since the focus of lead fishing tackle appears to be birds... I think we should all join forces and push for legislation which BANS CATS!! Government funded research has shown that idiot cat owners who let their creatures roam outdoors facilitate the murder of over ONE HUNDRED MILLION songbirds ANNUALLY in the US alone!

http://library.fws.gov/bird_publications/songbrd.html


MY infinitesimal annual contribution of lead into "the environment" through fly fishing is inconsequential.

The whole point of this isn't LEAD at all--- it is the practice of forcing laws down our throats which are based solely on EMOTION.

So if you're worried about birds, shoot all the cats you can (with lead-free ammunition, of course)