barbless
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of barbless
Example Sentences
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This free event, presented by Battery Park City Authority, revolves around catch-and-release fishing, in which the quarry is caught with barbless hooks and returned to the river after observation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2017
Remember, this is a barbless hook fishery and the guides I know are trying all kinds of hook arrangements to cut down on the number of fish lost by their clients.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2016
“You got to be right on them on those front rods,” Pitts said, explaining a noteworthy nuance of fishing with barbless hooks.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2014
They follow the fish by day, catching them with barbless hooks, then anchor at night and turn off their 400-horsepower engine.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2013
My hook was an ordinary flatted Kirby, about half the size of an English whiting hook; Nalik preferred one of his own manufacture, made from a strip of tortoise-shell, barbless and highly polished.
From "Martin Of Nitendi"; and The River Of Dreams 1901 by Louis Becke
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