We fish barbless pretty much all the time, i got sick of wounding smaller fish before i put them back. Fishing with barbless hooks makes taking them off the hook soooooooo much easier. Unless you absolutley have to get that fish in the boat, i dont see why everyone doesn't do it.
As i get bit older ,, uuhhg.. it doesnt matter to me so much whether i get the fish in the boat esspecially if i know that they are just gonna get thrown back any way, and if im keeping them for the table, well.. its a more sportsman like challenge, and if ya keep your rod tip up, and your drags set right, your not gonna loose them any way. and if y do.. like I told my kids when they were 5, if ya loose it, don't worry, there will be another one right behind it. Now ive got great kids who love to fish for the sake of fishing, not the sake of eating...
Fishing barbless, is not only more sportsman like, it will help you be more attentive and a better angler as far as Im concerned, and Ive never dated anyone named Barb.
hmm keep your rod tip up... i think ill change my sig to that!!! LOL