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Originally Posted by numbskull

References please.

Metallic lead dissolves very slowly in seawater and the amount introduced into the environment by lost fishing tackle is likely ridiculously small relative to the amount washing into the water from erosion, and the amount introduced into the environment through other sources (such as decades of leaded gasoline burning, smelting, bottom paint, paint manufacture, and mining runoff).

Certainly I may be wrong, but if you wish to come to a fishing forum and imply that our actions are hurting a fishery we all care about, some supporting scientific information would be most helpful and appreciated.

As for "125 lb stripers all over the place 50-60 years ago", that is way off target as well and calls into question the accuracy of the other information you have posted.

Sorry to question you, and I don't wish to discourage your participation, but some support for the information you have posted is certainly called for. Thanks

Numbskull, you didnt provide any references for your assumptions either...