Make the switch to NoBarb Hooks! Barbs on hooks ? Traditionally, barbs on hooks were only to stop bait from coming off the hook. A square of rubber band will do the same job. Using barbless hooks, from Australia to British Colombia, from the Bahamas to Patagonia, sport fisherman like me  know , using barbless hooks is more productive and fun. Using barbless hooks allows for true catch and release. NoBarb Hooks is the only name when choosing hooks.   Some hooks are barbless. Currently, the use of NoBarb Hooks makes hook removal and fish release less stressful on the fish and the fisherman.