Another lesson learned!

[kingtin]

Been off my feet with little sleep for 4 days. Left foot swollen badly and so very painful that I nearly went to ER. Finally got in to see my GP this morning who sent me for bloods and prescribed prednisone and oxycodeine and it's easing already. Likely culprit was a Bass that dropped off the hook as I was fetching it on board. I was wearing boat shoes but it's spines went right through proving to be as painful as a catfish piercing. GP reckons either it was that or the dam water entering the puncture when I was trailering the tinny. We'll know better when he gets the blood results. Serves me right for not using the landing net! No wonder folk rock up to ER with the way appts are round here!

[Noelm]

Sounds like Gout to me! But, seeing as you were spiked, maybe not?

[chris69]

No the slim form the fish can be nasty with cat fish spikes the side fins are worse than the top because there out of the mud they say.

[TheRealPoMo]

Just another Australian endemic species that tries to kill you. Never caught an Australian Bass, so thanks for the warning.
You said dam so I assume it did not look like this.

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[disorderly]

No the slim form the fish can be nasty with cat fish spikes the side fins are worse than the top because there out of the mud they say.

Yeah I have had fingers and toes swell up painfully like a fat sausage about to burst from ordinary fish spikes...I also reckon there must be some sort of bacteria in the slime..

[kingtin]

Sounds like Gout to me! But, seeing as you were spiked, maybe not?

Gout's normally hot to the touch but this was normal temp.