wanderer
Well-known member
I have brought this matter up before on another forum, it concerns the almost ritual dropping of leads by carp anglers. Lead is an extremely toxic metal, should we be dumping a couple of ounces into the water everytime we hook a fish. I use inline leads that do not come off, and where it is not suitable, heavy weed or the lilies, i have switched to non toxic plasticine, it is safer and unless you are casting miles it can be moulded to any shape you need, it drops off when snagged, big plus, its much cheaper as well. The PH of the water dissolves the tons of dumped lead we are dumping and its entry back in to the watercourse is inevitable, so the question for you is how do we stop this dangerous legacy that we leave for the future and does it concern you.