Todd,

I took the following from JGrizzle to be a reference to the lack of skill/effort involved in flossing as a justification for why it's wrong/not fishing/etc:

"Its that way because some people apreciate the carnage of hooking a fish and feeling the bend of the rod more than than the effort/skills that it takes to get to that point. People who use "prescision snagging" are just looking for a way to achieve the gratification of multiple ideas being used in unison to achieve catching a fish, without using their own critical thinking. For me, the gratification of all my knowledge and experience coming together, to entice a strike from a fish is why it is so appealing to me. The fight from the fish is a reward from my effort, and evidence that all that effort contributed to my reward. Flossers are looking for the gratification with little to no prerequisite effort."

Also, I'd think goggle/fillet knife spearfishing would involve quite a lot of "fair chase!"

I think spearfishing, gillnet fishing, and angling is all "fishing" even if it's not all sportfishing. At any rate, whatever you call it "fishing" or "sportfishing" or "snagging" doesn't really determine whether it's right/wrong/sporting/ethical/legal/etc.