Sometimes I fish barbless, sometimes I don't. Just depends, how lazy I am. But, I've caught a couple really good sized smallies this year, and two of them were on barbless. It's all about tight lines!!

I was fishing about 10 years ago with my son and my friend. My friend had on a minnow-spin. Well, my son was behind him, and at this time he was 6 years old. My buddy cast, hooked the kid in the head. So the wife takes him to the hospital (since she wouldn't let me do the push n clip). So the doc, does the push n clip haha.

I'm a little more careful when I fish now, since that happend. For myself and others. When people are casting, I get the hell out of the way.

Shane