Traditional fishing weights (made of lead) are poisonous to the environment.
What makes lead so dangerous?
Lead is a poisonous heavy metal. It is extremely toxic to marine life in particular. Lead residues that leech into the water from traditional sinkers kill off the natural vegetation and smaller creatures that fish prey on residual lead is absorbed into the bodies of larger fish as well.
Lead is a bioaccumulant, which means it is not metabolized, but is stored in body tissues. Although there may not be enough lead to kill the fish, the lead ends up accumulating in the bodies of human beings that eat the fish.
In adults, exposure to lead can cause mild brain damage.
In children, lead causes:
- birth defects,
- retardation,
- learning difficulties,
- cretinism,
- autism, and even
- death.
The solution? Enviroweight fishing weights
Exclusive to Tacspo and 100% Australian-made Enviroweight fishing weights are the first NON-TOXIC fishing weights.
Enviroweight fishing weights are also completely degradable and they have been approved in the USA for marketing as lead free.
With Enviroweight fishing weights, your customers can enjoy fishing without the dangers of lead poisoning.
