Re: [VFB] Barbless Hooks

[Rene Zillmann]

Joe, Chuck, recently I read in a ff-mag the following thoughts about this topic: All in all the tip/spear of a barbless hook is much slimmer as for a barbed hook (simply because the barb makes the 'thickest' part in the spear. Therefore a barbless hock penetrates much easier in a fish's mouth or jaws, which are quite hard. Additionally, if the barb did not really penetrate deep into the jaws, during the fight it tends to increase the size of the hole, which was made while the spear penetrates the fish's mouth. sometimes the hole gets big enough, so that the hook gets loose. I fish both types of hooks, did not really saw a difference. Rene Joseph Fusco, Sr. wrote: Chuck -   I don't know the principle of it, but 90 to 95% of my flies are tied barbless.  I don't have any problem landing fish, and the hook doesn't seem to slip back out any easier than with barbed hooks. -- Joe Fusco, Sr. REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   On 12/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Folks: It is COLD... So I have been watching and re watching videos i have. I have a VHS tape I got with My started kit that has Lefty Kreh in it, and he made a very interesting statement... I'm not saying he is wrong, cause he was fly fishing LONG before i was even thought up LOL... Anyway, he made this statement "I have used barbless hooks since 1956 for everything but Tarpon and sailfish, because I find that I catch MORE fish"...How can this be??? Long as you keep the line tight yes, but don't you loose fish as soon as you get any slack in the line and the hook slips right back through the piercing it made???? Sign Me confused as to how this works, Chuck