i know your presentation was some time ago but i found it very useful and re kindled my intention to get making with all my scrap lead mostly accumulated from metal detecting cheers torquay dave
Hi, many thanks for this video as I wanted to make my own leads due to cost on the amount I loose. Can you give me a bit more detail on the burner and pan you are using as I have a similar gas stove but I can not melt the lead. Not sure if the burner is not producing enough heat or if I have the wrong type of pan (think it is aluminium). Appreciate any advice / info you can give ? Cheers Bob
I'm using an old stainless pan make sure the winds not blowing the flame that can take a lot of heat away. It could be the burner especially if the gas cylinder is low they are not the hottest stoves. It does take a while to melt from cold. To speed up the melt you can use a blow lamp. Once melted keep some lead in the pot when melting more it will melt quicker.
I used a weight like this which I had attached a large hook off the west coast of Kauai. Water was 2000 feet deep but I was fishing at about 200 feet. Hooked onto something I could not move. I thought it might be on the cable which held the marker buoy. A friend said no you cannot hook the buoy. A week later another fisherman hooked and landed an 800 pound marlin! 🎣🥴
i know your presentation was some time ago but i found it very useful and re kindled my intention to get making with all my scrap lead mostly accumulated from metal detecting cheers torquay dave
I haven’t made sinkers for about 30 years. I loved it.. I had a lot of fun.. 👍
Great video, I loose alot in rivers. This gives me something to do during winter.
2021 still hanging in there buddy.
Hi, many thanks for this video as I wanted to make my own leads due to cost on the amount I loose. Can you give me a bit more detail on the burner and pan you are using as I have a similar gas stove but I can not melt the lead. Not sure if the burner is not producing enough heat or if I have the wrong type of pan (think it is aluminium). Appreciate any advice / info you can give ? Cheers Bob
I'm using an old stainless pan make sure the winds not blowing the flame that can take a lot of heat away. It could be the burner especially if the gas cylinder is low they are not the hottest stoves. It does take a while to melt from cold. To speed up the melt you can use a blow lamp. Once melted keep some lead in the pot when melting more it will melt quicker.
@@Trojwaterman Appreciate your reply and will save me trying to buy and then lift a cast iron pot. Many thanks Bob
Nice video ! an excelent way to save money ! thanks
Great video great for us youngsters to do
You can save yourself a lot of money.
I used a weight like this which I had attached a large hook off the west coast of Kauai. Water was 2000 feet deep but I was fishing at about 200 feet. Hooked onto something I could not move. I thought it might be on the cable which held the marker buoy. A friend said no you cannot hook the buoy. A week later another fisherman hooked and landed an 800 pound marlin! 🎣🥴
Salut mon ami super vidéo bonne continuation à toi
I bought some 6oz weights last week and they were 1.80 each
Yep pretty pricey Last time I bought any I think they were about 50p