Vet Loses Prosthetic Hand to Fish in Tournament — Only to Have Another Angler Reel It Back in Later
- Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:06am by
Liz Klimas
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Jack Wiseman is a Wounded Warrior with a prosthetic arm. He lost his arm in the gulf — not the Gulf War that is but the gulf of Mexico. And it wasn’t his original arm that he lost there, but his prosthetic.
Jack Wiseman (Image: WSMY News screenshot)
You see Wiseman was one of eight Wounded Warriors invited to the Boca Grande Pass fishing tournament over the Memorial Day Weekend. It was here that Wiseman’s prosthetic arm was reeled out to sea by none other than the fish he was attempting to reel in.
Wiseman explained to WFMY News that he has several attachments that fit onto his prosthetic, one of which allows him to hold a fishing rod. The lunker he was bringing in pulled off the hand to his arm — attachment and all — and dragged it into the deep. In the report, he says “All of a sudden the hand snapped off the prosthetic device, still hooked to the rod, and the rod and the reel and the hand went down into the water.”
Although Wiseman never expected to see it again. Wiseman told CBS 12 in an interesting turn of events that “somebody else hooked that same fish and our rod with my hand was still attached to the rod and they brought it back to us. So that’s my fishing story.”
Watch the report:
Wiseman’s friends had a good laugh over the events and have already been invited back to the tournament next year.
[H/T Daily Mail]
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gigalynx
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:57pmIt must be a slow day to be commenting on this story…
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 2:21pmA fish in hand is worth both in the pond…..
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 2:19pmGive en both… a Hand :)
Report Post »ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 1:19pmAnd there you have it, folks, REEL NEWS FROM THE BLAZE.
Report Post »Oak
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 3:46pmThere needs to be a like button next to posts. :)
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 11:28amI would like to know what was meant by somebody else “hooked it.” When I was a kid I was fishing at one of the locks on the Barge Canal. This man was daydreaming with his fishing pole laying on the ground. Suddenly there was a “kerplunk” and it was gone. My line started running out and when I reeled it in my hook had catch on his line and run down and fastened to the reel. I pulled it in enough for him to get his pole and he finished reeling in a carp. He was happy because it was a gift from his wife. Ah, the memories of youth!
Report Post »romadave
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 10:22amFalling for the same bait twice! That fish musta been a dum bass.
But how about that second fisherman! He reely seized that oppor tuna ty.
I’ve heard those guided fishing expeditions in the gulf really cost an arm and a leg, but that is ridiculous.
Thanks, and don’t forget to tip your waiter.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 10:11amNow there’s a fish story you can tell for the rest of your life.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 10:40amIts truly a one of a kind fish story.
Report Post »brezzeone
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 10:58amEvery day will live is made up of luck. Some days you have it some days you done. That day was his.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 1:04pmCan I give you a hand? No really how do you think this poor guy felt when he thought his arm was lost? Only to get it back right away. How cool is that. A fish story.
Report Post »00gabooga
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 8:20amGotta hand it to him, that’s a hell of a fish story.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:37amI remember a story in the Bible about a fish and a coin. I want to pay my taxes that way…a dead fish in the mail to the IRS….
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:27amBy the end of the day, it will be about a leg not a hand….you know how those fish stories go…..; ))
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:22amI remember a story about a group of old guys (one of whom was a friend of mine) who spent a day out fishing on a boat.
One of the guys lost his false teeth over the side and grizzled about it at length. He did however pull up a very large fish which my mate offered to gut for him while he continued fishing.
As a joke, my friend asked one of the other old guys if he could borrow his false teeth and slipped them inside the fish. “Hey! This fish has eaten something! I think it’s your false teeth! Look at this!”
The old guy lumbered over, took the bloody false teeth and shoved them into his mouth. He pulled them out again saying “Nah, they’re not mine”, and threw them over the side of the boat.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:27amEwwwww! Funny, but…. ewwwww…. :)
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 11:35amHere is one of my father’s stories:
Report Post »This farmer had a cross-eyed cow and he calls the vet and asked him what to do about it. The vet tells him to put a pipe up the cows behind and blow. The farmer does but no effect. So he calls the vet again who comes over. The vet pulls the pipe out, turns it around, puts it back and blows. Sure enough, the cows eyes straightened up. The farmer was amazed but asked the vet “Why did you turn the pipe around?“ The vet replied ”You didn’t think I was going to put my mouth where you had yours, did you?”
Stoic one
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:22amNice story
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