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Old 01-06-2008, 04:53 PM
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Re: Touchy subject:Barbless or barbed

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Originally Posted by irish greg View Post
generally
when you hook a fish with a barbed hook penetration is normaly up to or around the barb.but with a barbles hook it can penerate right up to the bend of the hook.if the fish has engulfed the hook serious damage can be done by the deeper peneration into the tissue.

Another thought may be as to type of hooks and sharpness.
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