OK... in fairness to WDFW, they did listen to sports on one issue.

Barbed hooks are legal in Willapa Bay ( where you are NOT required to fish selectively).

We brought this to the table in 2006 and it was shot down. It was brought back again this year, and by the grace of God it passed.

You all should thank the tireless efforts of Mr. Robert Muhlhauser for getting this passed. He collected hundreds of signatures on a petition to make the point that barbless does NOT make sense in a fishery where anything you catch is bonkable!

We have officially named this reg "Bob's Law". If you see him puttin' around out there in his little boat, give a shout out, "Thanks Bob!"