A Fine Line of Twine
An old angling axiom defines fishing as “a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on
the other end.” Humor aside, the connection here between Point A and Point B is the fishing line itself. It’s wonderous stuff being manufactured nowadays --- thin as a spider web, tough as wire --- to cast an angler’s offering in front of a fish and bring the fish back to the fisherman should the hookup be made.
For a variety of reasons, fishing line does break, generally at inopportune times like when the battle with the lake lunker is underway. Not only does line inadvertently snap, itinerate backcasts can result in a snarly mess called a backlash which requires much angler fuming and re-stringing of new line. Too many fishermen leave the remnants of their line on the shore, unsightly debris as well as a hazard to waterfowl, reptiles, and marine life, and a royal pain when it gets wrapped up in boat motors.
Discarded fishing line can last up to 600 years in the environment. But the good news is that monofilament fishing line can be recycled and marinas carrying the Forever Resorts banner are helping anglers do so.
Fishing line recycling bins made of metal or PVC tubing can be found at many boat ramps and fishing piers throughout Forever Resorts operated marinas where unwanted line is collected and sent to places like the Berkley Conservation Institute in Spirit Lake, Iowa, where they’ve already recycled millions of miles of line --- enough to fill two reels for every angler in America. Recycled line is combined with other materials, melted, and made into tackle boxes or artificial aquatic habitat structures to help rejuvenate bodies of water without natural cover essential to healthy fish populations.
“Our recycling containers can be found at boat ramps along the banks of the Snake River or the shores of Jackson Lake,” said Jason Ryan, Signal Mountain Lodge General Manager, in Wyoming. “We’ve been recycling since 2003 and have recovered an estimated 600,000 linear feet of line --- collection efforts that protect Grand Teton National Park wildlife and keep the Park pristine for future visitors.”
“The volume of line at our Arizona trout pond is smaller than other sites, but it still equates to a five gallon bucket a month that we contribute to the recovery program,” said Scott Gold, General Manager at Mormon Lake Lodge.
• Pick up any fishing line you see while recreating in the outdoors and deposit them at a fish line recycling center in your area.
• Contact a marina or outfitter in your area to institute a fish line recycling center on your favorite waterway.
• For more information, please visit
www.getlineoff.com/fishing-line-recycling.htm
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