quivira kid
New member
Do any of you guys mash the barbs down on jigs?
Reason I ask is that on my flies I use specifically for trout and bluegills, I've gotten into the habit of making my them barbless for ease of removal more than anything. Gills have such small mouths, trying to wrestle a fly out of their mouth is typically hard enough. With barbless stuff, they slide right out and I can either get them back in the water or in the basket faster and get back to fishing.
So far, my jigs have stayed barbed. For all-around fishing for crappie and bass, those barbs help a lot more than they hurt. BUT, does anyone go barbless on their jigs?
It's probably ridiculous to even think about it, but it never hurts to throw out ideas and get some feedback! I've asked plenty of pretty dumb questions before, and it'll happen again...
Zac
Reason I ask is that on my flies I use specifically for trout and bluegills, I've gotten into the habit of making my them barbless for ease of removal more than anything. Gills have such small mouths, trying to wrestle a fly out of their mouth is typically hard enough. With barbless stuff, they slide right out and I can either get them back in the water or in the basket faster and get back to fishing.
So far, my jigs have stayed barbed. For all-around fishing for crappie and bass, those barbs help a lot more than they hurt. BUT, does anyone go barbless on their jigs?
It's probably ridiculous to even think about it, but it never hurts to throw out ideas and get some feedback! I've asked plenty of pretty dumb questions before, and it'll happen again...
Zac