the dec even measured his spilt shot and it was under 4 foot this guy had a cami coat on and was late 40 with a short litht brown chin beard and mustash. as far as i know a spinning rod and line does not need a leader if you dont want one.

Well chum,
All I can say is that the lfz wasn't really vary crowded the first year or two or maybe three (been a long time so it kinda runs together in the mind) it existed.You could fish the bridge hole by yourself, the midpool with 1 or 2 others and all the duffuses ,a hand full back then, went to the church pool since you could seeum good in there.

By the time the weight distance reg was changed so had the lfz. I wasn't fishing just watching the unemployment hole from the 52 bridge and having a convo with the econs. They were saying how hard it is to prosocute lifters because of the intent and all.
I asked why they never seemed to look around in the zone where many of the lifters were throwing six foot plus tippets since there would be no intent grey area to deal with, it is a strictly a math issue.

Splitshot or slinky then 6-8 feet then hook.
The ma bell rig.
Just reach out and touch someone as they used to say.
Point was it was the year the reg changed from min of 2 feet to max of 4 feet between weight and hook and the econs had no clue what the regs were much as it appears the guy in this story had no clue.

It might get a little crowded but conversation is always good. People don't act like there going to kill each other over a fish like some of the holes along the river. Had to laugh I brought my dad up for the first time during the salmon run and showed him the tressle hole in a matter a 5 minutes 2 guys were arguing and we saw 2 guys take a salmon river bath.

i'll continue to keep it to myself a few days out of the year in january...i enjoy it. hooked many fresh energetic fish after christmas up there year after year...so don't try to make me seem like i'm doing something bad for fishing up there. if the fish is willing to strike then why leave it alone??? i stay away from the deep holes. i fish the flat middle section below the church hole where i find steel that gorge on nymphs high sticked with a bb shot. this past january i had two fish nearly brake water after the strike. keep in mind i fish the whole river...and have many different methods. you shouldn't generalize someone just for fishing a particular spot. one more point/question..do you fish schoolhouse??? if so what is the difference??? there are just as many if not even more fish that winterize there than the cemetery... so wher's your logic. how about ellis cove??? is everyone who fishes for winterized holding steelhead doing someting bad??? your logic seems to say so... remember just observing and questioning... not arguing... fish on brother...