WARNING !

I love to see people ketch crappie . But be cautious with what you leave behind . No matter what methods you employ there is NO excuse for leaving BRAID hanging around and or any other line . That and the used minnow bags and the sinkers and cigarette buts and etc etc etc .
BUT Braid particularly bothers me in that someone or some wildlife could be very seriously injured . Imagine your child getting this length of braid around its neck and stumbling and falling . I am about fuming MAD over seeing this and it was at head high in a large amount hanging in such a manner that a child could have easily gotten tangled in it . This coupled with the particular spot and knowing lots of children fish there with parents REALLY bothers me ! this pc. was much longer than it appears in the photo .
I removed it and put it in the trash where it belongs and now ….
I NEVER look for a fight but to be sure if I see you do this and we are going to have a major problem quickly !
rant over :mad:

I agree 100%. It's disgraceful to see what some folks leave behind by way of trash, fishing line, cans and bottles and etc.
I was taught from a very early age to leave a spot the way you found it or better before you leave.
Good word Brother Ketchn. Some rants just need to happen.

Good post ! I hate to see trash and old line on the water. I had some line get behind my troll motor prop. Grrr!
Also ,Don’t give the tree huggers any ammo !


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I totally agree with you Ketchn.. I fish quite a bit in the Waccamaw River here in SC and also in NC. Some people have total disregard for our waterways and wildlife. There are some idiots here that leave tree cat hooks hanging from the limb after they are through fishing. They throw everthing they don't want in the River. Thankfully we have a Riverkeeper that organizes very successful cleanup days. It just makes me "HOT" when someone abuses our waterways and wildlife...

The same careless knuckle-heads that do that stuff are the same ones that drive out in the country to throw their old couch out on the side of the road.

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Great post and needed to be said.I have picked up pile after pile of discarded line to keep wildlife from getting tangled and dieing and have saw several birds that died from tangled line,,Not a sight you would want a small child to see.

Braided line cost a friend of mine last year due to it getting in his prop and cutting the seal of the foot of the boat motor out.

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Originally Posted by scrat

Braided line cost a friend of mine last year due to it getting in his prop and cutting the seal of the foot of the boat motor out.

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Beat me to it....Check shaft on Outboard and TM real regular....

Good point but my question IS where da fish pics at?
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I got fish pictures bro …..but the line thing really lit my fire
I hit lots of public spots and to be sure I am so tired of the trash and disregard that's so very common these days :mad:

I’ve helped rescue a pelican when I was young. Wrapped up in about 30lb mono, I was one of the holders while another cut things loose. I also rescued a loon that had become wrapped in a catfish limb line and was almost gone. He rested in my boat for 45 minutes before he swan off into the sunset. And yes, I have a pic of that. Things left behind gets me up on a long winded unhappy soapbox. Nuff said, thanks for picking up after others with no consideration of others.

I'd never say get physical but when you catch these idiots be assertive and insist they clean up. They'll apologize and clean up nine times out of ten. But if no one calls them out they'll do it forever, so will their kids.

Thank you for your post Ketch. You're 100% right.

Many years ago when I first started teaching, I was driving a school bus home after school when I saw a guy stopped on a bridge. I figured he was like me and just wanted to enjoy looking at the river for a few minutes. He drove off as I was pulling up so I stopped in case there was some wildlife he was looking at. Instead of wildlife, I saw 3-4 big trash bags floating away. Made me sick! Could never understand how some feel, out of sight, out of mind. Good post!

Skeetbum, I remember reading your posts on these. Good ones! Hope you are still enjoying Florida. (I think that's where I remember you were going to move to)

I'm not very big and old now but have no problem letting idiots know when they are doing our public parks and waterways wrong. Great thing now w cellphone videos? All u have to do is point it at someone like u are capturing their stupid acts and they always suddenly clean up their mess! Or look at them and announce u are calling police or rangers. Works every time

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Remind them how big fine is for littering

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Originally Posted by Special K

I agree 100%. It's disgraceful to see what some folks leave behind by way of trash, fishing line, cans and bottles and etc.
I was taught from a very early age to leave a spot the way you found it or better before you leave.
Good word Brother Ketchn. Some rants just need to happen.

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I was taught very young also to take out whatever you took in plus at least 1 more piece of trash, not only fishing but hunting also

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I have a friend who was fishing below Old Hickory Dam this spring on the rip rap rocks. He got tangled up in some fishing line. Stumbled, tried to catch himself, and ran a 1 inch wood stick through his foot. Almost came out the top and banged his other knee really bad. Just because someone left a hand line on the bank.