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Originally Posted by BobbyWombat
1. What happened?
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I was on an easy shore dive with a regular buddy, and my right leg and BC got snagged in a tangle of near-invisible monofilament complete with a 4 inch hook still baited with a fish head.
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Originally Posted by BobbyWombat
2. What did you do to resolve the problem?
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I got out my shears, cut the filament from behind me, cut the hook free as soon as I noticed it, and then freed my leg.
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Originally Posted by BobbyWombat
3. Was it avoidable? (Any factors that made the problem worse than it should have been?)
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If I had noticed it a few feet earlier, I wouldn't have put the tension on it that allowed it to snug around my cam buckle.
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Originally Posted by BobbyWombat
4. Lessons learned / suggestions for others.
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Staying calm and dealing with the problem seems to work well.