Barbless Hook Release Test

📋 What You'll Need

• •2 fishing hooks (one barbed, one barbless — or crush the barb on one)
• •A piece of soft fruit (apple or peach)
• •Pliers or forceps
• •Notebook

👣 Step by Step

1. 1Press the barbed hook into the fruit, like a fish mouth.
2. 2Use the pliers to remove it and look at the hole left behind.
3. 3Press the barbless hook into the fruit the same way.
4. 4Remove it and look at the hole.
5. 5Compare the size of the two holes.
6. 6Time how long each hook took to remove.

🔍 What to Observe

• •Which hook left a bigger hole?
• •Which hook came out faster?
• •Why would a barbless hook help a released fish survive?