Sinker, I am one of those BB members who routinely lines fish. I've never been to Alaska to do it though...... I've always done it right here in WA.Now, if you disagree with my tactics, well, that's your right and I certainly dont fault anyone who has moral issues when it comes to keeping a fish that has been lined. We all have our own little codes that each of us live by. That's OK. What I have a problem with is all of these Godd@mn hypocrites who would be the first people in line to slam me for simply being honest "Lining is snagging" "What a lowlife you are,Zozo" " If I ever see you line a fish, I'll turn you in"....... Then, right on the heels of that, they talk about how much they love to line reds up in AK...... Their justification? IT"S LEGAL!!!!! THERE ARE NO LAWS AGAINST IT!!!!!!!! Well boys, that doesn't cut it for me! Just because something is legal to do doesn't make it right. The Indians net the hell out of salmon and leave the carcasses to rot in the sun.... It must be OK, because its legal for them to do so. It's legal in the state of WA to have sex with and marry your 2nd cousin..... Is it OK to do just because its legal? Up until about five years ago, It was legal to produce child porn in Japan.... They finally made it against the law to produce it, but it's still perfectly legal to posess it.... WOW, It must be perfectly OK for a guy to go to Japan and get his rocks off be viewing depictions of adults and animals having sex with children......Hell, wouldn't all of you judgemental Hypocrites say so, after all, its legal. One more thing in closing and then I will end this post...... I have never, ever, in my entire life, kept or killed a native fish..... Even where it is legal to do so, because I have a moral conflict with it. The legality or illegality of the issue makes no difference to me. I don't like to kill something as majestic as a native Steelhead, so I dont do it. But at the same time, I dont get up on this BB and start slamming the people who do retain natives. Maybe its time for the lot of you people to re revalueate your standads and how quickly you decide to judge somebody