I have snagged a few fish in my time. Some times it happens when there are schools and one fish hits and the hook is jerked out of its mouth and another fish gets the point. I don't like snagging and I do as regs say and take the hook out as gentle as possible and don't take the thing out of the water. Sometimes I have just thumbed it and let the line break and start over. Its not legal but it does happen. And the fight sometimes is a blast.