Most anglers blindly use barbed hooks, and think fishing with barbs is the only way to go.
This couldn't be further from the truth. With the proper technique, you shouldn't lose any more fish using barbless, as opposed to barbed hooks. Fishing barbless has become essential to the health of fishing stock. Pressure on fish stocks is growing intense as the popularity of fishing increases. As you can imagine, barbless fishing is less likely to injure fish and will improve their survival rate.