grumpyr-
It states it clearly in the regs that flossing is legal... Where did you go to school and learn to read???

It states that if a fish is hooked in the mouth or somewhere around it ie. gillplate forward you can BONK it....

Read for yourself!!!

26. SNAGGING CLARIFICATION: It is unlawful to possess a fish taken for personal
use from fresh water that was not hooked inside the mouth or on the head. The head of a fish is defined as any portion forward of the rear margin of the gill plate. This rule
would not apply to forage fish taken with forage fish jigger gear.