Hey Paul - for the most part I don’t use barbless hooks, simply crimp the barb as I put it in the vise. I use Daiichi as it is what the local shop carries. I buy the 100ct box to save a few bucks. They are a quality hook. Never had one break. I use Tiemco only when Daiichi hooks are not available (very expensive). Roy

I have had a good luck using Hanak hooks as well.

everything I am doing now is on Firesticks and Gammi B10s hooks.....check out Firestick website. Their hooks a VERY good

Here is a little experiment that will satisfy anyone asking about why they should fish with barbless flies.

I first heard about barbless hooks in the first fly tying class I attended. I thought to myself, this guy must be crazy! Many years later I began teaching fly tying and fly fishing classes. The thing I did was to get a piece of cardboard about 5 inches square. Then take a #8 barbed hook, a #8 hook with the barb pinched down, and a #8 hook with all the barb filed off. I would snell the three hooks with 15 lb test mono, and have each of my students place the point of each hook against the edge of the cardboard and pull the mono to sink the hook. Try it yourself and see which hook is easiest to get in the cardboard. The cardboard was the closest I could come to a trout's mouth/lip. As long as you keep a tight line the fish will stay on the hook.