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jetboatjim

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My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« on: August 21, 2008, 08:22:39 PM »
sizes 14,16,18. just a bit of chopping and welding with aluminium, and 100lbs of exess lead.





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Athezone

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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 10:11:10 PM »
Very innovative JBJ. Should save you quite a bit of coin down the road. Good thinking. :)
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008, 10:32:56 PM »
Very nice. :)
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2008, 11:26:19 PM »
Dunno where you get your Lead, but Av (NYY) on FlyBC gives a couple hundred pound buckets of tire weights away every once and a while. Of course for that information you owe me three 14ozers. ;D

Also, how did you size them so they molded to the right weight? did you just use a couple from the store as a template?
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008, 05:59:12 AM »
we build our weights so that we just cut them to the right weight, very similar mold to ours, we run right up to 30OZ now for fishing faster or heavier current sturgeon holes....
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008, 08:13:12 AM »
Quote from: tnt on August 22, 2008, 05:59:12 AM
we build our weights so that we just cut them to the right weight, very similar mold to ours, we run right up to 30OZ now for fishing faster or heavier current sturgeon holes....
I bet checking the bait sucks!

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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2008, 11:07:06 AM »
On the Skeena I use railway spikes. They work great and don't cost anything.
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2008, 04:41:51 PM »
Yep ,cotter pins. and yes I do bend em first. I think I'll make a smaller mold for 6/8/10.
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2008, 02:47:38 PM »
I have lead but no molds ::)How much to make me a mold? ;D
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2008, 05:55:46 PM »
I have been using 40M rebar.
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2008, 03:33:10 PM »
What do you put in the lead (flux wise) to get the smooth finish like in the tackle shops?  I like the cotter pin idea. I normally use 10 gauge copper wire.
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2008, 01:48:15 PM »
looks like a grand idea - I'll give it a try

from a green perspective
is there any concern about putting more lead in the water?
seems like pellets for shotgun shells had to change form lead
so will fishing weights eventually have to move away from lead to a more expensive metal
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Re: My solution to the pricey wedge wieghts
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2008, 11:47:56 PM »
I think the bar fishing folks should really think about the big chunk of lead they leave to the river bottom whenever they are snagged. It is not ethical to pollute the river with that much lead IMO. Bar rods are much more stronger than other drift rods, so why not use river rocks as weight. Some body should come up with nylon nets or how about perishable knotted nets made of natural fibre (such as jute like rice sack). Enough river rocks can be put into the nets which can be snapped into the main line swivel. There can be some sort of release clip which should release the weight during a fish fight and you can then enjoy the fight weight free, and the weight will have no impact on the river ecology. What is the problem with this approach?
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