Barbed Hooks? or Barbless

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Do You Use Barbed or Barbless Hooks

Barbed
14
78%
Barbless
4
22%
 
Total votes: 18

Craiger9er
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Barbed Hooks? or Barbless

Post by Craiger9er »

Hi, I'm fairly new to Muskie fishing, and my question is should I file the barbs off of my hooks or leave em on. I'll be practicing catch and release, and from the times I've been in Canada fishing for Northern's, de-barbing the hook was a lot easier than dealing with the barbs, but I don't wanna lose that big Muskie.....just curious what everyone else's thoughs are.
Will Schultz
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Post by Will Schultz »

Easier than filing, is to smash the barb with a pair of pliers.
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