What we have are two items, 1)Your wants 2)The resources [fishes] NEEDS. I think they are trying to protect the resource, however late in the game it might be. You can cut little squares of rubberband and push it over the hook point to just past the pinched barb[ you do this after putting the bait on], this will keep the baits from coming off. This works for floating herring for coho on the beach.