If there is no evidence that lead is having an ill effect on the wild critters then why force any fisher, fly, spin or other, to get the lead out?

I think we need to worry more about pollution from agriculture, pesticides, mine run off, sewerage treatment plant effluence, power plant effluence, and so on.....

Well, Pennsylvania law says I can use lead and so I shall. I am not convinced one little bit that the lead we use makes any difference.