Discarded Hooks.

[lobsterwells]

why leave hooks in the 1st place quick rinse under the tap at home keeps them from rusting . and folk that leave line take it home cut it up and then the next time u have beans on toast put the line in the tin and crash the tin that way i wont have to witness birds flying with 50 yards of line hanging from there feet . im in a club for my fresh water fishing and leave a hook line litter tab ends anything your barred for life maybe if that was the case in sea fishing you'd think twice

[5150]

Very sorry to hear about the dog, know how it feels to have the choice between a crazy vets bill and losing a companion. We've capped off well over that in the last couple of months, not looking forward to my c/card bills and bank statement arriving this month and he's got ongoing treatment now for the rest of his life which we'll have to pay out for since we didn't have him insured - of course now, with the nature of his illness, no insurer will touch him.

What I hate from all this is that once again a minority are impacting the rest of us. Really can't win at times - angler you get blamed for all the rubbish on beaches etc, dog owner all the dog muck the lazy few owners don't pick up is your fault, I've even had the odd run-ins just flying a sports kite on the beach when some dipstick has walked into the path of the lines or kite without bothering to look or think.

Human nature is unfortunately to be lazy and inconsiderate, just look at all the rubbish on our streets, bottles, cans, wrappers, half eaten take-aways, vomit on the path after someone had a heavy night in the pub.

Craziest thing I ever heard was a woodland who refused to have bins at their car parks - reason? "It encourages people to leave their rubbish rather than take it home"... as you can imagine, the rubbish was just dumped around the edges of the car park.

[paranoid and surnburnt]

vets bills

Its heart breaking to hear about the dog having to be put down, and I agree that pet insurance is always advisable but it unfortunately has also drove up the prices that vets charge, as it is so much easier to bandy about ridiculous prices when there is a insurance company willing to pay it, rather than a desperately upset individual that has to find these astronomic costs from his family budget, the cost of all procedures has went up drastically in the last ten years since pet insurance has become the norm.

[youngsteve]

As a dog owner its sad to hear what has happened but as someone already sort of said there is always two sides to the story, many a time ive seen other dog owners who do not have any regard for anglers, let their dogs run amock, **** on peoples tackle boxes, steal and eat anglers bait etc, i was on the beach the other week fishing a match when a bloke came over with his dog, i informed him straight away keep your dog away ive got a baited trace on my bucket. If i were walking my dog on the beach which i do alot i keep her under control and certainly would keep her away from anglers, some people have no control over their dogs, dont keep an eye on them and just dont care about others around them. Yes anglers shouldnt throw rubbish away but its not just them who make our world a mess. Both dog owners and anglers should be responsible and respectiful to the shore. As alan said you would do everything for your dog, insurance isnt that expensive, some people just think its a waste of money but its not a waste if you do get a big vet bill which results in saving your pets life.