 Here's one that says, please ask all fishermen to try using barbless hooks, which would go a long way to reducing fish mortality when releasing them. If you can't find barbless hooks, at least pinch the barbs down. That's a great suggestion and tip from Doug. And I will tell you this, a lot of people, in fact, most people don't realize this, that the barb on a hook was not put on there to keep the fish on.