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[finishingwithian]

I was reading an article saying that the mono lines are very bad to the environment. Just curious where and how do you guys recycle them as I don't want to toss them into the garbage. Just replaced my old line with new mono and don't know where I should dump them.

Also, when you tie your hooks in the water or on the river bank and clip your end of lines, do you keep the little pieces in your pocket or throw them into the river?

[fishtruck]

I keep a bag with me at all times to put all my garbage in when fishing. As for used mono, you can take that to most, if not all tackle stores for them to recycle

[Suther]

I keep a bag with me at all times to put all my garbage in when fishing. As for used mono, you can take that to most, if not all tackle stores for them to recycle

Some docks/piers also have receptacles for mono.

Although I didn't know it can be recycled? I figured it was just going to the landfill...

[BigFisher]

I was reading an article saying that the mono lines are very bad to the environment. Just curious where and how do you guys recycle them as I don't want to toss them into the garbage. Just replaced my old line with new mono and don't know where I should dump them.

Also, when you tie your hooks in the water or on the river bank and clip your end of lines, do you keep the little pieces in your pocket or throw them into the river?

Come on, does that even need to be asked? Anyone one who packs anything to the river, should be packing the same amount or more out.

[Dave]

Fred's will take your old line and recycle it.

[finishingwithian]

Come on, does that even need to be asked? Anyone one who packs anything to the river, should be packing the same amount or more out.

If you have collected all small pieces of mono lines, that's awesome and I really appreciate what you have done for the rivers. However, I have seen a lot of guys throw small cut lines to the river.

To bring the question to the next level, if the mono lines should be used? is there any other environmental friendly lines we should use instead? Just thinking about those lines left in the river where the hooks snagged to the bottom which will be hazard to the fish.

Just a thought. 

[salmonrook]

Come on, does that even need to be asked? Anyone one who packs anything to the river, should be packing the same amount or more out.

Totally agree, in fact if you have a spare hand and notice any garbage there,pack it out too!

Army and Navy in Langley recycles mono as well.

[Suther]

If you have collected all small pieces of mono lines, that's awesome and I really appreciate what you have done for the rivers. However, I have seen a lot of guys throw small cut lines to the river.

To bring the question to the next level, if the mono lines should be used? is there any other environmental friendly lines we should use instead? Just thinking about those lines left in the river where the hooks snagged to the bottom which will be hazard to the fish.

Just a thought. 

The only thing you can really do about line left on the bottom is to minimize it whenever possible. Dont use super-long leaders for instance, so when you do snag you leave less on the bottom.

[leadbelly]

what we used to do was: