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Why is lead Pb used for fishing sinkers?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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15y ago

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It's heavy and cheap. It's also soft enough that you can pinch it around the line easily. When I was a kid, you got split-shot sinkers and attached them to the line by putting the sinker in the split then biting it--yes, with your teeth. We were all a little dumber then.

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