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Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« on: November 19, 2009, 08:34:44 PM »
I 'always' use barbless hooks.
Today I was especially glad.
While fishing  two flies, an 11" rainbow slipped out of my hand with the hook still in his lip and my trailing soft hackle snagged my little finger with the full weight of the fish burying the full bend of the hook in my finger. OUCH!
Released the fish, grabbed my hemostats and easily slipped the hook right out of my finger. Lots of blood, but I went right on fishing.
If you are not using barbless for the fish's sake, think about what happens if you hook yourself or someone else.
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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2009, 07:55:49 AM »
Barbless rocks ;)

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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2009, 08:52:43 AM »
Barbless, the only way to go.
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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2009, 12:29:21 PM »
Not for me. I only use them when clients can't cast.
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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2009, 09:14:48 AM »
Quote from: Mike Anderson on November 20, 2009, 12:29:21 PM
Not for me. I only use them when clients can't cast.

Shoot, I don't even use them then. Some sports need all the help they can get so I try to teach "safe" casting first and then wear a wide brimmed hat!  8)
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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2009, 01:07:50 PM »
Oh yea, and one of the best early lessons in fly fishing (or any fishing for that matter) is the "heavy line yank" hook removal technique. But it would have been no help to WM1 with the use of only one hand.

http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/general/hookout.htm

I feel pretty confident performing this technique just about anywhere but the eyes, which is why folks must always wear eye protection while fishing.
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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2009, 07:08:52 PM »
Rocky, that trick has proved priceless the times i've had to use it. A few times a year i'll have a client hook me pretty good. I usually have them do the yank move. I always keep an old leader butt in my pack just for this purpose.

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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2009, 07:14:40 PM »

 A few times a year i'll have a client hook me pretty good.

One of the perks for being a guide?

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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2009, 01:33:10 PM »
yeah..It works :(

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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2009, 02:40:07 PM »

OUCH!!!!!
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Re: Barbless Hooks Thank Goodness
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2009, 02:56:13 PM »
Quote from: wm1 on December 03, 2009, 02:40:07 PM

OUCH!!!!!

nahh, I was drunk if you didn't notice :P
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