Why in your mind does bait not count salmosalar...If this poll was in the fins and feathers forum, bait wouldn't count, but in this forum, bait counts. And bait fisherman aren't "silly trappers" so YES bait DOES count last I checked. If trophy's don't count if they are caught by bait then you might as well take off 99% of the washington sportfishing records salmosalar...