"That's a stupid statement. If the fish is landed then it was played correctly? If a very skilled angler loses a fish, he DIDN'T play it correctly?

What has that got to do with barbed or barbless?"


Tsk, AuntyM, I think maybe you need to chill (pun intended!) wink

"If I lose the fish, it's obviously the fishes fault, not the hook....."


I think that's what Fish Seeker meant, as in, if you play the fish correctly, you won't lose it JUST BECAUSE you have a barbless hook.