Yes, so far as what affects our salmon runs, snagging is pretty damned far down the list...that being said...

1. Several very good areas have been closed to legitimate anglers because too many snaggers use those areas, too. That screws with legitimate angling.

2. Going "float only" or restricing leader lengths, again, closes perfectly legitimate fishing techniques to legitimate anglers thanks to the actions of the snaggers.

That's not "To each their own"...that's "Thanks fuckin snagger for getting an area the other 90% of us fish closed, and thanks for making it so we can't use legitimate techniquest thanks to you using them as snagging tools".

I'm a fishermen...and like it or not, I *will* judge those who do things that ruin the sport of sportfishing, especially if they do it for selfish reasons.

Want to call me an elitist for hating snaggers? Fine. I've been called every name in the book by the gillnet fleet, the wild steelhead bonkers, and half the tribal fish managers, too...didn't bother me then, won't bother me now.

Fish on...

Todd