Ive seen postings here about buying lead free weights. I pick up fishing line every few days off the beach and most of the time it has a weight and hook on it. Ive got a little stack in the car. I figured if no one buys them I will just take them to the pier and somebody will want them. I dont know how to tell the difference in material. Most of the ones i find are the triangle ones so they have a little size/weight.

Since ive been scraping ive started to notice all the metal stuff that washes up on my walks. Usually get a handful of copper/wire a month especially if theres a storm. Sandy was good to me. I see hand-size pieces of rusted unidentifiable objects all the time. Theres a boat battery about 15minutes into my walk. I keep eyeballing it. Its all rusted and corroded so i dont know if any yard would take it.

Quote Originally Posted by MattInTheHat View Post
In NY, small lead weights cant be sold anymore Fishing Responsibly in New York State - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
some other states have partial or complete bans as well