What If?

[jjsjigs]

What if every fisherman who values wild fish gave up 10% of their fishing time to tackle conservation issues?

Imagine an army of gore-tex clad fisherfolk repairing culverts, improving riparian areas, and taking state agencies for task over their failure to protect fish, fisheries, and angling as a whole.

We all spend hundreds of hours a year tying and swinging flies, and the results are immediate and very gratifying. Come up with a sexy new fly/jig and get a tug the next day. Instant results.

So what if we all spent 10, 20, 30 hours a year writing letters to our respective state Fish & Game, or office of fishery management offices (like my Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission) and donating some time for habitat restoration or spawning surveys? The results wouldn’t be nearly as immediate, but 10 years from now they would pay huge dividends.

If every person who values wild fish spends 10% of their fishing time on conservation issues next year, in 10 years we’ll be spending the remaining 90% of our time catching twice as many fish.

Think about it. Decide if this would be a worthy New Years resolution for you to tackle in 2011.

- JJ's Jigs

 

[ScottV]

Great idea.

 

[jjsjigs]

Here would be a nice project!

Create a plan for removing and recycling the collected monofilament

Map out locations that would be most appropriate for the collection bins (boat launches, and fishing access points)

Get permission to mount collection bins at appropriate locations




Assembly Instructions and Materials list
1. 4”x30” abs pipe

2. 4” abs 90 degree elbow

3. 4”abs cleanout

4. 4”abs plug(with ½” hole drilled in bottom)

5. 2- Sammy screws 3/8” bolt size for wood or steel

6. 2- 3/8”x 1” hex head bolts

7. 2- 3/8” flat washers

8. abs glue

9. recycling decal, FFF logo decal, club or sponsor decal

Tool list
1. Hacksaw to cut abs pipe

2. Drill motor with ½ inch drill bit

How to Assemble:
• Cut abs pipe into 30 inch or 24 inch sections from 10 foot piece.

• Glue 90 elbow to one end of pipe, this becomes the top.

• Glue cleanout to opposite end, this becomes the bottom

• Drill ½ inch hole in center of plug; this is to let water out (use ½ inch twist or spade drill).

• Accurately drill a ½ inch hole through the back side of the 90 elbow and ½” hole through the smooth section off the cleanout and the pipe. Be careful to keep the holes in line with the centerline of the pipe

In the Field Tools List
1. Cordless drill motor with Sammy installation tool

2. 24 inch level

3. Tape measure

4. Pencil or marker

5. 9/16 inch wrench short in length

How to install:
• Measure the distance of holes drilled in back of tube and carefully transfer to existing post, making sure marks are in line and plumb.

• Install Sammy’s with cordless drill and Sammy tool or socket wrench.

• Screw 3/8 inch bolt into Sammy through bottom hole first. This helps to support the tube before installing the top screw

• Screw the top bolt into the top Sammy through the inside of the tube. This can be a little difficult.


• Apply decals; take a photo and move on to the next tube!

Other helpful tips:
-Information on recycling collection: Pure Fishing America (Berkley) accepts monofilament for recycling. Contact Berkley at 1800-BERKLEY or 1900 18th Street, Spirit Lake, IA 51360-1041.

Pure Fishing melts the line down into raw plastic pellets that can be made into other plastic products including tackle boxes, spools for line, fish habitats, and toys. It is not made into more monofilament line.