Thread: Who makes their own sinkers?

Had another session today. Good cook up lasts about 4 years of fishing

Nice. my molds have paid for themselves.

Hard part is finding the grey gold.

I made some the other day, back soon with a photo.

Yeah doesnt take ling at the price the shops charge aye. Last time we used a double gas burner, this time a drum fire. More fun this time and outdoors is far better than the garage ha ha

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Hard part is finding the grey gold.

I made some the other day, back soon with a photo.

Mates a roofer and a fair bit is re roofing so more lead than a man can shit

You have to PAY tire shops for it these days. still cheaper than $2+ a large sinker at the shop.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Mates a roofer and a fair bit is re roofing so more lead than a man can shit

Lucky bugger then.
hope you look after him.



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Heres some weights i made for my longline.





I milled slots into them to releive an area for the tie so it wont wear on the bottom.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Lucky bugger then.
hope you look after him.



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He doesnt fish deep enough to use em

Jepus those are hearty! What are they half a kilo? We were making 1,2,3,4 and 4.5 oz today

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah doesnt take ling at the price the shops charge aye. Last time we used a double gas burner, this time a drum fire. More fun this time and outdoors is far better than the garage ha ha

Dont do it in the garage bro especially with kids around. Probably worse than p contamination!

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I make them , when I was installing fires , I saved my lead flashings up , had over 60 kilos in a pile . Caught a ginger kid scoping it out for his ginger dad down the road . . Gutted, cashed it up the next day as I new the thieving ginger pricks would have stolen it .

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Heres some weights i made for my longline.





I milled slots into them to releive an area for the tie so it wont wear on the bottom.

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Jeez, it must of taken ages to melt that lot with a lighter

Originally Posted by Pengy

Jeez, it must of taken ages to melt that lot with a lighter

No not really the lighter lights the bloody big lpg/oxy heating rose that turns a pile of lead into 10liters of molten lead in no time at all

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Yea I have in the past, just bought another mold, and looking at getting one for jig heads, before the next cook up,
only do it once every few years, I have plenty of lead, but its harder to get hold of now,