Clive (Compact Angler ACA)
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I was talking to the owner of my local tackle shop the other day. His club is in the Farnborough (Hants)area. He told me that the club have banned the use of barbless hooks larger than size 14. Micro barbs are prefered. They purport to have the support of the Environment agency who are allegedly saying that barbless hooks are responsible for a very high precentage of the damage caused to fish through bad hooking and that studies at Sparsholt College have indicated 70% less fish mortality through the use of micro barbed hooks.
Does this also, yet again, open up the argument in favour of circle hooks where 95% of catches are known to be in the corner of the mouth without having to strike, the action which is said to cause most damage to fish.
I have not yet qualified any of what I have written and it is just heresay at this stage. If it is of value to pursue these points I will willingly seek more meaningful information on the matter.
This matter may be old hat to some of you but I am sure that the forum will have a view on the matter. Learning all the time.
Does this also, yet again, open up the argument in favour of circle hooks where 95% of catches are known to be in the corner of the mouth without having to strike, the action which is said to cause most damage to fish.
I have not yet qualified any of what I have written and it is just heresay at this stage. If it is of value to pursue these points I will willingly seek more meaningful information on the matter.
This matter may be old hat to some of you but I am sure that the forum will have a view on the matter. Learning all the time.