Thread: Cleanin up the litter

Originally Posted by NIMROD

I don't trotline anymore but those folks got as much right to do that ,as spiderriggers do what they do. But I do hate to see yoyos and trotlines left out unattended. If I had my way yoyos would be curtailed. I'd like to see handheld poles only on some waters. We are blessed that we have so much water to fish and are allowed to use so many methods.

No comparison in my book, a spider rigger/Troller fishes, and always takes his equipment home when he's done fishing. Where as a Trot Liner, yo yoer or limb liner simply ties a baited string to something and most of the time leaves it for a spider rigger or single poler to get snaged in or kill unused fish and wildlife.

The WO's that I've seen on Conway do a tremendous job cleaning up left lines. I've watched them sleuth around vacated yoyos for hours waiting for the culprit before finally collecting them. I've even watched one leave his boat and walk across a logjam to retrieve a jug. One particular WO I talk to all the time can tell you where every legitimate trotline is on the lake and who owns it, he spends a lot of evenings on one of the hilltops along the east side with binoculars that are almost as big as his Glock. If you ever need a lesson on one-man boat launch and retrieval just watch this fella, just don't blink or you'll miss the whole process.

I don't cut peoples lines or yoyos but I challenge every angler to collect some trash, a bobber, or even some mono in a tree limb every time you're on the lake. You'll feel better about yourself, people that see you will start doing it, and we'll all start enjoying our time on the water even more.