Can someone here clarify a acceptable setup (tackle) that would not be considered snagging tackle. I have been fishing for kings, and silvers in the carbon river here's my setup. Yellow corkie, and yarn 3/0 hook. My weight is 20 inches from the hook, not in front of the hook.

I have been seeing posts here claiming using a corkie and yarn are snagging gear.....bull****!!!! People who say this have done little fishing in my opinion. I have hooked about 70% of the fish in the mouth (inside) so how does corkies, and hooks=snagging??? For those of you that don't use corkies, what is your setup, and why are you so judgemental ??

Seems I have read SEVERAL times that salmon when they hit the rivers STOP eating, therefore we ALL are guilty of attempted snagging. I really think that the reason most people here ***** about snaggers has nothing to do with the fish......Most people on this board are hardcore fishermen/women, and hate to have to deal with all the crackers out during salmon season. Seems as soon as salmon is over these topics die down quite a bit. The hardcore guy feels as though he should not have to put up with these fly by night idiots, you know you will never see them during winter steelhead. I agree to a point......but I think snagging hatchery fish, in my opinion is not the end of the world, hell if they are going to do it PLEASE hurry them up so that some real fishing can take place, one less body.


chumster