It was a good thing, no doubt. Yes, I did gather up some of the line but not all. I used to gather a lot more line, but I found myself missing many good dives while I was carefully picking line out of fans, soft corals, and my feet. I think the turtle was grateful, and I enjoyed hanging out with it for a few minutes. Almost made me feel guilty for all the times I used to eat its turtle cousins in a past life! (But I'm a good boy now and I don't do that any more...)