I pinch down every barb on all my flies. The only way to go.
Lee
You know I think I even land more fish this way , Glad to see you back Lee.
Hi Dave
I have not yet converted to barbless...With my fishing abilities
I need all the help I can get. I have enough long distance releases
as it is without the added pressure of barbless.
But I must admit that it would make frequent hook extraction from various parts of my anatomy much easier...
Stephen
I haven't made the switch yet either. Don't really know why but I like Stephen's reason so I'll borrow it
I won't ask or don't dare to ask what parts your talking about Stephen
Kind of reminds me when a hook pulled from the mouth of a trout right into my finger burried it self deep . I walked right though a pool where fish were rising everywhere. Which happened to be my fishing partners honey fishing spot. I begged him to pull the hook from my throbing finger. He was nice enough to pull the hook out using the fishing line trick. It worked like a charm but I did lose my fly and ruined his spot. I didn't much care because my finger felt better.
I have gone to complete barbless hooks . What about the rest of you ?
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