To myself, this is fairly simple.
Its also fact that a barbless comes out much easier than barbed.

Pulling a barbed hook out puts a ton of strain on the jaw of a fish.

I sure as hell dont like pulling out barbed hooks from my nets either.


Experienced anglers can unhook barbed hooks faster? Thats insane.
Everybody has a bad encounter with trebles, I fished with the damn things for 20 years in Ontario and I would never switch back.

Losing fish in the middle of a fight is part of the enjoyment in our sport.