Depressing/Aggravating sights at the surf

[bababooey]

The littering and garbage gets to me the worst. Can't your bring a garbage bag with you? Does your baby daddy diaper have to be underemoniously dropped in the parking lot. I realize it smells, but it was your kid that made the mess. Is it too much trouble to ask to carry it with you out of there?

[Monty]

I hate seeing dead fish on the beach.
Sea Robins, Skates. It upsets me.
Mishandling of any fish is a bummer.
I found the top half of a deer one time.
Trash is a downer.
Pretty much all you said.
99% of the stuff is by human beings.
Lots of great people out there.
Lots off low life scum out there too.
And it does make a lasting impression, kind of builds on me.
My tolerance level is at a low.

[rip316]

I fished a spot this morning in RB and came across a disgusting site. Someone had made a fire and threw in every single beer can they drank in the fire. All the garbage was new. Potato chip bags, cans, u name it. Come on guys. Do you really need to do this. Soon we will have no place to fish. Clean up after your god damn self.

[finchaser]

All the want to be bass fisherman the INTERNET made into so called professionals mugging people everywhere.
Many of them leaving trash as they fish clams out of there white buckets as it's the only way they can catch a fish.
Examples ,plastic clam containers,packaging from bait rigs and anything else the bucket holds. Also the plies of clam shells and rags which attract flies.
Lets not forget the bunker snaggers chasing bunker blitzes, parking in peoples driveways on there lawns some even leaving fish carcasses and trash on there property.

Then they all complain about beach access and parking restrictions,before INTERNET fisherman's arrival,these kind of problems didn't exist. Most people didn't even know we existed and the ones that did respected us because we respected them and there neighborhoods.

[fishinmission78]

All the want to be bass fisherman the INTERNET made into so called professionals mugging people everywhere.
Many of them leaving trash as they fish clams out of there white buckets as it's the only way they can catch a fish.
Examples ,plastic clam containers,packaging from bait rigs and anything else the bucket holds. Also the plies of clam shells and rags which attract flies.
Lets not forget the bunker snaggers chasing bunker blitzes, parking in peoples driveways on there lawns some even leaving fish carcasses and trash on there property.

Then they all complain about beach access and parking restrictions,before INTERNET fisherman's arrival,these kind of problems didn't exist. Most people didn't even know we existed and the ones that did respected us because we respected them and there neighborhoods.

What he said!

[Frankiesurf]

I was walking the beach one night when some "fisherman" called me over. He was apparently dead sticking behind his truck when e caught a dogfish. Not the most desirable of species I know but part of our existence.

He said " It is hooked deep and I can't get the hook out, do you think you can?" I said sure, let me see it. I grabbed the dogfish and sure enough it was hooked pretty deep. There was no way I could possibly pull the hook out without killing it so I told him just that. He said " I really just want my rig back so I can keep fishing." Pretty much meaning that he wanted me to rip it out of the fishes gut. I asked if he had more hooks he said he had a few. I grabbed my pliers, cut the leader at the fishes lip and livened him up enough to swim away. This guy was ready to kill me. I just turned around, smiled and kept walking.

If you are afraid of handling a fish or losing an 18 cent hook then you should not be out there. Humans are the worst animal of them all and we have dug our own hole long enough. Time to start giving back.

[finchaser]

If you are afraid of handling a fish or losing an 18 cent hook then you should not be out there. Humans are the worst animal of them all and we have dug our own hole long enough. Time to start giving back.

So true