Thread: Making jig heads

Your lead needs to be as pure as possible, I have found wheel weights today are to full of tin and zink. Do yourself a favor and go to a big box store and buy a 5lb lead ingot, or a plumbing store. If u pour small jigs -1/16,1/32nd they will fill perfectly. Now if your filling larger jigs like 1/4 and larger older weights are fine. Go on ebay for some lead options. 5lbs of pure lead will give u a great many jigs. Dave

Around here there's a couple scrapyards that you can buy "scrap" from and they will have some of the soft lead,lead sheets.The plumbing lead is soft and work very good.I have got some Sheetrock that had lead on one side ,it was very soft.Like fireman said,the pure lead,,soft lead works the best.

Read all the safety precautions dealing with hot lead!! Do-it bait co sells lead at a good prices free shipping!! Grizzly jig has the best prices if you drive to Grizzly jig,lureparstonline has good prices,Duck decoy weights are a good buy after duck season!! Their are several metal co that sell lead but the shipping is more tha the lead cost!! I am Sure other places We like the lee hot pot electric ladel!! Have two keep lead in them ready to pour!! Have had these several years( 80's) have got the bigger pots but always go back to the hot pots to pour!! Not a pro by any means but what works for us!!!! We like #2 and #4 for crappie!! #4 for 1/16 and smaller,#2's for 1/8 and bigger sizes!! but keep the bigger sizes for our bass fishing folks!! #1's to 5/0!!

Jackie, my middle sons in laws have Sportsmans resort in Flippin Ark, we always stop and do a little trout fishing, but i would like to thank all for your advice

Originally Posted by pesce

Jackie, my middle sons in laws have Sportsmans resort in Flippin Ark, we always stop and do a little trout fishing, but i would like to thank all for your advice

The home of the Great Mr Forrest L Wood!!! This man in a cowboy hat walked up to me in Pine Bluff!! Asked me If I would be interested in buying a boat!! I said I would he took me over to this Nice Bass Rig (ranger)(bassmaster classic) said would you like to own it!! I said I would!! He Forrest said get your truck and hook'r up!! I said and how am I suppose to pay for it?? He said no problem we finance!! I said sir I ain't got the money!! to finance or Buy!! My fishing partner walked up and said was you talking to Forrest Wood!! I said I don't know who that was but he was trying to sell me boat!! My fishing buddy said That was Mr Ranger him self!! I said I don't care if it was Bill Clinton!! The next person we saw was Governer Bill Clinton!!! Terry said I bet the next person we see is George Bush!! Sure enough their stood
Vice Presedent George Bush!!! What a Day!! WOW!!!!
Have spent several days in Flippen!!! If the lord made a resort on earth it must be Flippin Arkansas!!! WOW"!!! Fishing paradise!!

Pesce I dont know where you are located but pm me and I would be more than happy to help you get started pouring lead.

Originally Posted by BrushPileJigs

Pesce I dont know where you are located but pm me and I would be more than happy to help you get started pouring lead.

First off he needs to learn how to pour beer without spilling it.