Ban on lead sinkers

[Gordie]

I just seen that Wisconsin ban useing lead sinkers for fishing this year and was wondering if, or should I say when this happens in Minnesota what do you guys think will be a good alternitive. What could replace a 3 or 4oz sinker and be used effectively.I pour my own sinkers and jigheads so I dont think that will be possible to do with steel or even tungstun. I dont like the Idea of useing lead and possiblly killing birds or other wild life.

[DTro]

I'm pretty sure that the ban stops at 1oz or something like that. So hopefully if won't affect us.....yet.

[hanson]

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I'm pretty sure that the ban stops at 1oz or something like that.

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Thats what I've heard as well.

If the ban does include all lead sinkers, thats going to affect downrigger balls, bottom bouncers, as well as our cattin' sinkers.

I think the ban is primarily to protect birds from eating lead sinkers. I guess if a loon can eat a 4 oz No-Roll, we're going to have a problem.

[rushing]

I think the immediate concern is birds and other animals will accidentally eat the lead. I don't think any animal would try to eat a 4oz lead weight.

[Gordie]

I have'nt seen any regs on the lead so thanks guys for setting a few things straight I really wasn't ready to just throw all those sinkers away and where would you dispose them anyway? supose I could melt them down and make a catfish door stop mold.

[andrew chadwick]

there are tackle exchanges held at places like gander, cabelas etc where they take them.

[sparcebag]

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I'm pretty sure that the ban stops at 1oz or something like that.

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Thats what I've heard as well.

If the ban does include all lead sinkers, thats going to affect downrigger balls, bottom bouncers, as well as our cattin' sinkers.

I think the ban is primarily to protect birds from eating lead sinkers. I guess if a loon can eat a 4 oz No-Roll, we're going to have a problem.

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I would'nt want to get near that loon!

[ogre]

I Use a lot of steel and tungston equipment I recieved a year ago from a takle exchange at gander mountain. I am pretty happy with the jigs I recieved but not so much the sinkers. The sliding 1/2 ones seem good, just not the ones that snap to your line.

[Ralph Wiggum]

A 4 oz tungsten no-roll would be pretty cool, but it would cost way too much to make it feasible.

[PierBridge]

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A 4 oz tungsten no-roll would be pretty cool, but it would cost way too much to make it feasible.

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If word spread of that we would be getting robbed on the shores of the Mighty Mississippi river.