On 12/18/2011 8:20 PM, Happy JH wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:51:26 -0500, wrote:

On 12/17/2011 10:45 PM, Bob Crachet wrote:
http://outdoornews.com/massachusetts...871e3ce6c.html


I notice they let the buzz bait and fly manufacturers off the hook
(pardon the pun) as it were...

Don't recall the use of much lead in flies or buzz baits.

"Other types of sinkers, fishing lures, and/or fishing tackle including,
artificial lures, hooks, weighted flies, lead-core, buzz-baits, spinner
baits, or other weighted fishing lines may still be used for freshwater
fishing."

Most of that stuff is gonna' be from the big manufacturers as well as
lots of local one man fly tie operations... The pressure would have been
great if they went after them too.

As to someone who suggested they won't enforce it, bull ****. That's
Mass, and like CT, the DEP are fierce and sneaky... I guarantee very few
informed fishermen will break the regs up there. They take your gear
around here when you are caught poaching or breaking those kinds of
laws...