Going Barbless

Tomorrow I am going to make the change from barbed hooks to barbless. It is something that I have wanted to do for some time now and with the new C&R area's barbless hook rule, i'm going to do it. I am sure the change will come with its pros and cons, but in the end will make me a better fisherman. What do i care if i don't get all of them to the net. I don't keep any of them anyway and haven't for over 15 years.  In retrospect i'm not for sure why i didn't change sooner. I suppose greed  had her evil claws dug into my skin like a barb dug into a lip. 

See you on the water

H.L.