One thing that I've wondered. Why, when wild fish release is mandatory on the Columbia, are people using barbed treble hooks on their springer plugs? Seems to me that when endangered fish make up part of the run, that barbless single hooks would better protect these fish, and make it much easier to release the unclipped ones. Even barbless trebles would probably help. I'm not sure if I'm missing something, (I probably am) but if we are so adamant about protecting wild steelhead, why aren't we doing the same for the wild springers?
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