Ham Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 I fished barbless all day. It "cost" me a few fish I guess, but it makes releasing them so much easier. It's got to be better for the fish. Its a lot better for me when I stick a barbless hook in me vs a barbed one. Phil Lilley and laker67 2 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappie_adams83 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hey phill i thought you needed barbless on Crane creek if every body had a pole and a fish on the line there would never be a war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted February 4, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted February 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, crappie_adams83 said: Hey phill i thought you needed barbless on Crane creek Crane has a Blue Ribbon section. No hook restriction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 21 hours ago, Phil Lilley said: You missed my other post... I was joshing him. There's no barbless rule anywhere in Missouri. See what you started! Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I vote barbless. For ALL fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 10 minutes ago, Flysmallie said: I vote barbless. For ALL fishing. Let me just cancel that vote right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Just now, fishinwrench said: Let me just cancel that vote right now. But I thought we wanted to protect the fish at all costs? I guess making it more of a challenge isn't what everyone is looking for. We want them protected as long as we still have the upper hand. Don't lay on carpet but it's okay to destroy their mouth. I really don't care either way. I'll retract my vote. I lose fish all the time for various reasons. I can think of several big fish that I have lost over time and none of those would have turned out any different if I would have had a barbless hook. One of them still recent enough that I'm still having flashbacks. Nothing would have made a difference. In those moments those fish won and I'm okay with that. I just don't understand the double standards. You can go to any trout park and find a decent fish wearing a lot of jewelry. But god forbid you actually take a fish home to enjoy. Or lay it on some rocks, grass, carpet, etc.. to get a picture to remember it by. But I'm good either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Well, you emphasized ALL FISHING. I love ya, and everything, but be darn if you're gonna vote in barbless buzzbaits for ME ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 minute ago, fishinwrench said: Well, you emphasized ALL FISHING. I love ya, and everything, but be darn if you're gonna vote in barbless buzzbaits for ME ! Well if it's good enough for trout it should be good enough for all fish. Even paddlefish. Barbless Buzzbaits. That's a horror story right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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