living in Florida I would have used it alot on the snapper in the mangroves and blues off the coast. Those dang snapper "snap" like they are trying to bite you and man that have some wicked looking teeth. I think those Blues could take a finger and strip it clean of meat if they clamped on and you jerked back.
You're dead on about the bluefish. I was fishing the mullet run on the beach last fall and was catching quite a few nice blues. A gentleman (tourist for sure) came to me and asked what I was catching and how to catch them. I was glad to show him what I was doing, but I warned him to never get a finger close to their mouth. Well, low and behold about two minutes later I saw him catch one and the next thing I knew he was shaking his finger up and down in the air. He walked to me and told me I was right about the fingers. He was bleeding from a nearly perfect half moon shaped cut just above the first finger joint. He also wanted to catch a snook so I warned him about the razor blades that a snook has for gill plates. (and that snook season was closed) I bet he listened to me that time.