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Swarfing:
Lead shot is banned but large lead weights are ok i believe (or used to be the case). It used to be all about the birds swallowing them.

daz:
Yup you're both right, small lead weights (shot) is banned as other wildlife ie birds can eat it, large weights like these are allowed due to the size as they would be pretty hard to get down. They are about 85mm long and 13mm dia.

darren

andyf:

--- Quote from: David Jupp on November 08, 2011, 01:38:12 PM ---What do they use in place of lead now that it is banned for weights in angling (in UK) ? or is lead only restricted in certain circumstances...?

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I've often wondered about that. Metals denser than lead look like they cost too much due to their rarity (and in the case of mercury, unsuitability). Of those less dense, iron and copper look the likeliest candidates, at very roughly 2/3 the density. Anyone know what the UK substitute for lead shot is?

Andy

daz:
I am a fly fisherman and make my own flies, sometimes I need to put some weight on a fly through the use of a smalll bead on the hook. Iquite often use tungsten beads instead of wrapping lead wire round the shank of the hook, but I hate loosing them cos they're so damned expensive. I am sure I have heard other fisherman say they also use tungsten shot nowm

Daz

David Jupp:
Tungsten would make sense - I know Tungsten alloys are used for balance weights in aircraft and in Formula 1.  Depleted Uranium isn't quite as popular as it used to be that kind of thing!

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