yerp, todd said it.

Flossing sounds like a great idea (all sportiness aside), but here in wa, flossers aka snaggers hook way more fish in the butt than in the mouth. Eyefish's hang back method is the only form of ethical flossing, it combines the sport of getting the fish to bite, and the unharmful hookup of that rare "proper" floss.

It would be a good Idea if 10 fish didn't have to get hooked in rear-end before they're hooked in the sweet spot. And I know your probably thinking, "real flossers don't yank," but the fact of the matter is, when that behavior is knowingly tolerated, the yankers prevail. More fish are going to get poorly hooked while flossing than while getting them to bite. Come fish the skok. I garuntee the guys fishing bobber and eggs are having way less of an impact on released fish than the snaggers. And for all you washingtonians who think flossing isn't snagging, the definition of snagging in the regs states:

"Snagging: Attempting to take fish with a hook and line in such a way that the fish does not voluntarily take the hook(s) in its mouth."

As for the effectiveness of the methods, I will always legaly hook more fish while getting the fish to bite than a flosser ever will. How do I know this? I do it every season.