The barbless hook fiasco came to light... It was on my buddies rig. The barb was pinched but not quite touching the shank. The CO decided to try and make an example of him by writing a $200 ticket for an unpinched barb
. Needless to say it was a pretty trivial infraction and and a minor oversight on my buddies side. 1 barb out of three on the treble... give him a break for petes sake. Then the CO goes into his little speach about if you push the hook through your pants and it grabs any thread on the pull out it is illegal. according to him that is the standard that all CO's use
I call bullsh**. I have been checked for barbs at least 6 or 7 times and that is the first time that method has been mentioned. according to him that was the standard
since when it the consistency of my jeans and a fishes mouth comparible?? I think if they come up with some sort of standard for checking it should be outlined in the Reg's book. I think it would paint a clearer picture for us all. any thoughts?
edit* after a little pursuasion the ticket was not completed and the CO left.