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Originally Posted by McLeod
While I respect Duane I do not agree with him when it comes to the use of Barbed treble hooks on Spoons or spinners. Barbed flies which of course are a single I would tend to agree a little more that they don't have much of a difference. But treble barbed hooks are devasting. I have experimented with this the National Parks and have seen the evidence.
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Duane is going by the science and the science says barbless hooks are a feel good law. Not what someone thinks or feels or their own anecdotal evidence. The number one cause of fish mortality is fishing, not barbed hooks. Should we stop fishing to stop C&R mortality?
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