I hope you didnt floss(snag) your first salmon. There are much more efficient ways.
Why would it matter? All we want is new people to get into this sport.
Who cares if you start out flossing, everyone develops their methods. Everyone's main goal at first is to catch fish.
After a while, catching so many fish gets boring, then you switch to float fishing. After a while that gets boring too, and you progress to spoon/fly, etc.
I don't get why so many people make a big fuss over flossing, seems to start a debate in every thread even when the thread isn't related.
As long as they are fishing legally and keeping fish that are only snagged in the mouth who cares. FN and commies in the salt take way more fish.
And to be honest, I don't think there is a more "efficient" way, just maybe more "ethical" ways. I could out fish myself 10 to 1 if I were flossing somewhere.
Congrats mko, hopefully the first of many to come!
Cheers,
Dan