Barbless???
FHTFYR,..... There shouldn't be any doubt about whether a barbed hook is a more efficient tool for hooking/landing a fish than a barbless one... . If the point made by Roger is correct, apparently, more people want to keep fish than we realize.... Therefore, the need for barbed hooks in waters that're now governed by the special regulations.... .
Sounds OK unless you think about the waters in those reg's. There being no restriction in the project on which waters are to be included, said waters might include anadromous fisheries including those that currently are home to endangered species (especially salmonids).... .
An unintended side affect of this project might be an increase in the bag limits in those sensitive areas as well... . Taken in the context where recent decisions by federal courts have determined that there is no genetic distinction between hatchery and non-hatchery fish, it's not much of a stretch... .
After having said all of that, it should be known that I, on occasion, keep a fish (always a hatchery bred Salmonid) for the table. So, I'm n ot condeming anyone else that does the same.... I'm just not sure that this project is needed for changing the special reg's as stated... .
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