Barbless hooks

[sebla]

Any one else loosing a bunch of fish with this barbless rule? I have already lost over 15 sockeye and 2 nice kings. Does anyone have any ideas or diffrent ways to keep these fish on.

[CP]

Keep your line tight.

[Mfowl]

A limber rod that stays bent. Constant tension on the line. In the salt I use a sickle siwash hook on my spoons, seems to stay intact better than a regular siwash. I switched out some of my kwikfish to those hooks as well but I haven't noticed much of a difference vs treble hooks. Good luck! Keep trying.

[Fishnclifff]

Keep pressure on the fish with the rod. Keep a good bend in it.

DON'T yank on the hook. If you set it, keep the angle on your rod after the hookset.

REEL REEL REEL

DON'T dip the tip of your rod to pull it sideways or to you. When you drop the tip, it creates a loop in the line. A sockeye spin or a chinook roll and you are fish less. Stay above the fish in a boat or in front of the fish on the bank.

If you are fishing in a boat, trolling, a fish hits. Pick up the rod and REEL REEL REEL. Don't set the hook after the fish is on. The boat set the hook for you.

Sockeye have soft mouths ( ie :: kokanee) 

Chinook like to roll. If you have a flat angle or are yanking, they WILL get off the hook.

[Bill W]

You aren't losing those fish because of barbless hooks.  It's something you're doing (or not doing) that's allowing the fish to get off.   I started fishing barbless in the late 80's and haven't lost any attributed to barbless hooks.  When they get off it's something else.

Barbless hooks are easier to dig out if you hook yourself.

[BigGoonTuna]

the only place i believe barbless to be a handicap is when you're fishing weighted lures, since the action of the fish thrashing can flip the hook out easily.  stuff like spinners and point wilson darts.  i mitigate that problem a bit by always attaching at least a split ring, or split ring/swivel combination between the hook and the lure.  keeps the lure from putting leverage on the hook.

fishing bait(like bobber fishing for kings coming up next month) i really have no problem using barbless at all.  just keep your line tight.  a longer rod helps with that.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Not mad for the people who like to eat them 

[wildweeds]

I wanna see em put a "Deathless selective" clause in monofiliment gillnet fishing regulations.Same exact B.S. as "Barbless hook". I know exactly how long a hook lasts in a fishes mouth when hooked and lost.My Uncle is a fisheries Bio in Alaska with 35 years experiance,it's 24 hours for a regular hook  and 48 hours for a stainless steel hook

[PolarBear]

Use mono instead of braid and use rusty (but sticky sharp) hooks.  A little rust on a hook gives it a little more gripping ability and tend to stay in longer.   I also prefer Gamakatsu Big River hooks in 5/0 for kings.  The bend seems to help it stay in a little better. 

[Come Get Some]

Kings actually do not roll. They twist back and forth, hence the large head shakes. Silvers roll. I bend my siwash hooks off to one side giving it an offset. I also use LARGE hooks. 8/0 and 7/0 in herring or anchovies and heavy leader. I fish for kings primarily. I usually use 100 lb test leader. They never chew thru it and never break it in the net. We loose very few fish.