I hate barbed hooks
 

I was out ice fishing with a new fishing buddy going after walleye and things were slow so I decided to hop on my quad and try out some different areas. When I returned he had rigged up a tip up of mine and a pike grabbed it shortly after, when I pulled the pike up I noticed that the treble was barbed. I had a bugger of a time getting those stupid barbs out. barbless are so so much better. Yes I gave him a slap on the noodle and no I did not report him.:snapoutofit:

I hate the barbed hook law:)

"I hate the barbed hook law"


I agree. I do not believe that fishing barbless will improve fish mortality rates anymore than when using a barbed hook.

Did you hear that......?

......sounded like a can of worms......

LC :)

reread posters story......... duh.....

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yes, because ripping and twisting the hooks out with a lot of force couldn't possibly damage the fishes mouth or gills. In fact, it's exactly the same as a barbless hook. A barbed hook slides out of the mouth soooo easily....SARCASM ALERT!!!:fighting0030::)

not only is barbless bettr for the fish,its more of a challenge to catch them... barbs are for babies

I can see the horse coming out soon ......:)

Actually serious, but that is no secret with me.:)
No scientific evidence to support it.
Bait ban would have made more sense.
Useless law. No basis. Not a popular law. :argue2:

no scientific evidence to support it? what? There have been numerous studies...

I always just figured it if you learn how to fish barbs arn't needed.
I don't miss them at all find it a lot easier for me and the fish...

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nothing really conclusive

Bait ban would have done more.

Speaking from my experience, a barbless hook is way easier to remove than one with those stupid barbs on it. Seems like a no-brainer to me that is would be "easier" on the fish as well.

Yes, your right - it is far from cut and dry. I have spent quite a bit of time reading articles on this subject as I am trying to decide where my vote goes for the current regs in Saskatchewan. For every article that supports barbless, there is one that concludes there is no difference. The one thing that thing that all articles agree on though is CPUE is always lower with barbless. (catch per unit effort)

on a side note - barbless hooks means less hook extraction in the ER, which means less government money spent on healthcare. It's a government conspiracy!

Good that you have actually taken the time and effort to research this. I can't say the same for myself unfortunately.

I believe that the CPUE that you refer to, also results in better rod handling skills after a couple have been lost.

Regardless of conclusive evidence, there is no way anyone can claim that barbless would be worse than barbed. Intuitively, it makes sense. Use your brains gentlemen. If you can honestly tell me it is easier to dig a treble hook with barbs out of a deeply hooked fishes throat compared to a barbless hook...you're nothing more than a liar.

I hate treble hooks. It's even much lamer than single barb hook.

If you have to dig a treble hook out of the back of the fishes throat, the argument over barbed and barbless would be redundant . Its probly gonna die anyway:thinking-006:

Barbless is sure nice when you snag your clothing though.

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Hookless would be really good for the fish and much more challenging. I think that's the way I've been fishing this year from the results I have achieved.

Classic!

Stick a barbed hook 1/4" into your arm. Then stick a barbless hook 1/4" into your arm. Tell me which one comes out easier.

I am all for barbless hooks. I have learned to fish with them and think its the only way to go!

Exactly !!

I support barbless. Might not make much difference to a whitefish that tends to take hooks lightly in the lip, but something like pike that often inhale hooks deeply, barbless hooks are much, much easier on the fish. I just wish they were more available in stores because using a Dremel to remove barbs gets tedious. Or when they are available in stores, I wish they weren't priced double or triple the price of barbed hooks.

Not only am i for Barbless especially when fishing for Pike , using those big Rapalas i also remove the middle treble and cut 1 of the 3 hooks hooks from the front and back hook because i dont like performing surgery to remove these hooks that Northern Pike like to inhale like candy..
Good on ya for educating your buddy Conan.