On August 23, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was petitioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other organizations to ban all lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. This includes sinkers, jigs, weighted fly line, and components that contain lead such as brass and ballast in a wide variety of lures, including spinner blades, stick baits and more.
A lead ban would significantly add to the cost of fishing tackle. Alternative materials cost from 6 to 15 times more than lead.
The EPA has opened the petition for public comment. Please join us in opposing the ban by sending your comments to the EPA by no later than September 15th, 2010.
Subject: Ban on lead? 
Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:07 am
