It’s as much about catching as it is fishing. Here’s the thing about fishing in a place like Big Sand Lake. Fishing barbless made me a better fisherman. Have the right tackle, set your drag properly, keep a taut line, stay calm and in the boat and the biggest fish can be landed. ![]() In addition to practicing good conservation, I learned that barbs on hooks aren’t really necessary in order to land fish, big or small. During the course of that trip, we flattened the barbs on just about everything in my tackle box. My guide simply smiled and pulled out his pliers, quickly flattening the barbs on the lure at the end of my line. “I don’t have any barbless hooks,” I responded. I remember my first fishing trip to Northern Manitoba and being told that all hooks must be barbless. Barbless hooks cause significantly less stress and injury to the fish plus there’s no reason not to release them back into their native habitat to live out their lives or perhaps get caught by another lucky fisherman. It takes years for our monster pike and trout to grow into giants. ![]() However, we don’t take trophy size fish for granted. ![]() Big Sand Lake is 70 miles long plus the many nearby lakes with outpost camps and fly in possibilities are teeming with trophy size fish in all four grand slam categories: Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Walleye and Arctic Grayling. Why? Because all fish are catch/photograph/release other than small skillet-sized ones prepared for shore lunch. At Big Sand Lake Lodge, all fishermen are required to use barbless hooks.
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