Oh yes ,we have so many excess fish ,that snagging is the only way to get rid of them :rolleyes: .Historically mother nature supplied huge surpluses of salmon ,her intended purpose was to fertilize the rivers and provide food for the insects and small fish (smolts and fry ).Now we have people telling us snagging fish is okay because there is excess fish :rolleyes: .The truth is ,our rivers systems need all the carcasses they can get ,this makes for large smolts and this leads to increased survival in our unfriendly oceans .
Another very true ,yet unknown fact ,is that a fish hooked in the belly (having it's body pierced )will now have it's eggs or sperm sacs ,water hardened ,which will in turn render it unable to spawn.How many WILD fish have you destroyed with this mindless HARVEST technique.Any fisherman with marginal skill can easily obtain all the years meat needs with proper angling techniques ,the rest are just hiding behind the Harvest banner ,most just do not have the skill or patience to become a real angler and this makes them feel like one.To those that do practice snagging ,and have some fishing skills (guys like Parker),shame on you ,you are the ones that really make this atrocity spread.
It's like cheating at golf ,whats the point.
To those that practice this form of poaching ,answer me this ,what difference does it make wether you snag a wild steelhead or a hatchery coho or sockeye ,if you snag one ,then snag em all,and how in the world do you selectively fish this way ,love to hear the answer to that one.
If you are a person who screams about native fishing practices ,then heads out flossing ,you are no better than an FN poacher,they hide under the guise of food as well.