i'm as guilty as anyone of losing the occasional length of line or the odd hook, but i've picked up at least two hooks for each one i've lost and probably double my line supply overall, so i let myself think i'm in the black.
Just about smacked the hell out of a redneck and his drinking buddy. A duck had it legs trapped in the line and the line was wrapped tangled in a fence post. These two redneck boys, ostensibly fishing from the dam, were laughing at it and throwing pebbles. They didn't even consider making a move to save the duck. When I went to untangle the duck they claimed I was 'messin with their fun'.
in fact