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Originally Posted by McLeod
Going by Science ? What is Science ? I have a degree in Zoology ..In a mountain park lake I caught several Dozen cutties on barbed hooks and several dozen on Barbless. Barbless hooked fish are harder to keep on the hook and land.
Of all fish caught barbed hooked fish are harder to release and there is more bleeding and thus more mortality. I am not going to write a thesis on this but it is science. I will challenge any of Duane studies in regards to treble hooks.
The rate would be much narrower I suspect when fishing with flies on a single hook.
Yes the number one cause of fish mortality is fishing ..The point that is being made is that there is an increase in mortality rate with with the use of barbed hooks.
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The science of studies that have shown that of all the variables that can lead to delayed mortality from being caught, whether the hook is barbed or not is the most insignificant. Far and away the largest killer of fish is being caught, followed by variables like water temp, length of fight, age of fish and a dozen others. All more important than the barb. If you feel good doing then continue on. But sometime you should read on HOW we got this law rammed down our throats by Ralph.