This is a great barbless hook for rainbow and steelhead

[terryphillips]

The ultimate barbless fly fishing hook.



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[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Terry, I was converted to fishing barbless in the 1970s by Fenwick Fly Fishing School manager Bob Giannoni and Neil Bohannon, of the Fly Hutch.

We always wondered why all hooks and all flies were not barbless but their is still push back from some...which is OK.




In all the YouTube videos I watch, daily, I hate seeing the folks on there struggling to release those fish with the barbs up?

I actually email some of them and suggest to them to try going barbless.

[JasonB]

I’m totally sold on fishing barbless too Bill. Makes releasing fish much smoother and easier, and makes it a lot less painful and damaging to your ear, thumb, shoulder, etc. I wish there were a few more hook options for barbless. Those hooks in the video look awesome, but it doesn’t look like they are easily found in North America? Hope to see more availability of all kinds of barbless hooks!
JB

[tcorfey]

Orvis has some barbless large gap hooks in their "tactical" series. Dry fly and nymph strengths. On sale right now, I came across them the other day and ordered a few packs of each to try out.

Regards,

Tim C.

[terryphillips]

Yeah I don’t get the mixed feelings about barbless, I recall reading that some countries have banned barbless because their evidence suggests that they do more damage than barbed. Same over her with some carp fisheries, they feel the barbless point moves around more in the hole, causing more damage. I’m not sure myself, I’ve seen the damage to a fish’s mouth caused by a barbed hook, and as you say, how long it takes keeping the fish out of the water. Barbless is a no brainier for me.

[Bkane]

Why do barbless hooks cost more, it’s one less step?