what is snagging mean
For other uses, see Snag (disambiguation) . Snagging, also known as snag fishing, snatching, snatch fishing, or foul hooking, is a method of fishing that entails catching a fish using hooks without the fish having to take the bait with their mouth.fter first casting a hook into the water, a snagger will wait until a fish sighted, at which time they will reel in the hook until it is positioned above the fish. Once the fish is in line with the hook, the snagger then yanks on the line to snag the fish before attempting to reel it in.