Quote Originally Posted by split handle View Post
To answer the cost question at the start of this thread:

Just considering jigs, sinkers, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and lead-bodied inline spinners, I would lose the use of goods with an initial aggregate purchase price of at least $1100. I shudder to think what the replacement cost would be--for those things that I could replace--using lead substitutes. Realistically, at this stage of my life, with the need to save for retirement, I would not be able to replace two-thirds of it.
I'm with you on this one, I can't even begin to put a price on my lead pro-
ducts. I've got 10k painted jigheads, 8-9k unpainted, umteen thousand
lead spoons, Lord only knows how many weights. "chit" that is my retirement!
And I had a guy give me 10 bags of lead shot. Plus I've got 2 x-ray depart-
ment worth of lead, and 2000lbs of plumbing. And I think my stockpile is
pregnant.