Lead jigs banned??

[river rat316]

Lead is a natural element, it is probably all ready down in our ground water in some content, theres lead mines in Missouri.

[south_metro_fish]

Thats what I am thinking. It is a naturally occurring element. The only way it is making a true impact on the environment is by animals ingesting it in large amounts. I wonder if there is any kind of coating that would not wear off that would make the lead less likely to kill birds and other animals if ingested. It would probably be hard to figure out and find something that would not wear out with time, but it would be a great fix to the environmental impact.

[MasterClear]

All the studies I've read are provided by parties with a biased interest. While I agree lead can be a bad thing I'd like to see a study performed by an impartial unbiased authority.

There are options to lead jigs but not readily available. To make it more cost effective for the manufacturers a lead ban would need to be imposed at the national level and even in concert with Canada. A time phased approach to allow the sportsmen an opportunity to re-stock with non-lead jigs and sinkers is necessary for economic reasons. A trade in program will not work in most cases as those with the largest amount have speciality tackle which will not be available as a trade in.

Just my thoughts. This issues will continue to be a heated debate and in the end we will be subjected to a ban on lead tackle.

[ikatcher]

don't we lose most of our tackle in heavy rocks, how do these birds get the lead out of these area's?