wow - great outing, other than that little poke . Loved the opening drone shots too.
I have hooked myself almost annually since I got the boat - either like you did or through other mishaps. I have now mastered the art of removing the hook with the fishing line wrapped around the embedded hook. Works like a charm and painless, even if the barb is deep - only issue is you need three hands, at least so far.I have figured a way to do it solo.
Had a bass drive the middle treble on a body bait into my thumb once. He was still on the front hook. Every time he moved he drove it deeper. That was fun. Release it first, cut off treble, then try and remove. I was on a back lake solo fishing. After getting him off, I used the same version you did. Although I think my movie would have had some slightly more colourful words during the process. On the drive home my thumb started to turn red. By the time I got to civilisation and into see my doctor it was pretty dicey - top of the thumb was badly swollen and purple.It was so bad my doctor gave me his personal cell # along with a prescription for pills the size of a Smart car. "If it doesn't start to reduce in 24 hours call me." Since then, every time I get stuck by a hook that first bad one reacts a bit. I now carry a much bigger first aid kit and a general antibiotic every summer.
And could you send some of that weather this way....?