all anglers need to read this now, and pass it on to all fishing forums

On August 23, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was petitioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other organizations to ban all lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. This includes sinkers, jigs, weighted fly line, and components that contain lead such as brass and ballast in a wide variety of lures, including spinners, stick baits and more. click to submit your opinion I highly suggest that you send this to everyone you know. This is one way they will try to stop fishing and hunting. Put this on all the fishing forums you know of. This has to be stopped.

Actual story minus the BS
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...6CrPQD9HSOB100

I got that story from Keep America Fishing.org The EPA refused to consider the ammo ban, but it IS reviewing the lead lures, weights etc... from FISHING.

They backed off the ammunition portion earlier this week. But they are still considering the fishing. Gotta love the EPA and the man running it, eh?

Lead is in just about all crankbait, flies, weights, bobbers, hooks (besides steel hooks used mostly in salt water)...swivels, spinners, splitters, you name it...it would virtually wipe out conventional anglers, and put the hurt on many fly collectors as well. Many flies we have are weighted with lead. However there are some that are going to another way to weight their flies, like tungsten...the prices for such a change are astronomical compared to lead. To go to stainless steel wiring or something would really raise prices through the roof. I have a ton of brass beads I use for fly tying. Those who have stockpiles of tying beads etc...would be up a creek. Hopefully they will see this will put people out of work, and they will not push this issue.

Interesting. I have been trying to use non-lead sinkers and weight on flies I tye. This past week when I was fishing the Eastern Sierra, I must have picked up 5 lbs of lead sinkers that were dropped or discarded along creek and river banks, not to mention all the fishing line left behind. If we just police ourselves the Feds wouldn't have to get involved. My 2 cents.

Here's what they do in Vermont
It's not that hard to live with

http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/lib...t_Brochure.pdf

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and put the hurt on many fly collectors as well.

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if i collect them, frame them and dont use them, whats the harm??

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Those who have stockpiles of tying beads etc...would be up a creek.

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if they are made of brass or tungsten, whats the harm here also??

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To go to stainless steel wiring or something would really raise prices through the roof.

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stainless steel wire probably cant be wound around the diameter of the hook shank as easily as lead or tin wire thus it would be unusable.

I'm not a big fan of over regulation, but in this case, I tend to agree. Lead in the water is not good and there are suitable alternatives. There are probably fewer alternatives to lead in amunition and the NRA is a lot bigger than any fishing organizations. Maybe would should start the NFA (National Fishing Association) to lobby for us.

here we go again.

Anyone wanna chime in on the lack of real science in the harm of cast-off lead? Or should we just post links to all of the posts which have covered this in the past.

Tungsten is expensive because it is less used. If it became the only option, prices would come down as more people wanted them.. Economics 101.