Originally Posted by
artesian
Barbless hooks.
Easier out of fish. Easier out of fishers. Who cares if a couple more get away due to bad luck or poor rod work?
Great post, do the water release thing myself, and you can take a reasonable photo with the fish in the water, night or day.
Would love to see some research results on the long swim -v- the spear in method. Have seen more than a few intended 'spear ins' turn into very ugly belly floppers - perhaps the bigger the fish, the harder the dive? Another argument for leaving them in the water? Maybe a rigid pvc measure in the water if that is important?
Was there an outcome to the 'camera flash kills barra' discussion floating around here a year or so ago? Max?