responsible flyfisherman?

"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
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On 03 Nov 2003 12:57:26 GMT, irate (Dave LaCourse)
wrote:

Steve writes:

Do flyfisherman have their line snapped off by rock, big fish, etc? Your
line breaks, your line is going to be in the water (snagging fish)
basically forever.

Yes, I've lost 18 - 24 of FC, but I have never seen a fish tangled in it,
and I
do a helluva lot of fishing and catching. FC also degrades, perhaps not
as
fast as mono, but it does degrade. You should be more concerned over
spin
fishers dumping tangled bird's nests in the water. If you want to tilt
at
windmills, go after the bait chuckers who leave all kinds of garbage on
the
shore/water, including tons of mono.
Dave


It's Someone Else's Problem, eh ?


It's all our problem, and I think Dave would agree on this, but he has a
point. I've personally retreived hundred times as much monofilament than I
ever lost in nature. And yes, spin and bait fishermen have been mostly
responsible, unless some flyfisherman has found a way of using 30 yard
tippets. I also think that the environment is something most fly fishermen
care for. There is a saying among fly fishermen in Sweden: Bring anything
you want on your trip but leave only foot prints behind.

/Roger