Although I am completely ignorant of Wa. F&G regs from what I read from the posts the regs support only keeping fish which have been "legally hooked". In support of the regs which as posted state that fish hooked in the ey or gill be retained this to me interprets that the fish has somehow gotten the bait, lure, hook into its mouth and has been hooked deeply. Hooks imbedded in the gill plate are obvious results of lining (snagging) as not many fish try to squash their prey with their cheeks before comsumption. Neither do they try to stun their prey with any other part of their anatomy such as fins or their tail. Too many times have I heard "hooked right in the mouth" when actually the fish had been snagged somewhere forward of the dorsal fin...yes these fish are retained as legal catches. Another arguement (or rationalization) is that I drove such and such distance and spent such and such amount therefore I should be able to take home some fish...regardless that the methods of take are centered around SNAGGING!!! It is pretty sad.....sigh!