db wrote on Nov 30^th, 2006 at 4:52pm:

Q: On next years barbless hook regulation, can we crush down the barbs as we go or does everything in the tackle box have to be pre-crushed? A: "Our intent is that crushed hooks are fine and we expect that people will have regular hooks in their tackle box.  So long as they aren't used that's okay. Now having said that, it seems as though the legal drafters of the regulations (which are part of a much wider package of changes in Ontario) will likely not have sufficient time to get the legislation done by the start of 2007.   This may mean (probably will mean) that the changes will be delayed by another year. Of course we'd like people to used barbless hooks and not use live baits for what we believe is the long term benefit of the fish.......but that would be a request not a regulation."