Fish Farmer Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Barbless is great, but if your live bait fishing, good luck with that. Edited September 16, 2011 by Fish Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctranter Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I'm surprised more people aren't going on about barbless musky hooks considering how passionate people are about these fish. If bolt cutters are an ethical requirement, and the fish is all fragile and delicate, why not fish with 100% barbless hooks so after you cut them, they can fall out easier? Also, wouldn't it be easier to release a musky as quickly as possible without even taking it out of the cradle with barbless? These hooks are usually huge, so this seems logical to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossover Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 i fish hookless, 100% less damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 i fish hookless, 100% less damage Care to elaborate? Or is this simply a typo? HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 i fish hookless, 100% less damage Velcro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 There is a Barb at work I would like to pinch. I fish almost exclusively for Bass, and as such I don't pinch the barbs down. However when I do go pan-fishing int he spring I use barbless. I should have used a barbless hook when I found my ex wife. I could have thrown her back easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I'm surprised more people aren't going on about barbless musky hooks considering how passionate people are about these fish. If bolt cutters are an ethical requirement, and the fish is all fragile and delicate, why not fish with 100% barbless hooks so after you cut them, they can fall out easier? Also, wouldn't it be easier to release a musky as quickly as possible without even taking it out of the cradle with barbless? These hooks are usually huge, so this seems logical to me. barbless muskie fishing is slowly gaining ground but i think many people who are targeting these fish do not want to risk losing 'the fish of a lifetime'. if hooks wont pop out easily and you decide to cut hooks, what's left of them will fall out barbs or no barbs. to your 2nd point, the fish never leaves the net/cradle/water during the unhooking procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Care to elaborate? Or is this simply a typo? HH Velcro? It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now