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Re: Catch & Release Please! - by Dan Fallon
Good info there! We should all make sure we mash down barbs as a matter of habit either after we have tied the fly, or tied it onto our tippet. (a cam-action vise is one of the most efficient barb-smashers out there, just put it in there sideways)
I do something while I'm bream fishing that helps both the fish and my gear. I try to set the hook quick enough to have the fly sticking out of the fishes mouth. That way I can just grab the fly, turn it upside down, and the fish falls off of it. I say its better for my gear because that way i don't get fish slime on my hand and then have to wipe it off on me. Leaving all that slime on the fish is much better for them too.
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