On 29 Apr 2008 00:43:38 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

wrote in news:slfc14lee3ht71adj2msksn2rbmva5f707@
4ax.com:

t's bad enough breaking off at
or near the fly/lure/hook, but breaking off a bunch of mono is never a
good thing.

When we do stream cleanups, we OFTEN find whole unrolled spools of mono
left by the bait guys. Not to say, of course, that we shouldn't be careful
with our own stuff.

I know one TU chapter that provides cleverly rigged up PVC with screw caps
and strategically located holes near parking areas so folks have a
convenient place to dispose of mono.

If I may, take pushbutton torches (the homeowner-type plumbing torch,
but with propane, not MAPP in the yellow container) - give the
monomess a quick hit - you don't need to roast it - with the flame, and
it's a whole lot less dangerous and easier to deal with, plus, combine
the torch with a small pot, and you've got a stove...or, hell, carry
pre-made cremes and burn the sugar streamside...

But all should remember that all sorts of stuff besides line isn't just
trash, but dangerous trash - soda carriers, netting, poultry/fowl/bird
bones (never chunk 'em where dogs can get at 'em), clay pigeons
(dangerous to pigs, hogs, etc.) - all sorts of human sports-related
detritus can be pretty bad stuff.

TC,
R