Thanks for the investigation Clint . I just ran across it today on a weekly view of the dec site and thought that reg was strange. Had little to no time to investigate Furthur and wish there was a little better description to the proposal.
Charlie,
The whalers in the estuary always snelled then looped the hook point in a straight line of their 1/0 hooks about 4-6' up with a 3/4 oz weight hanging on the bottom .
I been around the block a little while db;)

In all honesty I've seen old timers do very well with that method for browns and rainbows in oswego. No skin off my back though... Never tried it and never planned on it.

Not 4-6' though... More like weight 12-18" below hook/egg sac

It's all good man. I learned from the best of the best on the tricks of the trade many years ago bro.
Oswego was a great place for what you call drop shot method . Drop it straight down over the wall and lift it straight up like it was shot out of a gun.
Not busting your balls , just making funny on some of the methods and why we now have so many regulations in place today.
Remember when a 24" leader was mandatory ?

When was that ??? For two years only I believe... 94 and 95???

Ah it was in the early 80's . Maybe 81.
I couldn't figure out why other then trying to prevent snagging when it was actually legal.
You HAD to have a 24" leader and your weight couldn't be closer then 24" but as far away as you wished was fine.
I was a steelheader back then anyways and the salmon circus scared me away, funny thing is they do now too

Ahhh, I started in 90 so that's well before my time. I do recall some leader regulation changes in middle 90's though. We used to use long leaders (when it was allowed still) as it was a highlighted technique in a steelhead fishing with ultra light tackle. Will say with proper approach it was an effective rig especially in winter months. Here ya with the salmon crowds scaring you away. Honestly the steelhead crowd is kinda scaring me away these days. Granted my two children and life responsibilities limit my fishing a lot these days, but I find myself not wanting to go even when I can go at times. Its just not worth the Hassel at times. We'll see what this steelhead season brings. My boy will be eight this march and he has really gotten all aspects of casting with a spinning and fly rod down as well as drifting and even detanglement and knot tying...i'm looking forward to taking him trout fishing this spring. My daughter's favorite fish is a rainbow trout... Hope to get her out this steelhead season on a warmer day at an easy spot. She's been asking me since the summer "dad is it rainbow season yet?" My steelhead season will be made if my don hooks one up. He's ready I think

One of my highlights was my boy walking in to the lfz as an 8 year old and landing 2 steelhead in front of all the snaggers that were working the run.
 
Clint that was the day what's her name was telling you about.

I still tie a snell knot to the shank and then loop the leader through the eye  for early salmon bait fishing. How else do you hold a golf ball size wad of snotty skein on the hook!   I'll be rigging  couple tonight if my daughter wants to take a hike tomorrow, skein is lot cheaper than rapalas, both of which are working great in the Genny right now. Or, if we get the rain that is forecast, one of the little ditches for some browns could be fun, but then she can use the flyrod.
 
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13, I do the same often for riffle fishing early salmon down low but with glo bug yarn. Steel destroy it when they're present down there. Use colors varying from orange pink chartruese red or purple... Snell knot is the best knot IMO...