Great Lakes full of plastic

[OldTimer]

(11-30-2012 07:30 PM)Tjh70 Wrote:  Hmmm... should I use more live bait instead of plastic lure?

Then what does one do with the styrofoam and plastic containers/bags the bait comes in?....................hmmm

I would think that the biggest offenders are not fishing related.

Much of the plastic in our enviroment comes from food and merchandise packaging,.............. plus the plastics used in synthetic material based cloths and fibres (BIG contributor).

Every week when you wash your "non-natural" fibre clothes the wash and rinse water sends small pieces of plastic to the water system and the dryer sends pieces (lint) to the air. Not to mention your living room's nylon rug and draperies impact when sent to the land fill.

Rather than stop using plastic lures, or wearing only cotton and wool - perhaps all can help in a greater way by recyling as much plastic as is possible while sensibly limiting our use of it.

Cheers,

OldTimer