Thanks Bryce.. I chuckled at that one.I get asked all the time why there are so many regulations and I tell folks it's because fishermen are so good at getting around them. The wool test is not a legal test, but it is a dramatic display. A judge may not be impressed to rule on the defense argument of "semi-barbless" being the same as barbless. I can't give legal advice but friendly advice would be: if you use "semi-barbless" hooks to fish for salmon, don't fight the $150 ticket as the judge can always add more.
Why would you want a jagged saw blade added to treble... Doesn't that actually make it worse opening wound up when you apply pressure to fish? First of all muruto hooks are XXXX in my opinion... I am basing on that and the single hooks I snapped this year with all my silver crap spoons... Wouldn't surprise me if these are the same.. I wouldn't run them personally..Just a gimmic.
...Let's all change to singles and give some more ideas to Dfo
.Be careful what you wish for just saying... ....