Flossing/Snagging is a method for getting meat on the table. Nothing more.

Should it be banned?

Well, if there is a fishery (hatchery) that is set aside for all the returning fish to either be caught, or destroyed, then setting up a well controlled, SMALL AREA as a "harvest only" location to make better use of the resource then I would have no problem with that. Makes more sense than trashing very edible fish.

That said, snagging/flossing has no relation at all to sportfishing. There needs to be a clear separation between the two...in one case sportsmen are fishing, and the other folks are getting meat for the table rather than have it go to waste.

So, IMO, flossing/snagging has it's place...although it is a very narrow one and only under very specific circumstances.

Mike