Folks,
The barbless hook idea came directly from Ralph Klien and was fought by the folks from the Fisheries Division cause it made no sense. But Ralphie was what he was and he wasn't to be derailed by any logical argument from F&W. So we have barbless.
You want somebody to blame - blame Ralphie.
It isn't about fines, ease of release of yourself and others, release of fish or any other silly notion. It was about Ralphie who @ the time apparently was partners with some guys in a BC lodge. Expect that's where he learned about barbless. Probably wasn't on a Molsons can.
Don
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