This is one area that I do not believe is black-and-white except in peoples minds. I am sure a percentage of fish actually do strike the corky, just as they do if the leader is 3 feet long........ I chock it up there with BuzzBombs. Some people use them to catch fish, others use them to snag.... Does that mean that BB'ing is an unethical way to fish? Many think so. I do not floss, but I can remember MANY days on the E. Fork Lewis when the water was low and clear and I would use a half a Jensen Egg and a #6 hook and a leader from 6-10ft long........ Caught all the fish in the mouth but did they take it or did I floss them?? I guess if you feel the fish dragging your line for several seconds and then hook them they were flossed, and if you get a bump and set the hook to have a fish on (without pulling for 6 feet before hooking them) then they bit it?

Like I said, I believe it is a real grey area dictated by common sense only......

MC