"ArnSaga" wrote in message
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You might consider the
TMC 900BL (barbless) as a dry fly hook. But TMC hooks don't, usually,
break
when you squeeze down a barb.
GKT

I've tried a couple of packs of the TMC barbless hooks. I liked them.
However. as you say, I haven't had problems with TMC hooks snapping off when
I mash the barb - nor any other brand. Even when I mash them on the stream
with my hemostats. Unfortunately, the shops I frequent don't carry a lot of
barbless hooks. If they were on the shelf I would buy them regularly even
though they cost a little more.

--Stan