Flossers are anglers who use the method of bottom bouncing or lining to catch fish, mainly the salmonid species.
[1][2] The technique is commonly practiced in British Columbia during the summer months, when sockeye and chinook salmon run upstream the Fraser River to spawn.
[3] Flossing uses long leader lines 5 to 20 feet (1.5 to 6.1 m) in length with a 1 to 4 oz (28 to 113 g) lead weight called a "Bouncing Betty" (named after a lethal landmine first used during World War II).
To work this method, fishermen often tie on long strands of green or orange yarn and/or Corkies to their hooks.
Due to angling regulations in Western Canada, Chile, Peru and Argentina, hooks devoid of any dressing (whether artificial or organic) are illegal.