It’s insulting that some here are comparing how I fish as a sportsman, with how the 1% Royal elite tribes fish.
I have been using barbless hooks for 35 years where required or not. I’ve never targeted wild Steelhead, or used a downrigger.
How we manage what is left of our fisheries should be up to us and not what the tribes, or those who want us to fish like tribes, want.
So ban downriggers, have bait or weight restrictions. Anything that keeps us on the water setting an example for the rest of society. Lead by example or get out of the way.