As far as I am concerned the whole barbless issue is bull. The idea of the barb is to keep the fish on.(so we can release them if we choose)
I have lived and fished in England where most of the fishing is catch and release,many of the fish have been named by anglers after being caught so often.Most of these fish were caught on barbed hooks and survived.
The barbless rule is just another tool for the nit picking type of CO to nail you with if he or she fee linclined.
Whats next(perhaps we could hunt using knockout darts for big game then let them go after we take a few pics)
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