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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: armytruck on April 07, 2009, 08:19:00 AM

Title: Bar rig weights
Post by: armytruck on April 07, 2009, 08:19:00 AM

Stupid question ; I have a wack of used bar rig weights . They are all pretty messed up from the beatings on the bottom of the river  . I would like to know , is there a way to re&re these weights for this upcoming Fraser river bar fishing season . It would be a shame to have to chuck them into the abyss of the shed and repurchase new ones . They are not that cheap . Any ideas ,tips ?  ???

Title: Re: Bar rig weights
Post by: hue-nut on April 07, 2009, 08:39:21 AM

melt em down and cast new ones, think you can get molds on do-itmolds.com

Title: Re: Bar rig weights
Post by: scuntor on April 07, 2009, 10:01:22 AM

Take a coarse file to them to take off any nasty edges.

Title: Re: Bar rig weights
Post by: Fish Assassin on April 07, 2009, 10:29:07 AM

Just reuse them as long as you can tie your main line to it.

Title: Re: Bar rig weights
Post by: DionJL on April 07, 2009, 10:38:28 AM

Quote from: Fish Assassin on April 07, 2009, 10:29:07 AM

Just reuse them as long as you can tie your main line to it.

Yup. Use a hammer, not a file. They are made of lead and which is an accumulative neuro-toxin. Using a file will get the stuff everywhere. Lead is malleable so just use the hammer to bang it back into the shape you need. Plus that way you don't loose any of the mass.

If they are white or turning white in spots, that is a PbO (lead oxide) layer forming any you really want to be careful with that. It's even more poisonous than pure lead.

Title: Re: Bar rig weights
Post by: fish tracker on April 09, 2009, 10:32:01 PM

is melting the lead in a confined space poisonous?

Title: Re: Bar rig weights
Post by: Fish Assassin on April 09, 2009, 10:38:58 PM

Quote from: fish tracker on April 09, 2009, 10:32:01 PM

is melting the lead in a confined space poisonous?

Yes, I always melt the lead outside