http://warmwaterchronicles.com Warmwater Fly Fishing Sat, 21 Nov 2015 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.3 http://warmwaterchronicles.com/articles/to-barb-or-not-to-barb/#comment-30 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 01:30:14 +0000 http://warmwaterchronicles.com/?page_id=548#comment-30 […] In my experience a firm hookset, and minimization of slack in the line is more important to keep a hook in place than a barb is. Some hooks with large barbs actually make a solid hookset more difficult due to the barb increasing the diameter of the hook. […]

]]> http://warmwaterchronicles.com/articles/to-barb-or-not-to-barb/#comment-11 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:42:40 +0000 http://warmwaterchronicles.com/?page_id=548#comment-11 […] Anderson of The Warmwater Chronicles lays out the pros and cons of barbed and barbless hooks and also refutes some common misconceptions. “If nothing else, a debarbed hook is easier to get […]

]]> http://warmwaterchronicles.com/articles/to-barb-or-not-to-barb/#comment-9 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:07:48 +0000 http://warmwaterchronicles.com/?page_id=548#comment-9 […] To Barb, Or Not To Barb? Everyone I know who has been fishing for a while or is new to fishing at some time or another asks me my opinion on barbed versus barbless hooks. Most people know that I seldom have a strong opinion about most […] […]

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