Rant

[PhilT]

Owing to delays in delivering my boat, I wasn\'t out at the weekend. Instead spent Sunday at Bempton cliffs doing a bit of birdwtching with the other half. Sea was dead flat and saw quite a few small boats out enjoying themselves.

However, I have to comment on a couple of unsavory sights. First was two dead Kittiwakes, hangin from the cliffs entangled in green monfilament. Second was the sight, not ten yards from one of the observation areas, of a lead fising weight hanging on ten feet of line from a tangle of mono on the cliff top. Near this tangle (on the naughty side of the safety barrier) was an empty plastic pop bottle.

I emphasise, this is an RSPB nature reserve. It is visited by large numbers of people with expensive optical equipment. If anglers leave crap like this in such a place IT WILL BE SEEN.

I am ashamed that i might be associated with the kind of moron who would be so irresponsible as to leave such stuff around to pollute the environment.

[TC]

There are many who feel the same way, Phil.
I used to think that it was a small minority of anglers who left there rubbish behind after them - I\'ve now come to the conclusion that it is infact the ones who DON\'T who are in the minority.

That\'s just the right sort of behaviour to result in \"NO FISHING\" notices going up. Many a good fishing mark has been closed due to angling litter.

It\'s like peeing against the wind though, Phil - those who don\'t wanna hear, DON\'T listen.

[Tat]

I was on the pier the other day and hooked into a rig someone had lost.It had about 40 yds of line on which I rolled up and put in my unsed fish carrying tesco bag.I took the rig off and put it in my box as it was in good nick .The pier isnt too bad tho\' but I was\'nt gonna take ev\'ry1 else left overs back.Getting back on track,I got a couple of looks when I put the line in my bag,but F**K it I fish on there and get it wrapped around my feet which really pi**es me off.

[Edited on 26/4/2004 by Tat]

[willywetegg]

I was fishing one day on the Chemical beach at Seaham with me mate. There was a local lad down practicing his casting. He decided that he didn\"t have enough line on so he cast it out as far as he could and before I realised what he was doing he cut his line at the reel. He did intend to load it back up and start again but after the ear bashing he got he left immediately. I pulled his gear in and that went home in my bag.
Tony I think you are right. The sensible anglers are in the minority. Much the same as the dog walkers from my previous post.