i almost always use barbless hooks, i prefer them over barbed most of the time. it seems to me that the hook gets a deeper bite and a nice tight puncture that holds better since the barb isnt in there tearing the hole open during the fight. the only drawback is that any slack in the line can work against you.

i release most of the fish that i catch and i like the idea that i can let them swim away quickly and i might come back another day to fool them again.