It seems to me, you fish water and you speak out on a Board. What better place is there to discuss issues like this than on a forum such as this? Thank you Bob.
Surely it is appropriate and potentially very beneficial to others to be able to openly discuss such topics relating to the ethics of sportsfishing. Does this not concern the appreciation, welfare and future of the passion and sport we all enjoy? Is it not obvious from the many opinions we've heard on this topic that this is an issue that has importance and relevance to us as sportsfishermen? Perhaps it should come as no surprise that many who are uncomfortable or uneasy about discussing ethics do not want to examine their own. And yet, this is the very thing that we as concerned sportfishermen should do, in addition to encouraging others to do the same. In fact this should not be just a one time thing; we would do well to examine ourselves each time we strap on a vest or launch a boat if we want more out of a fishing experience than just a fish. (I did get a chuckle when someone referred to ethics as “liberal” thinking.)

Flossing might be one of those "grey areas" for some and maybe even for the authorities, but the individual knows his heart and what he’s doing.
If you want an answer to the question, "was I flossing?”, try asking yourself. What's really pitiful though is when others can see clearly what the "snosser" is up to and he can't. At that point he just simply doesn’t care (not about the fish or anybody else for that matter) and furthermore he has no self-respect.

Egg, maybe you’re just trying to help in your own way but too often it seems that those who would have us “shut up and go fish" are not asking us to join with them but rather asking us to go away and leave them alone. When they say “go fish”, it usually means anywhere but where they are fishing. And if on the off chance someone should accidentally get lucky and start catching some fish, they’re usually the first to complain about the lack of info on the board. But when there is a post, they’ll holler because it isn’t in code that only they can understand (wouldn’t want anyone else to spoil it). And when it comes sharing information, having an opinion or trying help others in some way to become a better and more successful fisherman, they’ll say, “heck let em’ figure it out for themselves like I had to”. Surely you’ve got more to offer than “just shut up and fish”.