Advice needed

[jigsaw 11,863]

We are getting a lot of small 6 inch to half a pound trout lately and have great difficulty dehooking g them,even with a disgorger,has anyone used barbless while on the trout,when their real small the mouth open has a bundle of worm and it's hard to make out where exactly the hook lies ,....I'm a casual angler,do a bit now and then ,and it's not good to be damaging the smallies ,

[Gilbey 1,434]

Yeah barbless work fine, much easier. I do even less than you at min though..

[jigsaw 11,863]

2 hours ago, Gilbey said:

Yeah barbless work fine, much easier. I do even less than you at min though..

Thanks gilbey ,I hope this is not a dumb question but ,any issues with the worm staying on the hook when casting?

[Gilbey 1,434]

Yeah worms are a issue, I just thread the first part right up the shank

The coarse lot use little bits of rubber but I've never tried it

Edited May 2, 2023 by Gilbey
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[Whispering Whiskey 66 1,071]

1 hour ago, jigsaw said:

Thanks gilbey ,I hope this is not a dumb question but ,any issues with the worm staying on the hook when casting?

Try hook beads for carp fishing there small enough  ye might find they will work mate 

[jigsaw 11,863]

On 02/05/2023 at 14:36, Whispering Whiskey 66 said:

Try hook beads for carp fishing there small enough  ye might find they will work mate 

I'll look into those thanks,...maybe it's my technique but I don't find it easy to unhook the small trout quickly....,you open their mouth and all you see is a ball of worms,hard to sort the hook out

 

[Whispering Whiskey 66 1,071]

3 minutes ago, jigsaw said:

I'll look into those thanks,...maybe it's my technique but I don't find it easy to unhook the small trout quickly....,you open their mouth and all you see is a ball of worms,hard to sort the hook out

 

I can’t help yer with that one sorry as I only ever spin for them. Lol 

[Gilbey 1,434]

Crush a few barbs as a experiment

With bigger trout at night or whatever there's no messing about, just follow the line down with your finger and pull it out

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Micro barbs are good as well for worm or maggots and less fiddling about unhooking. Barbless you will lose more worms and that and lose more bites 

[Whispering Whiskey 66 1,071]

Maybe something like this, a long thin disgorger? 

[jigsaw 11,863]

13 hours ago, Whispering Whiskey 66 said:

Maybe something like this, a long thin disgorger? 

I actually have 2 of them,..on the small trout I find it hard to use,

 

 

[Greyman 28,286]

Regarding keeping worms on barbless hooks just use a length of rubber band simular in size and colour to your worms and thread on last it will hold the bunch in place and look natural a rubber maggot will do the same

[hambone 950]

Small trout are buggers for swallowing baits, if on a river try an keep in touch with the drift or if a lake keep a tight line and hit bites early. This advice is not so good if your after bigger stuff.

[DIDO.1 22,661]

Use bigger hooks if they are all swallowing it straight down. I only ever use barbless, you should never loose a fish because of barbless but so much easier to unhook from clothes, fingers and eyeballs. Use a tiny square of elastic band to keep worms on, just hook it on after your worm. 

[jigsaw 11,863]

I'll try all that thanks,I'm a rank amatuer where fishing is concerned but I enjoy the odd day through out the summer