Barbed hooks are awesome!!!

BobLoblaw · #1 04-06-2012, 12:22 PM

I fished the Bow River on Wednesday. I had pretty good luck tossing this "Five o' Diamonds streamer" with the 5wt fly rod...

I had been hooking & losing lots of fish, but once I switched to this big ol' barbed treble, they sure stayed on the hook better! So nice!

TyreeUM · #2 04-06-2012, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

I fished the Bow River on Wednesday. I had pretty good luck tossing this "Five o' Diamonds streamer" with the 5wt fly rod...

I had been hooking & losing lots of fish, but once I switched to this big ol' barbed treble, they sure stayed on the hook better! So nice!

I lost an old lenny down there last week, I think that might be mine! I am not sure what a streamer is, but if you mean casting it out and jerking it through the water trying to "hook up", then yes, this is how I fish them too!

Goater · #3 04-06-2012, 12:27 PM

WHY SOINTLY!!!! And what do you mean switched that's what I've always used!!!

BobLoblaw · #4 04-06-2012, 12:29 PM

Just kidding, of course...

I actually retrieved this spoon from the middle of the river. I got snagged & waded out to try & get my nymphs loose; it sucks when you lose a 3-nymph rig!
I got my nymphs back, along with a whole bunch of 15lb(approx.) mono & this collection of tackle...

This Rap looks pretty new & should catch trout on the Bow...

...and, nice to see that the barbs are pinched on the Rap, as well as the 2 flies. Apparently, the spoon-chucker hasn't checked the regs in the past 15 years or so...

TyreeUM · #5 04-06-2012, 12:34 PM

geez at least give the fisherman the benefit of the doubt...maybe it floated down from the National Park! I hate you accusatory this forum is on the humble spoon casters.

WayneChristie · #6 04-06-2012, 12:48 PM

definitely not one of mine, I remove those wimpy trebles and add a 6 point hook with much bigger barbs! easier to snag big trout that way!

BeeGuy · #7 04-06-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TyreeUM

geez at least give the fisherman the benefit of the doubt...maybe it floated down from the National Park! I hate you accusatory this forum is on the humble spoon casters.

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the majority of tackle I find is barbed. This includes flies. The barbed rate is about equal between the hardware and software.

BobLoblaw · #8 04-06-2012, 12:51 PM

Now, back to our regularly scheduled fishin' report:

I spent some time on the Bow River with Slivers86 on Wednesday, before the snowstorm hit the city. Managed a nice 18" rainbow on a Ice Cream Cone Chironomid in the first spot we fished before we gave up trying to cast into a gale that was roaring straight downriver; not a lot of fun when you're fly fishing, let me tell ya! My partner went home to get some shut-eye(he had just worked all night) & I drove to another stretch of river where the wind was more manageable. Much better. At one point I hooked fish on 3 consecutive casts: a big, strong fish that I never saw before he came undone; an 18" rainbow on a stonefly nymph; a 20" rainbow on a San Juan Worm. About 2 minutes later I hooked a big brown in the shallow stuff; I saw the big ol' tail come out of the water on the hookset, then he was gone. Landed a couple smaller 'bows & a bunch of whitefish after that. Then, the wind changed direction, the fish got lockjaw & I went to work; pretty good day(except for the whole work deal...).

A few pics from the day:

First fish of the day. He looks like he's taken some hook damage in the past, but he was healthy & strong...

He moved just as I snapped this pic, so it's kinda blurry; you can see a little orange color under the jaw. A bit of cutty in his background, or just a rainbow with an odd color patch? I've seen a couple like that this year...

Brave little Prairie Crocus! Always the first to test the fickle Calgary "spring weather", chance of snow and/or frost be danged! You looked so pretty yesterday at 11am, all purple & furry. By 11pm, you were buried under several inches of cold, wet snow. I'll see you & all your relatives in a day or two, when the white stuff has disappeared again...

Worm-eater...

One last look...

They can't all be 20"ers...

