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Old 04-11-2013, 02:13 PM
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Did you guys read the 2013 Regulations? What are your thoughts?
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Old 04-11-2013, 02:14 PM
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Did you guys read the 2013 Regulations? What are your thoughts?
Lots of threads on this already....usually turns into an ethical debate.....

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Old 04-11-2013, 02:17 PM
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I'm glad it's no longer law to use barbless hooks. It's not that I won't continue to de-barb, but it depends on the circumstance.
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Old 04-11-2013, 02:36 PM
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Old 04-11-2013, 02:54 PM
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Since someone created yet another thread on this thought I would comment here. It says the barbless removal was on accident and will be back as soon as possible, is that known to be true? I find it surprising that something like this could accidentally get taken out...
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Old 04-12-2013, 07:12 AM
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I'm glad it's no longer law to use barbless hooks. It's not that I won't continue to de-barb, but it depends on the circumstance.
Agree with this. If I'm catching to release then no barbs, if I'm catching to keep then I might be tempted
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Old 04-12-2013, 08:27 AM
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Agree with this. If I'm catching to release then no barbs, if I'm catching to keep then I might be tempted
Or another example of using judgement is if I'm fishing for pike with a spoon with a treble hook on it, or if I'm using a #16 dry fly. I'm debarbing the spoon, but not the fly in most circumstances.
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Old 04-12-2013, 09:48 AM
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Funny thing now. I have about 500 hooks in my tackle boxes and only about 20 of them still have barbs LOL. Not gonna replace them all now. Think most people will be barbless most of the time for a few years.
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