Last year, we launched a new series of videos called “One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Techniques” from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions. Each video will teach a single tying skill, from the most basic to the advanced. Ultimately, the series will serve as a sort of encyclopedia of tying skills that will be a valuable resource for anyone who sits down at a vise to create a fly.
Although there are places where regulations require barbless hooks, the decision of whether to go barbed or barbless is usually left to the angler. In this video, Tim Flagler discusses the pros and cons of each choice, and he demonstrates a couple ways to mash the barbs on hooks on the water or at the vise. One thing that I would add is that a barbless hook is much easier to remove from human skin, should an errant cast drive the point into you.
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