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Not they they use lead sinkers all that often now, but when they did they were usually pure lead shot. (As soon as a metal is alloyed with another metal the product becomes harder, and lead was used for its softness and ease of shaping as well as its high density.)
Lead sinkers cause harm to wildlife who consume mass quantiles of fish that have swallowed lead. There are plenty of alternatives, costing mere cents more the lead, but what are your views on it, do you feel its a worthwhile topic the general public should be aware of?
Lead sinkers are said to kill loons so my state has banned the sale of lead sinkers lighter than 1/2 ounce. Now the sinkers are made from some other soft metal that is not as heavy as lead. So we have to use bigger sinkers to get our bait down deep. I don't want to kill loons but I like the old sinkers better than the new ones. If I could find lead sinkers I would buy a few hundred but I won't go to much trouble to get them. Loons might be on the endangered species list but I don't know why. They are common around here.
I don't even know if I am yet but I was curious. I thought about it right about the time I was biting down on a sinker to attach it to my fishing line. I read on one website that lead cannot be passed to babies until 12 weeks but I am a worrier.
I agree. I would start using pliers but don't stop fishing.
The boat is moving with the tide, while sinker is staying put.
the density of the lead is 11.3 g/cm^3
a. 1.00 g
b. 113 g
c. 1.13 g
d. 1.3 g
equation= Density=Mass/Volume
227/20 = 11.35 g/cm3