This is my post for #freewriters Friday prompt tumor hosted by
This Green Turtle got caught on my fishing line, most people would have cut their line and not worried about what might happen to the turtle dragging a long piece of fishing line. I pulled my anchor so I would not break the line and reeled until I got him to the boat. I grabbed his two back flippers next to the shell and lifted it in my boat. As it swam by my line, one of my hooks got hooked on a tumor, I got it out and released the turtle.
Now I will tell you that what I did is totally illegal. I would have gotten a huge fine if I was seen with it in my boat, but I will do it again and again rather than let one go by cutting my line.
This is what happens when a line is cut or a line with hook and bait was on this stick, I can not say for sure what happened first. I came across this turtle tangled in a fishing line that was tangled around a stick. I got him cut loose and I hope he is still swimming free.
photos are mine