On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:25:21 -0500, John H.
wrote:

I'll bet they got caught in one of the three fish traps just to the north
of Deale. These damn things are about 150 yards long, and held up with
poles which protrude from the water about 6 feet. They are supposed to be
lit, but I've never been able to see a light working on any of them. In fog
or at night, they're invisible.

Hopefully this will get some attention placed on the damn things.

I don't know what the rules are on these things, but last year on the
Tampa fishing bridge one doofus had about 10 untended crabtraps tied
off on the railings. You couldn't fish there unless you risked
getting snagged on his lines. He was taking up 40 yards of the pier.
There were plenty of other places to fish, but it ticked me off to
park and unload my gear then find his traps there, have to reload and
move on.
There oughta be a law!

--Vic