We only use and sell barbless hooks or hooks with a flattened barb because a barb is absolutely unnecessary and only causes unnecessary damage to the fish when unhooking. For those who have never fished with a barbless hook, we sell hooks with a flattened barb; this leaves a small bump on the hook that then offers some confidence, it is only a matter of having confidence.
Fishing in water rich in aquatic plants is also no reason to fish with a barb; it is precisely on those types of waters that it is important to fish barbless, if a fish for example gets itself stuck in the aquatic plants and the line breaks, a barbless hook can sometimes be the fish’s salvation!
In addition to the pleasant unhooking without unnecessary damage and suffering for the fish, the advantages include: hooks faster, fewer slips due to poorly set barb/lever-action, the fish can easily lose the hook if the line breaks, and if you happen to get a hook in your fingers, you will also be very happy if there is no barb on it!