Bought 80 1 oz casting sinkers for $25
The equivalent at bass pro would cost 60 bucks plus shipping. If you need a 1 lb or 5 lb order of sinkers, check our cheapsinkers.com, shipped in 3 daysAttachment 121129
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Bought 80 1 oz casting sinkers for $25
The equivalent at bass pro would cost 60 bucks plus shipping. If you need a 1 lb or 5 lb order of sinkers, check our cheapsinkers.com, shipped in 3 daysAttachment 121129
Planing on making your own anchor?
Wannabe...
Maybe in the future, but as many as I break off fishing oxbows, I get tired of running to wal- mart and paying $1 apeice for em. I have a big enough tackle box to store em in now, and you know how cheap bankers can be... 31 cents a pop aint too bad
Wonder how many it would take to sink a banker from Grenada?
As much hot air as he's full of, I'd say a lot!
GrizzlyJig has a good price on sinkers also.
Mem. net and twine has good prices.
$12.95 for 5 lbs. plus about $9 for shipping for an entire order and no tax. I buy mine from there and combine with oter stuff I need.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
That is a good price, bout three bucks cheaper... Pinchin pennies at my house haha
I've been getting mine off of eBay from folks that pour them.
How much do they run? Not that I will need any soon, but just for knowing's sake
I get a lot from Clays Bait Shop in Tupelo.....he has a local that pours them for him. He has all types.
Get some #7 swivels and some lead. I'll bring my molds and pot to spring camp.
First y'all was on the shine and now y'all got some pot? Sounds like my kind of party!Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
Canebreaker, is pouring your own leads economical? Once you factor in the molds and equipment/ startup expense?
Mo, if you bought a few more of those sinkers you will have bought a mold. And I bet you know someone who has a melter for pouring weights, bullets or something. If you sold some just to guys on here at a cheap price over a period of time you would pay for most of your outlay.
My grandfather had all the stuff, he tied hair jigs before he passed. I think I have something that looks like a soup ladel, he melted his on a propane burner, I probably just need a mold then. I may look into getting a larger mold, around 2-4oz for when I push cranks... Those jokers are spensive(4oz)
Now we talkingQuote:
Originally Posted by slimeyslab
They make an in line mold that I like for cranks, 3 oz
I buy 5# of several sizes at same time. If you do it that way, you get them for about $16 for five pounds...spreading the $8.95 shipping cost over three bags. But pouring your own is cheaper than Grizzly's price.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO' MONEY
Was planning to come but seeing as how ya'll probably get busted doing this, maybe I better stay away.Quote:
Originally Posted by slimeyslab
Where is the best place to buy lead from?
Probably somewhere where you can pick it up and not have to pay shipping.....Try the tire stores you may be able to get a bunch of old wheel weights to melt down.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO' MONEY
Mo, go on Do-It mold web site and request a catalog. It will show you all the molds they offer. You can buy them cheaper by shopping around. I have bought a couple from Grizzly Jig. And ScottV posted a site on jig tying forum up in Kansas city that has all kinds of molds as cheap as anywhere. Sorry I can't remember site name. Like G said go to tire stores and get wheel weights. It will work great for pouring those larger weights. Just find a pot to melt it in on your burner, lasso off the metal clips because they will float on top. Then flux it with some small chunks of candle. That will separate all the trash and you can skim it off. Then your ready to pour.
Look in the Forum: Jig Tying/Lure making. Click on the Pouring and Painting forum. There is a Sticky: Suppliers Links. Some of these places have molds that Do-It doesn't make anymore. Some post on how to cast in there too.
I checked at a tire store 3 weeks ago. 5 gallon bucket of wheel weights and trash was $40. Roughly .40 per pound after the steel and zinc is removed. But a waiting list. Last years trip to the scrap dealer, I found wheel weights were $1.03 per lb. lead was $1.10 per lb. I can check next week. The lead would be a better buy.
I have cast a bunch of bullets and sinkers, I feel that the equipment has paid for it's self, all my casting now is free.
I posted all of my molds in the thread for the fall camp 2012. No problem bringing them to spring camp.
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Originally Posted by slimeyslab
On another forum we had a camp n fish weekend. Some 450 members showed up. We had walkie talkies to get everyone where they needed to be at different times of the week. We had set up one of the campsites for pouring/casting. Sgt1 made the annoucement "Pot party at site 126" We had some 60 plus members and 26 rangers to show.
Thanks for the Info guys, talked to Sat this morning when he dropped some jigs he poured. If he can figrue it out, surely I can! :biggrin
Ebay still has #7 swivels for .04 each, about the same as when I bought mine. I could bring and sell a few with me.
I would buy some, but I think my tickets I got for my birthday conflict with the weekend of spring camp. So not sure ill be able to make it... Thanks for the offer, if I end up spending the money to get set up to pour, I may just spring for the big order off eBay.