Heavyweights?
Oct 15, 2020 17:48:53 #
RuffplayOR57
Loc: Klamath Falls, OR
Anyone know of a good outlet to order 8 ounce to 16 ounce heavy weights for deep-sea fishing that don’t break the bank? The local shops carry some but you can’t afford to loose more than one or two on a trip.
Oct 15, 2020 17:58:00 #
bobber22
Loc: Ocala, Florida
wHEN IN cAL, IF THE FISH WERE SHALLOW, i WOULD USE A PLANER. LEAD AIN.T CHEAP
Oct 15, 2020 23:16:40 #
12 and 16 ounce lead fishing weights cannonballs - $3 Best I’ve seen on craigslist, clackamas county craigslist
Fishing lead weights sinkers - $3 (Scappoose) craigslist, We cleaned this guy out back in aug, couple hundred dollars worth, he complained that the price barely covered the lead, so it looks like he raised his prices
Fishing lead weights sinkers - $3 (Scappoose) craigslist, We cleaned this guy out back in aug, couple hundred dollars worth, he complained that the price barely covered the lead, so it looks like he raised his prices
Oct 15, 2020 23:51:31 #
Go to your local tire shop and ask for a bucket of wheel weights, make a mold out of angle iron. If you have a cutting torch to melt it that works or even mapgas. A piece of bailing wire for a loop and you have all the weights you need.
Oct 15, 2020 23:55:01 #
Used to get 5gal buckets of railroad spikes from a buddy worked RR they were great weights to use and not cry about losing at bonneville dam, probably bout 16oz maybe little more
Oct 16, 2020 11:42:32 #
Bubbacsx24
Loc: Myrtle Beach,SC
I completely agree with EGGHEAD.... the best thing that we do is that we order the molds, and go to construction companies and ask about angle iron or other metals that are messed up... even ACE hardware, True Value, Lowe’s, Home Depot, and other warehouses that stock rebar always have pieces that are “unusable” .... u can buy these cheap!!!! Good luck brother
Oct 16, 2020 14:05:33 #
RuffplayOR57
Loc: Klamath Falls, OR
Thanks guys for All the good ideas. I believe I can make a couple of those work 👍
Oct 16, 2020 14:27:07 #
Justoldjim
Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.
When I lived in Stockton Ca. and went deep sea fishing we tied on railroad spikes for sinkers
Oct 16, 2020 14:31:06 #
Justoldjim
Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.
RuffplayOR57 wrote:
Thanks guys for All the good ideas. I believe I can make a couple of those work 👍
My dad used to use the chrome parts of kitchen chairs cut at an angle hole in each end hook on one end loop for line on the other as weight also would catch Ling Cod on them
Oct 16, 2020 14:40:07 #
RuffplayOR57 wrote:
Anyone know of a good outlet to order 8 ounce to 16 ounce heavy weights for deep-sea fishing that don’t break the bank? The local shops carry some but you can’t afford to loose more than one or two on a trip.
Buy your own mold and get lead scrap, melt it and pour your own. Not hard, just be sure you have good ventilation, safety glasses and stuff.
Oct 16, 2020 15:32:02 #
ohn
Loc: sykesville md
I get my lead from mylocal scrap man.......usually pay around 45 cents a pound and make my own
Oct 16, 2020 17:18:46 #
ohn wrote:
I get my lead from mylocal scrap man.......usually pay around 45 cents a pound and make my own
I've also scrounged up used lead and made my own weights for years. Plumbers and roofers have been good sources, and the lead is much cleaner. A couple of precautions - never do this in a garage or other enclosed area as the smoke can be very toxic. The biggest concern is to avoid any water in the lead, as you put it in the melted lead - even a small amount of moisture can cause very dangerous "popping" of lead. I still have some silver spots on my driveway from one such incident - and trust me, molten lead is really nasty.
Oct 16, 2020 20:28:37 #
if you see an old house being renovated ask the window installers if they have any old sash weights.
Oct 16, 2020 20:35:46 #
USAF Major wrote:
if you see an old house being renovated ask the window installers if they have any old sash weights.
We used sash weights for trot lines but when went halibut fishing the smallest recommended weight was 3lbs so sash weight probably work great for that, 300-800 ft deep
Oct 17, 2020 22:16:31 #
bozokarl
Loc: south central Pa
Egghead wrote:
Go to your local tire shop and ask for a bucket of wheel weights, make a mold out of angle iron. If you have a cutting torch to melt it that works or even mapgas. A piece of bailing wire for a loop and you have all the weights you need.
I had to get a new tire put on my Jeep last week and I asked the guy putting it on about wheel weights. He told me back in the day he used give them to people to make sinkers or cast bullets but now they're made of steel and not good for anything once they're used.
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