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2. Fishing sinker - Wikipedia

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   Later, lead became the material of choice for sinkers due to its low cost, ease of production and casting, chemical inertness (resistance to corrosion), and density. However, lead is known to cause lead poisoning and enter the environment as a result of the inevitable occasional loss of fishing sinkers during routine fishing. [5]

3. Lead weights and lie detectors: The scandal that rocked a ...

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   So when Jason Fischer, director of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament series, pulled handfuls of lead sinkers and fillets from the bellies of some prize-winning fish, he knew he had a hell of ...

4. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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   Terminal tackle can include hooks, leaders, floats, sinkers/feeders, swivels and attached snaps and/or split rings. Sometimes the term "rig" is used for a specific assemblage of terminal tackle. Fishing tackle can be contrasted with fishing technique. Fishing tackle refers to the physical equipment that is used when fishing, whereas fishing ...

5. Diving weighting system - Wikipedia

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   Although it is inexpensive to recycle lead from other sources into homemade dive weights, pure lead melts at 327.46 °C (621.43 °F) [30] and releases fumes at 482 °C (900 °F). The fumes will form oxides in the air and settle as dust on nearby surfaces. Even with good ventilation there will be lead oxide dust in the lead melting area. [31]

6. 'Weights in fish' fishermen sentenced to 10 days in jail ...

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   The two men involved in a scheme to stuff fish with weights in order to win tournaments have been sentenced to 10 days in prison and ordered to forfeit a $130,000 boat.

7. Lake Erie Walleye Trail cheating scandal - Wikipedia

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   On September 30, 2022, at Gordon Park in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, Chase Cominsky and Jake Runyan, the two winning anglers in the final event of that season's Lake Erie Walleye Trail series of fishing tournaments, were found to have hidden weights in some of the fish they caught and immediately disqualified.