Non lead jighead

[Oztrav]

Are there any jigheads that dont have lead in them as i understand that hinze has a no lead policy and i did want to flick some plastics around toward the end of the trip

[blue_mako]

Yes, TT Lures make no lead jigheads. They are made of 100% alloy though they can be hard to find. Some other members may have seen them in stores somewhere? The last place I remember seeing them was in the Keperra BCF store.

Troy

[Feral]

No unfortunately.

Baroon has a no lead sinker rule, (if I could find lead free jig heads I would, but until I can I am sticking to \"jigheads are not sinkers\". I do use the enamel paint coated wilson ones though, I figure it will be a long time before the paint degrades and frees the lead to the elements. Better than nothing. I use old steel nuts for sinkers.

I have not heard of anything like that at Hinze,unless it came in recently lead is ok.

[Oztrav]

well i may of got them mixed up so ill bring them anyway but feral that is still wrong with jigheads are not sinkers cause in the end it is still lead isnt it

[Feral]

Yeah I know mate, but not much choice. If lead free were available I'd use them.

Beside which Mr Beattie assures us the water treatment plants have no problems removing the lead, heavy metals, hormones and other toxins in the recycled effluent they are going to pump back into the dams, so at least it should not affect the water users.

Post edited by: Feral, at: 2007/03/17 10:33

[Oztrav]

true what about resin head jigs i think they dont have lead in them although they are expensive

[Feral]

Have not seen those.

[Oztrav]

they are prob similar to those enamel ones you use are they shaped like fish heads squidgies has them although i dont like the pastic retainer on squidgie jig heads that pin tends to rip your plastic up

[Feral]

I'll keep an eye out.

[blue_mako]

I wouldn't recommend them, especially for Bass fishing. You will be waiting 5 minutes for them to hit the bottom.

Also casting distance is limited with Resin Heads. Bass fishing has a lot to do with casting distance, especially when land based. Hence the use of heavy lures like Jackalls and Spinnerbaits. If a Soft Plastic is used it's usually with a 1/8th oz. or heavier.

My bet would be to go with the TT Lead Free Jigheads. I'll post up a table of the weights and sizes they are available in.

Troy [img size=457]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/TT_Alloy_Jighead_Sizes.JPG

Post edited by: blue_mako, at: 2007/03/17 11:39

[Feral]

Ta Troy,

I go looking for some of those 1839's that my size of choice, I'll also look for one size down, as I assume the heads will be a fair bit larger for the same weight.

[Oztrav]

yeah sweet ill just bring my artificials bag tommorrow and if i cant use plastics i will use lures but i will be using the shrimp