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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)
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I am talking about the various types of weights we use at the ends of our lines of course.
What prompted this question is the possibility that in the future, lead (Pb) will be banned totally for all fishing weights, so it will be silly to carry on calling them "Leads" won't it?
In other parts of the English speaking world, these weights are almost universally known as "sinkers", which is as good a term as I can think of; because it decribes the function of the weight quite well. And it comes from the old description of fishing tackle as "Hook, Line and Sinker."
Also there is confusion. I have had anglers from other countries often ask me if a "lead" is the hooklength?
Confusion also exists between lead as in "leader", "to lead", or a dogleash. And you can hardly call those "Stonze" which are used as sinkers - "Leads" - could you?
But we also know that a fishing weight is also used as an aid to casting, and setting the hook, as in a bolt rig.
So what do you think we should be calling them? "Sinkers", "Legers" or "Fishing Weights"?
What prompted this question is the possibility that in the future, lead (Pb) will be banned totally for all fishing weights, so it will be silly to carry on calling them "Leads" won't it?
In other parts of the English speaking world, these weights are almost universally known as "sinkers", which is as good a term as I can think of; because it decribes the function of the weight quite well. And it comes from the old description of fishing tackle as "Hook, Line and Sinker."
Also there is confusion. I have had anglers from other countries often ask me if a "lead" is the hooklength?
Confusion also exists between lead as in "leader", "to lead", or a dogleash. And you can hardly call those "Stonze" which are used as sinkers - "Leads" - could you?
But we also know that a fishing weight is also used as an aid to casting, and setting the hook, as in a bolt rig.
So what do you think we should be calling them? "Sinkers", "Legers" or "Fishing Weights"?