Troutier Bassier said:
I read tin is the Best stuff to make weights with, Its shinyer then lead so it attracts more fish.
They lied to you...go tell them to take thier sea kittens and go home!( you could even give them your pink pants)
Working with "other than lead" substances is tuff. The purer the lead the better for several reasons. Every metal has adifferent pitch when it bounces of the bottom. It seams that the dull thuding sound of lead is more attractive than higher pitches. The atomic number of lead is very high, thus making it very dense. Others like tin, bismuth, tungsten are expensive, lighter, and can very difficult to work with. They make a lead babot, super easy to work withis a light tin mix, cheaper than strait lead. With the decrease in density your size must increase to compensate. This represents a serious problem especially for jigs. a 1/16th micro is going to be closer to a 1/8th, and on down the line. If someone could find an acceptable substitue I would be all over it as I don't like the health and enviornmental aspects, but until then I suggest using lead.
