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Meant to mention - in 2 places along the south shore we found lines - not sure they were fishing lines - strung from high up in trees into the water. They looked like the sort of dacron line you mighy use for backer - braided red & black.

This sort of thing really pisses me off because of the threat to birds & critters. So I pulled up as much as I could & cut it. The 1st 1 was hooked to a broken bamboo rod. I never found the end of the 2nd. After 10 minutes of pulling & getting up close to 100 yards I said fuck it & cut it. No idea how much was left in the water.
 
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You're probablt right about kites. The lines were way up in trees - like 30' - so probably not for fishing.

Still doesn't explain the broken bamboo rod.
 
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Could be. Also could be it was a home made kite & they used an old bamboo rod for the struts.

There was a destroyed kite hanging in a tree nearby.
 
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