Hmmmm, the only thing I have to add to this interesting thread is perhaps my opinion as to whether you're actually flossing most fish with the Dickies. In my opinion (and experience), many fish hit Dick Nites, as oppose to the other way around. It's much easier to floss a fish using a bouyant corky, or neutrally bouyant yarn with a smallish hook, then a Dick Nite.

As to the jerking thing--this is just not necessary when flossing and people that do it probably snag more fish (fish hooked places other than the mouth). A "bite" from an actual biter or a floss job feels pretty much the same, if you use a reasonable leader, say 5 or 6 feet. You also fish the same, jerking only when you feel the head shake. If you're using a super long leader, that's when you feel the line running through the fishes mouth for much of the drift so tend to jerk a lot more and reel like crazy to catch up.

Whether you agree with flossing or not, I guess my point is, its just not necessary to use a ten foot leader, jerking like crazy, and harrassing the hell out of the fish. Its also not right to automatically label people who are using Dickies or corkies as flossers (unless they're using a leader longer than their rod!).