I was wondering why I couldn't find my favorite plastic worms anymore.

Now I know.

http://www.fslures.com/document_uploads/52_10_Facts

It's all related to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. I
hadn't caught up on my email for a few days and received a reply from
a friend of mine who makes custom lures and speciality terminal tackle
- apparently the CPSIA is impacting almost everything.

Terminal gear, lures, hard/soft plastics - even the paints/colors are
becoming scarce - nobody wants to get sued, nobody want to spend the
ridiculous amount of money to get items tested, etc.

I know it's a bit extreme, but what about fixtures on boats - most of
those are stainless steel, lots of lead on a boat, lots of stuff
prohibited by the CPSIA - this could really get sticky with respect to
boating.