Cotton on line

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Fishinpole
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Cotton on line

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Fished out of Willsboro and the white cotton from the trees all over the line to the point you have to hand line last 20 to 30 ft. Fished from 80 to 20 ft down. Anyone else having the same problem?
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fishy1
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Re: Cotton on line

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problem here in port henry also with all the poplar trees at the campsite. they always been here even casting.
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Reelax
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Re: Cotton on line

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Are you sure it is not water fleas collecting?
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Re: Cotton on line

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Reelax:

Can't be water fleas as Fishy 1 had his flea collar on!

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striper192001
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Re: Cotton on line

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I thought it was water fleas as well?????????????
Fishinpole
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Re: Cotton on line

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You can see the stuff floating on top. Its better in the broad lake.
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Re: Cotton on line

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I was at camp and it looked like it had snowed.
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fishy1
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Re: Cotton on line

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its white cotton from the poplar trees and it floats and and sticks to your line every june
its even in our yards
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