Re: Gotta love the snaggers!
I am one of those "snaggers" you are talking about. Not the ones who use trebles-I adhere to the rules. I use a single barbless hook and a 9 to 10 foot leader. I catch springs and sockeye in season. I also do a lot of flyfishing, and mostly I practice catch and release.
To be quite honest with you, it is rare that I "snag" a fish in the ass or the back. Usually I hook them in the mouth. If I do snag a fish, I break the fish off instead of trying to land it ass first.
I prefer "snagging" as you so succintly put it, to sitting on my ass all day, scratching my hairy belly, drinking beer and belching and farting while I watch the end of my rod-tip as I am "bar fishing". At least with "snagging" I am doing something-I cast and reel in. I find it much more exciting...then again, I am only a lowly "snagger" so I figgure my opinion does not count for much....
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