Fishing Weights (6)

Lead used to be the standard for fishing weights (which are used to make the line and/or bait sink) but environmental regulations and concern about lead poisoning encouraged people to switch to less toxic substances. Lead fishing weights are still widely available, but so are weights made of several other metals, as demonstrated by this group of samples.

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Iron
Iron Lead-free fishing weights

Lead-free fishing weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 July, 2004
Price: $1.50
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights
Copper
Copper Lead-free fishing weights

Lead-free fishing weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 July, 2004
Price: $1.50
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights
Tin
Tin Lead-free fishing weights
3D
Lead-free fishing weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 April, 2002
Price: $14/10 bags of weights
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights
Tin
Tin Lead-free fishing weights

Lead-free fishing weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 July, 2004
Price: $1.50
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights
Tungsten
Tungsten Lead-free fishing weights

Lead-free fishing weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 July, 2004
Price: $3
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >80%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights
Lead
Lead Lead weights

Lead weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 July, 2004
Price: $1.50
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights