Thread: Clean our waterways contest.

Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Why not take that a step further Bill?? How about a special prize in our tournaments for the person that picks up the most trash?

I normally stuff my paper products in my rod box and then smash my water bottles so they won't blow out. At the end of the day, I put my smashed water bottles in a 5 gallon bucket in the back of my truck so I can put them in the recycle bin at home. Products I can't recycle, I put in a plastic bag and dispose of when I get home. And anytime I'm fishing, I use my dip net to scoop up trash as I approach it.

Myself and a group of friends once got a "ticket" on the Current River for our trash bag. Those enforcement officers look in our bag and told us most of that trash was not ours and they appreciated us doing the right thing and cleaning up the river. We got a really nice citation for that and their appreciation has stuck with me for 24 years!

Id bring my trash from home if the prize was Really Nice.

Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Matt, what they gave us was a Thank You citation for helping to keep the river clean. No fine or anything, just a neat way of saying "Thanks" for helping pick up litter. It was a great gesture and has caused me to pick up every since. I wish all state agencies would do such.

Gotcha. I'm kind of slow some times. Was this the Current River in Missouri?