Mylar balloons
 

:fury:These should be outlawed...there must be millions of them floating around the ocean. I seem to see one every 5 minutes

I'm seeing a lot too and when not too far out of my way, I net them! Yesterday we picked up a "Happy 4th".

so are you doing your part to pick them up?


nice job Buzz.

buzz picked up everything yesterday

No...I have to say I am not picking them up. It would distract me, I am out there to fish not be a trash collector. I say make them illegal to sell within 200 miles from any coast. These things last forever out there

well shame shame IMO.


BUZZ for humanitarian of the year!

I'm in training to work for keeperreaper! I'm looking to franchise the offshore business accounts.:rotf2:

LOL!!!

45 miles offshore today and there were more out there than inside BI.

interesting,

i remember reading about a huge group of aerial baloons
launched from some european country recently.... :grins:

Absolutely everywhere. Fished off Peaked Hill to Golf Ball 2 weeks ago between 2-7 miles offshore, picked up 13 "graduation" related balloons.

THey should be outlawed for sure. No matter where you go, on the beach on a boat they are everywhere.

At least the Mylar balloons tend to float on top. The thing I hate the most is the plactic bags from the supermarket.....they seem to suspend in the water 2 feet below......works great on engine intakes:smash:

After they have been out there a year or so, the printing wears off and they morph into what looks like a man-o-war

(I don't litter, in fact I clean up after others quite often, but I am not going to zig zag around the ocean and pick up balloons all day, IMO this needs to be dealt with at the source)

the island of floating debris in the ocean
where it gathers naturally due to current
is as large as the state of TEXAS :hs:

Balloons
 

If anyone finds a mylar balloon that says happy 94th birthday please pm Me. Pop died 3 days after His 94th on oct 17th. Mom and I thought a nice tribute would be to let the balloon head off into the horizon. Was from Plymouth 3 miles from the sea. He loved the balloon. Its a long shot, but one never knows. Thanks all!