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Location: Eden Prairie & Pine Island | Anyone ever try melting down lead shot for weighting their lures. I usually buy lead ingots from Stamina, but thought I might give this a try. I've also tried used car wheel weights, but they get pretty smokie, etc. Any other ideas or suggestions? |
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Location: Verona, WI | I use lead shot - buy it at Gander Mountain and it works great. No shipping, you can scoop out what you need.
Shane |
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Location: In the slop! | Guys, look for a different source. Lead shot has antimony and arsenic in it to compound the toxic effects of the lead. If you can find it, pipe lead is good to work with and soft. Check with your local salvage yards or plummers. Wheel weights are probably better than shot but have tin in them. The more pure the lead, the better it will pour. |
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Location: Northern IL | Check your local whole sale plumping supply warehouse , it's been running about $2.60/ lbs. It comes in 5lbs blocks.
Jerry Borst
Spoonplugger/Instructor
Lure Retrievers
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| try egg sinkers they work fine. no muss or fuss |
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Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | I just melt the lead from car tires. It's free and after I ladle out any debris it is perfect for weighting my baits. Of course it wouldn't be a good choice for casting spinnerbait heads etc but for just adding weight it works great. |
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| Makes sense to me, I don't know why I didn't think of the ol plumping supply shop. Thanks, Duff |
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| I had the "pleasure"  of working in the distribution department of the water works in the city where I live. Anytime we have to repair or replace lead water services, I kept the spoils. Now you are talking 100% pure lead that was used for many years for water service lines. It's the best yo can get.
If you live in a city that has houses constructed from the '20's to the 50's, chances are they have lead services. Stop by the plant and talk to the grunts....you know, the guys who fix the broken water mains in the dead of winter.....a case of beer, or some coffee and doughnuts goes a long way. |
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Lead for Weighting Lures