by aka anglinarcher » Thu May 22, 2014 5:44 pm
You could add all the salt you needed to the water so that you could walk on it, or at least float on it. You could turn the lake into the next "Great Salt Lake" if you wanted, and still......... all you would do is change the Salinity, not the PH. PH is a measurement of Acidity/Alkalinity. Now, if you want to add an acid or a .......... well I hope the point is well taken.
Still, is it possible that it is true? Consider this for a minute. They banned lead shot for hunting geese and ducks because of the observed deaths caused from ingesting lead. The steel shot that was the only approved eco-friendly shot for many years lost energy very fast, did not transfer energy to the bird it hit efficiently, all resulting in probably 20 times more wounded birds never retrieved. A few birds were saved, a lot of birds were lost. In the eyes of the radical eco-friendly crowd it was worth it to save swans, loons, etc., no mater how few were actually saved, no matter how many ducks or geese were wasted.
I suspect that no state is considering eliminating salt in fishing baits/lures, but I can see the eco-radical mentality deciding that in doing so their favorite "save the planet" cause could be served. When it becomes a radical cause, not only does it no longer require logic or proof, it cast doubt on legitimate causes as well.
I suggest that we not worry about it, but that we remain vigilant to such proposals by "well meaning" "organizers".
I think my bucket list has a hole in the bottom!