Try the Gamakatsu barbless hooks, they work great. While fishing these at Westport, where it is very important to release unmarked fish, they hold great. Sometimes just for the heck of it and for the sake of experimentation, I slack line these fish to see if they will release themselves. Most often I have to use the de-hooking device provided by WDFW to get them off the hooks.

Steve
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