WPCfishing Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 How sick is this.. Disclosure on package: Would you throw a bait that has cancer causing chemicals or materials in it? Quote
DirtyDeuceGoose Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Most baits with lead have this warning. Kind of hard to avoid in the fishing world. Quote
WPCfishing Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 Most baits with lead have this warning. Kind of hard to avoid in the fishing world. How can anyone be sure its lead? The bait was made in the Dominican Republic.. They have zero EP. Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 have you ever heard of california? evidently everything there causes cancer and as such, companies have to put ridiculous labels on them. i would feel that having gone through customs to get here they wouldn't blatantly put toxic materials in there (other than lead as mentioned). wouldn't concern me in the least bit. 3 Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 I can guarantee that every pack of lead weights you have bought have that label. Don't eat them and you should be good. 4 Quote
Super User S Hovanec Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 Every pack of Do-it dropshot swivels has a much more in depth warning than that on them. Quote
wisconsin heat Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 How sick is this.. Disclosure on package: image.jpeg Would you throw a bait that has cancer causing chemicals or materials in it? Almost everything you buy fishing related will have this warning on it. Sinkers, Hooks, Hardbaits with hooks, Fish stringers even.Also probably anything made in a factory that deals with lead, even if the certain product isn't made with it. I'm surprised you haven't noticed it before. 4 Quote
Super User Raul Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 There is this planet on the Pacific, it´s called Californy ( my wife is from there ), they have some of the strangest regulations, some are even ridiculous, who knows, maybe you can poison yourself just by looking at that treble hook ( because the sodering material may contain infinitesimal amounts of lead ) on the other hand you may get lung emphysema from inhaling all those exhaust fumes while you get trapped at a LA freeway during rush hour but that win´t that dangerous according to them. 2 Quote
Super User Raul Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 Hence the move to tungsten.. Tungsten, brass, stainless steel, it does´t matter, the warning label is there also. Quote
Super User webertime Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 Some paints have lead as a filler too. Quote
Josh Smith Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Hence the move to tungsten.. But... but... but... Tungsten's toxic! Look, anything out there will poison you or cause cancer. Medicine is just controlled toxicity. Those magnesium frames folks like? Allow one to oxidize and it will cure you of constipation. Josh Quote
Steveo-1969 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Water can be toxic too... Shhhhh, don't tell the fish!! Quote
WPCfishing Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 Generally I agree with all of you. I'm not extreme by any sense of the word. I laugh at California's paranoia. But, I got to tell ya, being made in the DM has me wondering. If you know anything about that country you might just agree with me. It's a lawless dump. Quote
Super User Raul Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 But... but... but... Tungsten's toxic! Look, anything out there will poison you or cause cancer. Medicine is just controlled toxicity. Those magnesium frames folks like? Allow one to oxidize and it will cure you of constipation. Josh Good to know, now I can go lick my Mg reels for instant vowel relief. Quote
monkeyman3dee Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Living in cali, I think we are all accustomed to seeing those labels. Even the hotel I used to work at had a nice plaque built into the wall with fancy lettering displaying the prop 65 cancer warning. Stepping foot into the building let alone staying there exposes you to cancer causing things. I wouldn't worry about it. Keep on fishin. If cancer is gonna get you, it will get you no matter how many carcinogens you avoid. My gramps had never been a regular smoker, even never an occasional smoker. Yet he has lung cancer. SO many variables. Might as well stop eating meat as well, since cali is looking at applying those cancer labels to hot dogs, bologna etc. -Joshua Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 have you ever heard of california? evidently everything there causes cancer and as such, companies have to put ridiculous labels on them. i would feel that having gone through customs to get here they wouldn't blatantly put toxic materials in there (other than lead as mentioned). wouldn't concern me in the least bit. Exactly this. Every freaking label out there says "known to the state of california to cause cancer and birth defects...." Must be reaction to the hippie smoke? Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted November 13, 2015 Super User Posted November 13, 2015 But, I got to tell ya, being made in the DM has me wondering. If you know anything about that country you might just agree with me. It's a lawless dump. i think you were meaning Dominican Republic, but i'd strongly disagree with you. just got back from there last wednesday and it's not quite a dump. just like everywhere, there's good and bad and even really bad, but far from a dump. Quote
desmobob Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 I can guarantee that every pack of lead weights you have bought have that label. Don't eat them and you should be good. Tight lines, Bob 5 Quote
tholmes Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 If you throw away everything that has a label like that on it, you're house is gonna be pretty empty. Tom 1 Quote
fisherrw Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 most baits are that way you cant really avoid it when your a bigtime fishermen Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted November 14, 2015 Super User Posted November 14, 2015 Do not eat those baits...I repeat: DO NOT EAT!!!! You weren't going to eat them? Oh. Well then: DO NOT FONDLE THEM COMPULSIVELY IN YOUR POCKET EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY FOR OVER A YEAR!! You weren't going to do that either? Hmm. Ok. Carry on, then. Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted November 14, 2015 Super User Posted November 14, 2015 I hear that these things (computers and smart phones) we are communicating on will cause cancer. But then EVERYTHING causes cancer so what are you gonna do. Those people printing those warning labels probably have a sign up stating that the ink they use will cause cancer too. Quote
Josh Smith Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Good to know, now I can go lick my Mg reels for instant vowel relief. Magnesium oxide is a supplement. Magnesium sulfate is Epsom Salts. Josh Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted November 14, 2015 Super User Posted November 14, 2015 But... but... but... Tungsten's toxic! While I agree with your overall statement and tungsten has it's own handling cautions, it is not toxic in the same way that lead is. It couldn't poison you if you ingested it or from handling it, it's more of a danger when inhaled as a fine dust while grinding it, etc. Not exactly relevant to the average fisherman. Pretty much everything does cause cancer though. I'm convinced that prolonged exposure to high fives and rainbows cause it nowadays. 1 Quote
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