I think I'll bring a shovel next time I fish this stretch of river. Throw a couple scoops of these Allegheny mound ants in the water, then fish an ant pattern.

Of course, the fly will be barbed; hate to lose a fish, y'know...

Slivers86, let's do this again; preferably when you're rested & the wind is under 40k...

TyreeUM · #9 04-06-2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

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the majority of tackle I find is barbed. This includes flies. The barbed rate is about equal between the hardware and software.

Thank you for seeing my sarcasm. Honestly though, in a province that is (for the most part) barbless, there really isn't any excuses...

Great pics, as usual - that first rainbow has some great color. That is almost as colorful as the one Red caught down there last year.

Alberta Bigbore · #10 04-06-2012, 01:02 PM

Nice pictures!!

BeeGuy · #11 04-06-2012, 01:04 PM

very nice

good to see the anemone report in there (bzzz)

bit of cutty in there eh

BobLoblaw · #12 04-06-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TyreeUM

Thank you for seeing my sarcasm. Honestly though, in a province that is (for the most part) barbless, there really isn't any excuses...

Great pics, as usual - that first rainbow has some great color. That is almost as colorful as the one Red caught down there last year.

Crap!
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone figured it out.
Yes, all my pics are stolen from the Interwebs and/or photoshopped; beats the heck outta freezin' my arse off out there like the rest of you dummies!

The hardest part? Sneaking into peoples houses at night so I can hypnotize 'em & make them 'remember' fishing with me...

Seriously, though, I hope nobody takes the pic of a barbed hook as a condemnation of gear fishermen versus us superior, elite fly fishermen.
I've found a few barbed flies, as well.

WayneChristie · #13 04-06-2012, 01:13 PM

I remember fishing with you. such a nice man, let me catch all the fish!!! nice pics as always. hope you remember the camera when you get skunked for sturgeon again

BobLoblaw · #14 04-06-2012, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

very nice

good to see the anemone report in there (bzzz)

bit of cutty in there eh

Yeah, I love seeing those fuzzy little flowers; they ain't scared of a late snowfall!
I honestly don't know if there's any cutty in that fish. Some folks say it's sometimes seen in pure rainbows???

TyreeUM · #15 04-06-2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Crap!
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone figured it out.
Yes, all my pics are stolen from the Interwebs and/or photoshopped; beats the heck outta freezin' my arse off out there like the rest of you dummies!

The hardest part? Sneaking into peoples houses at night so I can hypnotize 'em & make them 'remember' fishing with me...

Seriously, though, I hope nobody takes the pic of a barbed hook as a condemnation of gear fishermen versus us superior, elite fly fishermen.
I've found a few barbed flies, as well.

its all in good fun, only a few people are that uptight!

On a more serious note, you take some fantastic pics and I am sure everyone on here looks forward to your threads. You should think about putting together a big coffee table book with your best 50 or so shots and include poems/comments/thoughts. I would buy one for sure!

BeeGuy · #16 04-06-2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Yeah, I love seeing those fuzzy little flowers; they ain't scared of a late snowfall!
I honestly don't know if there's any cutty in that fish. Some folks say it's sometimes seen in pure rainbows???

Without completely derailing this thread.

I'd be curious to know what a "pure" rainbow is. Due to all the stockings and introductions, divergence and interruption of our waterways, I'd be surprised of any pure strains.

The COSEWIC report on westslope cutthroat I've posted a few times really sheds some light on this issue.

Genetic analysis really shows how muddied the gene pool of our freshwater Oncorhynchus has become.

BobLoblaw · #17 04-06-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Without completely derailing this thread.

I'd be curious to know what a "pure" rainbow is. Due to all the stockings and introductions, divergence and interruption of our waterways, I'd be surprised of any pure strains.

The COSEWIC report on westslope cutthroat I've posted a few times really sheds some light on this issue.

Genetic analysis really shows how muddied the gene pool of our freshwater Oncorhynchus has become.

