Degradable line

Hope they never make it.
I was out at a spot yesterday and saw some braid tangled in a tree and decided I would collect later.

Moved through the grass for few more casts and found some mono wrapped around my foot.


Before I left I gathered it all in, the mono had a carcass of a magpie wrapped up, died of starvation.

Every piece of line we see will last forever if we don't have a bushfire and every piece will claim a wader, duck, pelican or a Lizzards one day.

It took me about 2 minutes to collect it all and it took no room in my pocket.

Thanks for listening fellas.
Gordon

It certainly is a problem - both braid and mono have a long life expectancy before it starts to break down ....... when you think that synthetic grass is made to last 10years plus ( braid is made out of the same polymer & contains a lot of the same stabilisers) & if a mono is a nylon 6 base - nylon is inherently UV resistant ...... you have a real environmental problem

So yes - take that old line home with you & put it in the bin

Chris

Snorkel along the Gold Coast seaway wall and your pockets will be full within 10 feet... I'm forever pulling line/sinkers/soft plastics/old slugs and lures in and loading up the bin, and keeping the odd decent slug ;D

Scary swimming amongst fishing line. Good effort for you fellas collecting and disposing of the line.

Gordon

Wrong Nagg, the problem is idiots who don't take their rubbish home.

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Originally Posted by preso

Wrong Nagg, the problem is idiots who don't take their rubbish home.

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where did that come from ? -

I thought I said "take that old line home & put it in the bin" ..... in other words don't discard your line

Chris