Because you guys are saying that is perfectly legal.....when in the regs it clearly says that it isn't.....
I don't know if i should be mentioning this:- but in the past I have had occasion to know some sportfishers who use flashers that are known "fishbiter" flashers (that is the salmon wills bite the flasher because of it's finish)....to this they affixed really really short leaders with a lure with abig hook.
The salmon comes in to hit and in the commotion the short bighooked leader snags the salmon.
There you have it.......a foulhooked salmon on seemingly legal rig.
Now there will be many who will be outraged by this style of fishing...as they should be...I am too.
But proponents of the " it's perfectly o.k. to keep them" school will have no problem obviously......