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[Pin-nook]

Around same area last Sunday with Vid cam on a tripod, video'd floatfishing for pinks and not one snagged but some really close to being gut hooked !

I know what you mean though as I witnessed the same things around me but really feels good out fishing flyguys! Funny though but watching the video over you could hear someone yelling "Hey, can I have that one?" I was there to C&R so I had my earphones in listening to tunes so I was not paying attention to anything else.

What really pisses me off though are the guys that continue to snag then drag the fish way out of water to carefully remove the hook without touching the fish only to kick it back into the river and yet they are wearing waders. 

[DragonSpeed]

I kept releasing the bottom snagger's fish to make sure he wasn't planning on keeping them.

He got one in the mouth area at one point and kept this male that could have been a SERVING PLATTER, never mind dinner plate!  Ewwww.

[blaydRnr]

RIPPPPP....RIPPPP....RIPPPP

Probably the most annoying sound on the river...I hate to say it, but i've lost a lot of patience with people who fish in this manner and I always ask them why they need to Rip at the end of each drift...in my books they're intending to snag fish and should always be called out.

[koifish]

Ya same I don't like people who drag the fish all the way up
And I caught some weird fish that's goldish looks like a sucker I don't know what it was but one guy said don't release it back leave it on shore I release it tho there was people who left it on the rocks that's something I don't agree with

[koifish]

I also do not care who bottom bounces and I have nothing against it
I am against people yanking the rods back every 10 secs that's something I don't agree
Honestly im not trying to argue but there are many people who are against bottom bouncing / flossing
People who have big leaders when they are float fishing is no diffrent it's floossing I seen many people have a floater but with big leaders

[DragonSpeed]

RIPPPPP....RIPPPP....RIPPPP

Probably the most annoying sound on the river...I hate to say it, but i've lost a lot of patience with people who fish in this manner and I always ask them why they need to Rip at the end of each drift...in my books they're intending to snag fish and should always be called out.

I generally ask them as well... "why the yank at the drift?" and they say  "I felt a fish."  I then politely point out that the river current pulling on their float at the end of EVERY drift is NOT a fish... They mumble and move further away

[DragonSpeed]

Honestly im not trying to argue but there are many people who are against bottom bouncing / flossing
People who have big leaders when they are float fishing is no diffrent it's floossing I seen many people have a floater but with big leaders

You can bottom bounce with a 1ft leader and catch fish legitimately.  Longer leader = flossing no matter if you're bouncing or floating.  Not necessary.

[koifish]

I will be honest I do bottom bounce but I don't yank every 5 secs that's where the most fouled hook fish come from you just got to know the difference between the rocks and a bite

[chronic_topdawg]

KAW

[mvelasco]

wont yank my line until I see my float dip or wobble like a nibble. I agree with the long drifting rippers, annoying as can be

[RalphH]

Fly fisherman - cast out and then as it was drifting down he stripped in quite quickly.  Unsurprisingly, he was into pinks quite regularly. I couldn't see very well, but I'd be willing to bet that many weren't quite in the mouth

Your post is mis-titled as this is not an observation.

FWIW I landed over 30 this morning on the Vedder - they were all taking fish. This included a few on a popper plus I was able to watch the fish chase and take on the fly on many occasions.

[DragonSpeed]

Oh, the ones that came in hump first/tail first were pretty easy to see...   fin hooked etc just not as much.  I definitely have seen some fly guys fishing well, and correctly, and I certainly don't accuse any general group of bad fishing practices.  Bad fishermen span the spectrum, unfortunately.

Sure would be fun to hit them with a popper!  Nice work.

[koifish]

I need to cut down my fly leader
As I was stripping I get one but I don't even pull back when stripping but it's a foul !!!!!!!!
I don't know what's wrong  unless there was lots of
Fish bumping on or I dunno