Fishing sinker effects of tungsten, however, are essentially unknown. More recently, terminal tackle manufacturers are experimenting with high density composite resins. These materials present a non-toxic alternative to lead sinkers at a lower monetary cost than alternative metallic sinkers. Fishing sinker A fishing sinker or knoch is a weight used in conjunction with a fishing lure or hook to increase its rate of sink, anchoring ability, and/or casting distance. Fishing sinkers may be as small as 1 gram for applications in shallow water, and even smaller for fly fishing applications, or as large as several pounds or considerably more for deep sea
Culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan Culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan The culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan includes various attractions and events, many of which are connected with the University of Michigan. Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and today Ann Arbor was home to many influential rock bands, such as the MC5, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Brownsville Station, George Clinton (but not really), Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Mitch Ryder, and The Rationals. In 1969, avant-garde jazz bandleader Sun Ra (also not from Ann Arbor) and his Arkestra spent about a month living in an Ann Arbor fraternity house, with poet-impresario John Sinclair