The Orange County Register’s Jaimee Fletcher has a great story today about a surfer upset that he keeps getting caught in the fishing line of people dropping their lines down from the pier.
Here’s a bit from the story:
A local surfer who has been tangled in fishing lines near the pier wants the city to put restrictions on where anglers can drop their lines, but some fishermen argue surfers should paddle away from the pier.
The long-standing conflict has pitted fisherman against surfer for years – each side claiming their territorial rights to the ocean.
But one side will have to budge, said pier fisherman Jose Llamas, 30, of Huntington Beach.
“Someone is going to get hurt,” he said. “They need to make a rule; either tell the fishermen to fish only on the south side or tell the surfers to surf farther out.”
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It’s a pretty interesting debate, and I’d love to hear what you guys think. Take the poll!
Read more on surfing:
It seems every surfers worst fear is seeing a shark in the lineup at your local surf spot. Just the other day an even deadlier creature you don’t typically find swimming in the sea was spotted at a popular break in Florida.
