Hooks
Jul 29, 2020 16:02:05 #
Jul 29, 2020 17:17:56 #
Joe Cara wrote:
Do I have to crimp, file, or snip all barbs onhooks? Joe Cara
Joe,the only time you HAVE to, is if you're fishing in an area that requires barbless, or if your state regs require it for certain fish. It does make Catch and Release easier, but also makes losing fish easier. Check out NJ regulations and see what they say. New Federal Striper regs require circle hooks for baitfishing, but not barbless.
Jul 29, 2020 17:39:41 #
Jul 29, 2020 17:43:50 #
Welcome aboard there Joe C. As Fred told you - check the regulation for the area you are fishing. If even one species you might catch need barbless than use them always. Only takes catching one and being checked at that moment to ruin a great day,week,month, year😂
Jul 29, 2020 17:43:51 #
Joe Cara wrote:
Thanks Fredfish. You’ve answered question. Joe
You're welcome, anytime.
Jul 29, 2020 17:51:01 #
Jul 29, 2020 18:37:09 #
May I offer another time when barbless hooks makes sense. I purposely flatten the barbs on all the hooks we are using when I take Jeremiah fishing. I feel that sooner or later, someone will get hooked and I feel like having a barbless hook is just worth the effort. We often catch fish that had tried to ingest the hook completely, and barbless makes that extraction easier. I've been hooked a number of times, and know how to extract hooks, but have decided to not take the chance of dealing with a barbed hook. Just Sayin...RJS
Jul 29, 2020 19:01:14 #
I just pinch all mine down - safer that way and if I loose a few - so what.
Jul 29, 2020 19:14:21 #
Jul 30, 2020 08:30:44 #
Robert J Samples wrote:
May I offer another time when barbless hooks makes... (show quote)
No long ago,
I was running for the door, I knew it was Federal Express with something we
had ordered for fishing. One of us, ok probably me dropped an eagle Claw
4/0 hook.
It went into the heal of my foot, even the barb. I was wareing socks that had a
light rubber coating on the bottom of them. Mom and Beth had to cut it off.
Glad I brought other pairs with me
They new they wouldn't get it out. They took me to a walk/hop in emergency
facility. They got it out and it and it hurt for days. This was only a couple of weeks
ago. We squished them on the lures that we haven't replaced with single hooks
I asked a couple people on here if we should do it with our single hooks.
It was mixed replies, so should we? And drawbacks from doing it?
Zoey & Beth :)
Jul 30, 2020 09:00:17 #
ZoeyC2000 wrote:
No long ago, br I was running for the door, I kne... (show quote)
If you are. Comfortable with smashing the barb down, do it. As long as you keep tension on the line you'll keep the fish on.
Jul 30, 2020 09:27:01 #
Flytier wrote:
If you are. Comfortable with smashing the barb down, do it. As long as you keep tension on the line you'll keep the fish on.
I find that the "Hook removal "tools out there work much better with single hooks,than with trebles. If I wanted to ensure that I land the fish,or to keep the fish to eat, I think I'd leave the barbs on the single hooks. That's just my opinion.
Jul 30, 2020 11:14:42 #
Flytier wrote:
If you are. Comfortable with smashing the barb down, do it. As long as you keep tension on the line you'll keep the fish on.
Hi Mr. Flytier,
We will need to think about it.
Thank you !
Zoey :)
Jul 30, 2020 15:58:30 #
Crunchy
Loc: Clark Fork, North Idaho
Joe Cara wrote:
Do I have to crimp, file, or snip all barbs onhooks? Joe Cara
Joe. Read your state regs. VERY carefully. Some regs. use the words "IN POSITION"
which means, in your fly box and/or your tackle box. You don't have to have one tied
on to get cited, just in Position!
Crunchy
Jul 30, 2020 18:15:05 #
Sounds like Idaho is in kahoots with Utah - sneaky conniving low downs.
In position - wonder if they can read sign language? How low can they get.
In position - wonder if they can read sign language? How low can they get.
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