Patent ID: 7975953

Claim:
A method of collection of a plurality of lengths of waste monofilament fishing line using a storage device for line comprising a rotating spool mechanism comprising a spool cylinder having a radius and an axis and an outer surface having a structure which will adhere to the plurality of lengths of the line and a rotation operator coupled to the spool cylinder, for rotating the cylinder along the axis; and an outer cylinder enclosing the rotating spool mechanism, comprising a cylinder having a radius larger than the radius of the spool cylinder, the cylinder having a window for the passage of line, the method comprising: a) passing an end of a length of line to be collected through the window in the outer cylinder; b) rotating the rotation operator of the rotating spool mechanism until the end adheres to the structure of the outer surface of the rotating spool mechanism; and c) continuing to rotate the rotation operator until the line is taken up within the outer cylinder.