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[devon42]

iv heard alot about people flossing fish. and i wanna know if theres a way to tell if ur fish has been flossed by the way its hooked?

[whereismyfloat]

Flossing refers to feeling the fish bump your static line (not the hook) and then yarding on the rod to set the hook in whatever part of the fish you happen to snag. Or some guys just cast out and drag the line through the water trying to set their huge #4's  into anything they can. It's sad to watch. The worst case I ever saw was on a little island at the mouth of the Fraser near Steveson. Guys had two #4's tied directly to the main line with a weight on the bottom.

However, even the most ethical fisherman/woman is prone to foul hook a fish ever now and again. The difference is intent and how you handle the situation. The ethical fisherman/woman will always treat the fish with respect, revive and release. These days the unethical guys are just bonking em.

I don't think it's possible to distinguish between the two by just looking at where the hook was set. But it's pretty easy to distinguish who's who by watching the fisherman/woman.

[HOOK]

whereismyfloat - make sure ya get your hook sizes right buddy  a size 4 is the smallest size hook we use for salmon fishing. Im pretty sure you meant a 4/0 which is a huge hook unless your bar fishing the fraser for springs  I jjust wanted to point that so it doesnt confuse people. Of yourse that doesnt mean you cant floss with little hooks. Flossing/long lining/snagging is not a hard technique to master and actually is easier to do with short leaders rather then long ones.

The way to tell if you flossed the fish is if the hook is on the outside of the mouth from the opposite side from you with the hook point pointing inwards, if the hook is inside the mouth on your side with hook point facing outwards. of course when i say opposite you and stuff i mean the way the fish facing upstream in the current.

but hey when they bite it alot of the time the hook gets baried in the corners of the mouth but the hook point will be facing from inside to outside. If you get a biting fish short floating more times then any the fish will be hooked near the front area and in the boney area of the mouth where the teeth are and along the edges of the mouth but hardly ever in the corners of the mouth.

[whereismyfloat]

4/0 is what I meant.