12-03-2006, 05:19 PM
Well, I've used all the methods mentioned above, plus using the inside of my nail clippers as a pliar.
I dont tie, so that's out, but if I did tie, I'd be buying barbless hooks.
Like DryRod and probably most other Fly Fishermen, I quit keeping them a long time ago. When I get him up close, I loosen the line and usually he'll shake himself off in a flash.
In Canada, and most all the Fly Fishing only streams, a barbless hook is required.
Some of the Fish n' Game cop's will go out of thier way to see if a nail file will catch the edge of a flattned barb. I've seen it happen.
I just hate to lose a fly, sometimes the last of a lot, while I'm out fishing.
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I dont tie, so that's out, but if I did tie, I'd be buying barbless hooks.
Like DryRod and probably most other Fly Fishermen, I quit keeping them a long time ago. When I get him up close, I loosen the line and usually he'll shake himself off in a flash.
In Canada, and most all the Fly Fishing only streams, a barbless hook is required.
Some of the Fish n' Game cop's will go out of thier way to see if a nail file will catch the edge of a flattned barb. I've seen it happen.
I just hate to lose a fly, sometimes the last of a lot, while I'm out fishing.
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