Minn. to ban lead from fishing tackle

[MarvB]

Minnesota bills would affect lead fishing tackle, walleye limits, deer hunting

Legislation is starting to move at the Capitol in St. Paul, including bills dealing with natural resources.

www.inforum.com

 

[EYJONAS!]

Wonder how many millions of lead jig heads are out there.

 

[MarvB]

Wonder how many millions of lead jig heads are out there.

Right? I was told by a Calif friends that next up there is air rifle pellets. Going to be a long venture to work all that old stuff out of the systems.

 

[Chief_Wak]

They will do anything in their power to try and ban lead but fail to realize how much farming and fertilizers pollute and harm lakes

 

[Gellar]

I’ve been using tungsten for a few years. I like it a lot.

 

[Chief_Wak]

I’ve been using tungsten for a few years. I like it a lot.

Don’t get me wrong I love tungsten too. Just they do get a little spendy. Ice fishing I basically use all tungsten for panfish but walleye I still like to use some lead. And in the summer it’s pretty much all lead at that point.

 

[Gellar]

They will do anything in their power to try and ban lead but fail to realize how much farming and fertilizers pollute and harm lakes

Politicians know how much fertilizers and farming pollute but lindy and Berkeley aren’t in their pocket like farm bureau is.

 

[Chief_Wak]

Politicians know how much fertilizers and farming pollute but lindy and Berkeley aren’t in their pocket like farm bureau is.

Couldn’t have said it better. I work bridge construction and the state is worried about us getting even the smallest little thing in the river. Half a mile down the road there’s a creek that runs along some fields that flows into the same river and at one field the farmer is digging around the creek in a backhoe throwing mud and silt into the creek and another field is getting sprayed with chemicals but it’s the bridge company’s job to somehow not let concrete dust get into the river when taking out the old bridge