So far this thread has:
-barbed hooks
-crocuses that aren't really crocuses
-stolen/photoshopped pics
-gear vs. fly
-hypnotism
-chumming
-The Three Stooges
-impure rainbows
-impure old hippies who get mean & hurtful when they don't get fishing enough

Derail away!

horsetrader · #18 04-06-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Without completely derailing this thread.

I'd be curious to know what a "pure" rainbow is. Due to all the stockings and introductions, divergence and interruption of our waterways, I'd be surprised of any pure strains.

The COSEWIC report on westslope cutthroat I've posted a few times really sheds some light on this issue.

Genetic analysis really shows how muddied the gene pool of our freshwater Oncorhynchus has become.

BeeGuy · #19 04-06-2012, 02:50 PM

Nice avatar

you gonna lay the smack down?!?!?!

WayneChristie · #20 04-06-2012, 02:59 PM

hippy my azz, thats hillbilly to you

hoping to find some pike this weekend, I will let you know. anyone got any easy methods for removing great big pike flies from ones body? guess the helmet will help

BobLoblaw · #21 04-06-2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by WayneChristie

hippy my azz, thats hillbilly to you

hoping to find some pike this weekend, I will let you know. anyone got any easy methods for removing great big pike flies from ones body? guess the helmet will help

http://youtu.be/sKAAGWZskGg

Great method for pulling those big ol' barbed treble hook pike flies out...

fishermansfriend · #22 04-06-2012, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Just kidding, of course...

I actually retrieved this spoon from the middle of the river. I got snagged & waded out to try & get my nymphs loose; it sucks when you lose a 3-nymph rig!
I got my nymphs back, along with a whole bunch of 15lb(approx.) mono & this collection of tackle...

This Rap looks pretty new & should catch trout on the Bow...

...and, nice to see that the barbs are pinched on the Rap, as well as the 2 flies. Apparently, the spoon-chucker hasn't checked the regs in the past 15 years or so...

Looks like the rap I lost a week or so ago by the highwood. But there's probly a few thousand dollars worth of those from canmore to bassano.

TROLLER · #23 04-06-2012, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Just kidding, of course...

I actually retrieved this spoon from the middle of the river. I got snagged & waded out to try & get my nymphs loose; it sucks when you lose a 3-nymph rig!
I got my nymphs back, along with a whole bunch of 15lb(approx.) mono & this collection of tackle...

This Rap looks pretty new & should catch trout on the Bow...

...and, nice to see that the barbs are pinched on the Rap, as well as the 2 flies. Apparently, the spoon-chucker hasn't checked the regs in the past 15 years or so...

I would be willing to bet a nickle that rap was my neighbors. He is always running down to the Bow in the eve and chucking a rap exactly like the one you found.

flymaster · #24 04-06-2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TyreeUM

I lost an old lenny down there last week, I think that might be mine! I am not sure what a streamer is, but if you mean casting it out and jerking it through the water trying to "hook up", then yes, this is how I fish them too!

you are a ****er for using a barb hook read the regs or im going to hook you in the drink

FishingFrenzy · #25 04-06-2012, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by flymaster

you are a ****er for using a barb hook read the regs or im going to hook you in the drink

Someone doesn't understand sarcasm...

TyreeUM · #26 04-06-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by flymaster

you are a ****er for using a barb hook read the regs or im going to hook you in the drink

regs?

BeeGuy · #27 04-06-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TyreeUM

regs?

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kujo · #28 04-06-2012, 07:02 PM

Sounds like your going to get foul hooked.... hopefully he practices C&R for your sake

whitetail Junkie · #29 04-06-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Derail away!

Besides the barbs being Tabboo ,big lures catch big fish.....I learnt my lesson 13 years ago at Tobin lake....Never laugh at the size of another man's fishing tackle.......no matter how big or small it is

whitetail Junkie · #30 04-06-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by flymaster

you are a ****er for using a barb hook read the regs or im going to hook you in the drink

Someone's Rideing the Tomato Boat...........Yikes!!!!