I have been fishing all barbless hooks this past year as I tend to fish lots of special regualtions areas and do not want to try to decifer which flies are barbless and which are not. I have not had any serious reduction in lost hook-ups (no more than I did when I used barbed hooks) and I have found it so much easier to release the fish unharmed. I also tend to feel that the hook sets better without the barb. Also it has helped me to be more aware and careful to keep my line tension to the fish which prevents snapped tippets when they run toward you and turn around.

What are your opinions on barbed vs barbless hooks?