Good points Vic.
I know what you are saying about 'my way is the right way' attitude. That is really not where I'm coming from. I fish everything from fly fishing to drift fishing to bait to floats to plugs to spoons and spinners yada yada ... depending on my mood, river, water level, etc.
But it's clear (at least to me) that when fish are stacked up or on their redds (with other non spawners near by), then some techniques are more likely to snag than others. Even many drift fishing veterans find it hard not to snag in these situations. On my own accord, I adopt a technique that allows me to catch fish, yet greatly reduce my snagging.
The problem I see it that too many folks get stuck on one or 2 ways to fish aren't don't want to change no matter what - they are the one's that tend to get stuck on the 'my way is best' attitude in my opinion. As for me, my vote will be for the one that allows maximum versitily, yet puts a significant damper on the snaggers. We all know that snagging is even a problem in fly fishing only areas, and the current non-bouyant lure restriction does about nothing to stop snagging. So i'm just tossing out suggestions...