G-Man and RA3 in every case given those types of behaviours are socially acceptable for those fisheries....simple as that. In Washington snagging is prohibited because it was found to be a socially unacceptable form of taking fish in Washington. In regards to socalled flossing I suggest the difference between flossing and snagging is that in the first case someone is actively trying to hook the fish in the mouth whereas with snagging someone is only trying to hook the fish somewhere between the mouth and the tail. I fished boondoggin style(flossing?) for steelies for the first time this year and all of my few fish were hooked inside the mouth and the many fish my friends hooked were inside the mouth. Were we attempting to snag? No. Was it unsportsmanlike? No...certainly not with 8 pound test. I can see the difference.