Lead sinkers and jig heads

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Lead sinkers and jig heads

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More than half kids tested in a USA study had detectable lead levels, and many were quite high ... https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamape ... ct/2784260

So, with kids already getting lead from the environment, it is important to keep toddlers away from sinkers and soft plastics that have lead jigs inside etc.

A tackle box full of sinkers rolling around is probably the worst hazard of all.

Just saying, as lead causes brain damage in kids even in tiny quantities.

Never understood why the non-toxic sinkers didn't take off, as they were cheap and worked as well as leads. Some people don't give a sh.t?


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Re: Lead sinkers and jig heads

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Yeah I worry about the lead rolling around
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