Richard Barrett
Senior Member
Hi Guy's.
I'm not looking to be 'holier than thou' but have a few thoughts I 'd like to share.
Since I started fishing for barbel on the Trent, I've come to realise these fish are under constant pressure from people like me. Many of the popular swims are in constant use, and clearly the same fish are being caught over and over again despite many thinking different.
Barbless hooks; I've fished with barbless hooks for about 20 years now for all species, and never found a problem. I cannot think of any occasion when a barbless hook has caused a lost fish. Operator error has, but not the hook.
The benefits are many. Little damage to fish that are constantly being hooked. Easy to unhook, in fact most times the hook falls out in the net. And if you do happen to hook yourself, it comes out easy. I'm preserving the fish for my own future fishing, keeping them in good condition.
I'm sold on barbless hooks, is anyone else?
Richard.
I'm not looking to be 'holier than thou' but have a few thoughts I 'd like to share.
Since I started fishing for barbel on the Trent, I've come to realise these fish are under constant pressure from people like me. Many of the popular swims are in constant use, and clearly the same fish are being caught over and over again despite many thinking different.
Barbless hooks; I've fished with barbless hooks for about 20 years now for all species, and never found a problem. I cannot think of any occasion when a barbless hook has caused a lost fish. Operator error has, but not the hook.
The benefits are many. Little damage to fish that are constantly being hooked. Easy to unhook, in fact most times the hook falls out in the net. And if you do happen to hook yourself, it comes out easy. I'm preserving the fish for my own future fishing, keeping them in good condition.
I'm sold on barbless hooks, is anyone else?
Richard.