Creating a healthy environment for fish and aquatic plants
Clarification: Assist hooks or other such single hooks that are attached to a lure with a lead constructed of monofilament, multifilament, wire or other such material must conform to the following: When using assist hooks on any artificial lure, other than a skirted lure, the lead cannot be more than 11/2 hooks length and the bend of the hook must not be more than 4 inches (101mm), whichever is less from the closest point of attachment on the lure
Why that should be is open to debate, but reasons could simply be the diversity of modern rod choice, coupled perhaps with the fact that the kosher uptide technique is no longer zealously preached to the detriment of everything else in every sea fishing title every single month
Barbel are recognised as the hardest fighting coarse species and fishing for them requires zero compromise on the strength and durability of your tackle
Even the more common brands are currently very hard to obtain, with many retailers sold out for the season