Fish Chris Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 when disposing of your old line, after you have wrapped it all around your hand, or whatever you wrap it around, take a sharp pair of scissors and cut through all of it once or twice. The shorter all the pieces end up, the better. The reason for this is so that wildlife (even if it's just land-fill Seagulls) do not become tangled, choked, maimed, and killed. I think probably most of the guys here probably have some respect for life in general.... But lest somebody think, "Who cares... it's just a worthless Seagull....." Just remember, when other people... especially non-fishermen, see a bird, or other animal tangled in fishing line, and either injured, or dead, that is just a really bad message to send out, about the side effects of fishing. Think responsibly, and help to keep fishermen in a good light. Peace, Fish Oh.... and not just your own discarded line... But how often have you found big wads of discarded line on the shore of your favorite lake ? {idiots huh ? >} Please, pick that up, cut it up, and discard it. Heck, even if you just cut it up, and threw it back down, you would be doing wildlife a favor. Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 GOOD POST CHRIS! I always find HUGE balls of it at the dock and on the lake! I also find big black trash bags and line all tangled up in pads and grass! Its a DAM shame IMO! Quote
Koop Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Great post. I agree it does get very annoying going out at 6am and finding a dozen empty beer bottles on the dock and balls of line all over the place... not my job to clean up someone elses mess but I usually end up doing it anyway to do my part in keeping the lakes clean. Even the homless guys that fish around the docks clean up their own messes but for some reason some adults just can't grasp the concept. Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted June 21, 2009 Super User Posted June 21, 2009 Just another friendly reminder, DO NOT discard line anywhere, recycle it. Quote
bassmedic46 Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Great post. I'm always finding discarded line and bring it home and cut it up and throw it away. Quote
Bassnajr Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Especially braid......you can tow a car with that stuff!!! I put all my line in the glove box of my boat and then toss it at home. Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted June 21, 2009 Super User Posted June 21, 2009 All of our old line goes into some kind of recycable container, and gets recycled..I have drug up 100's of yards of line out of lakes, taken it home and disposed of it properly.. Quote
pa mountain man Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Great post! I work for the corps of engineers, and from 4-6a.m., I'm picking other peoples garbage up, there are even 2 dumpsters in the parking lot. Quote
T-2000 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks for the tip. I don't leave line behind but it does tend to foul up my tacklebox if I forget to toss it after fishing. It seems like this will make it more manageable. Quote
Blue Streak Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I pick up line when ever I see it. The other morning when I put the boat in the river the dock was covered with trash, garbage, and line. Some people are just hopeless and thoughtless. And by the way, those plastic six pack holders can do a job on wild life also. Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted June 22, 2009 Super User Posted June 22, 2009 most tackle shops that put line on reels have a line recycling bin for all the old line they strip off and usually welcome people to bring in line to dispose of it (recycle it).i know i hate getting line wrapped around my feet and snagging it with crankbaits . good post , we ALL need to do our share ...... Quote
Big-O Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I keep a trash bag in one of my back storage compartments and all trash and discarded line as well as any line that winds up on my trolling motor and engine prop, goes in the bag. While filming underwater footage of my new designs recently with Kim Stricker (Hook'n'Look), I was extremely disappointed to see all of the trash that people just toss in the lake. It looked like a trash dump on the bottom of the lake in many places and all responsible fisherman should take a stand to eliminate such disregard to our wonderful resources. On many bodies of water, the abandoned trot lines are also an eyesore and a terrible situation for the water systems. Thanks Chris for noting the fishing line situation because it is just another sign of irresponsible people that have care less attitudes. Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Super User 5bass Posted June 22, 2009 Super User Posted June 22, 2009 I thought that's what the pockets on my cargo shorts were for. Heck, I'll get back home and pull out handfuls of line, cigarette butts (dont like tossing them in the lake), hooks, empty plastic bait bags, crankbait boxes, cracker wrappers, sinkers, used up plastic baits, sunglasses, JJ's juice, you name it. Good post FC. Quote
Fish Chris Posted June 22, 2009 Author Posted June 22, 2009 Thank you guys. Sometimes with a post like this one, on a site like this, I kind of feel like I'm preaching to the quire, because I assume you guys would be more careing about the environment, than most of the people out there anyway.... But I'm glad to pass on the tip about > not only disposing of yours (and littering idiots) line, but also, in cutting it up into short, way less dangerous pieces. Recyling is a good idea too. Of course I'm a 100% braid guy, and I don't know if Spectra can be reycled..... but I do know that improperly disposed braided line is even 10 X's worse than mono ! So anyway, thanks again to all of you guys, for your time and attention to this issue. Peace, Fish Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted June 22, 2009 Super User Posted June 22, 2009 Chris, call your cities sanitation dept. they are the ones that usually pick for recycleing, maybe they can tell you if they can or can't.. Quote
airborne_angler Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Its not just Birds and stuff that are affected by the discarded fishing line,its other aquatic life too. One day I was fishing near a bank full of large rocks. On top of one of the rocks,in the water,was a HUGE crawdad,the size you dont want pinching your fingers. I approached it,it didnt spook and take off. It couldnt. It was wrapped all up in fishing line and the line was wedged between some rocks below. I gingerly picked it up and cut it free from the line that was holding it down. I then cut away the line that was wrapped around it. Normally I woulddve stuck it on a hook,but I figured it had been sitting where it was for an undetermineable amount of time and deserved to live after its suffering. I set it in the water and it spread its claws and drifted down(parachute style) into the depths. Felt pretty good rescuing it. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 agreed........... well put. i cant even fathom how many times i have seen huge messes of discarded line around the lakes i fish, and beach for that matter too. Quote
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