This is my post for #freewriters Friday prompt tumor hosted by @mariannewest
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