barbless hooks and loading a fixed spool.

Went fishing the other day and first 4 casts produced 4 doggies so decided to crush the barb behind the point to make unhooking easier. But though i had clear bites on the rod and conected with more fish only landed one of them. I feel this was partly down to the hooks though i probably had something to do with it aswell. Should i do anything different if using barbless hooks as i would like to continue to use them.
I also would like to know what is the best way to load more line on a fixed spool without using a special tool for the job. Bought this thingy in lidl the other week which was ment to help but wasnt great. Any advice very welcome.
Happy fishing to u all. :lol:

barbless hooks are a toughie. some reckon that dogfish are one of the fish you can use barbless hooks to catch without losing fish- your post states differently!! pumping in the fish could be a reason as to why they came off, the line being allowed to fall slack. most of the time i use barbless or a crushed barb in freshwater. in the sea things are a little different. 3 hooks means u are often leaving 1 hooked fish out in the hope of catching another. this could give a fish the oppurtunity to throw the hook. in freshwater u strike a bite and real in immediately, keeping pressure on the hook hold. i am sure there are oppurtunities to use them in the sea for certain species but then u don't always know what's going to turn up?

put ur fixed spool onto the rod. thread the line from the bulk spool up through the rings(from tip ring down to the butt ring) and tie the line to the spool. then reel in keeping pressure on the line with thumb and forefinger. it is a good idea to use a strip of cloth or paper between thumb and finger to reduce friction burn.

Hi Col ,
Re: loading line - as Mb3 says . Definitely a good idea to have glove or cloth between line and thumb/finger . Otherwise you won't notice it cutting into you until it really hurts !
Put a biro or similar thru the hole on the bulk spool and make sure that the line comes straight off the top/bottom of the spool ie the biro is at right angles to you . If you wind the line off the sides of the spool ie hole in spool is pointing towards you , you will get a load of kinks when the line next goes slack .
Good luck
nick

Col - have just re-read your post - what do you mean by "more" line ? If you have already got some on and need to add some more to replace what you've lost , do as above . Then , when your reel is full , reverse the line ie strip it all off and rewind it so the outside end is inside . When you come to the joining knot , make sure that it sits close against the edge of the reel which is nearest to you .
I'm sure I don't need to tell you this but it's very late at night so I will - when you strip off the line , don't try to wind it back onto the bulk spool . Tie the end to a tree or something , set your clutch to v light , and walk away from it . Leave the clutch light when you rewind - maintains constant degree of tension regardless of walking pace .
Better to do this on beach or field rather than along pavement .
n/

thaks guys for the help on hooks and loading line its very usefull and appreciated. i was talking about adding extra line on so appreciate you took time to write a second post. thanks again

Cool , Col ,
I posted Q about barbless hooks on 18 April . Couple of interesting replies under that .
Search "barbless hooks" and you'll get over 200 entries . Should be worth a look .
BTW someone tripped me up over a couple of hundred yards of line strung along the beach the other day . Wasn't you , was it ?
Should have stuck to the pavement I guess .
n/