DIY Lead FREE Fishing Weights ( Sinkers )
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- On Ta Days video we are exploring ways to use your existing lead molds to make sinker that are lead free . I appreciate you watching if you like it don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications by clicking the bell
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that was a great video! fun and informative....can't ask for much more........
Thank you Sir
@@FishinNStuff how did you go about getting these metals? Seems hard to find unless you go online.
@@Oh_Its_Joski it's a little hard to find . I got the idea because in the gun world they are casting bullets from it
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. I am a low budget fisherman who now has cool stuff I MADE, that is still low budget, thanks to you. I love your channel and so does my wallet!!!
I really appreciate you watching brother
Bismuth would certainly be my choice for a lead free weight. Thanks for another awesome and informative video. There hasn’t been a video from Fishin N Stuff that I haven’t enjoyed.
Thank you very much
Great video. You can always use an old muffin pan for an ingot mold. I typically process all my wheel weights and scrap lead into ingots in the muffin pan. It makes storing your lead easier.
Great idea
Man that solder one was pretty. Thi was an awesome test. Thanks for sharing.
Loving this channel. Like that "good old boy" twang! Sure gets my creative mind going!
Thank you Sir
Been saving alot of money ever since I found your channel. The missus let's me fish more now that I'm not spending much anymore. hahahaha
Heck yeah lol
@@FishinNStuff I have several molds to choose from. 😎👍
Sorry did you just say 'let's you'......
Lol
Mine begs me to go so that I don't burn down the house trying to make sinkers....
Another great video!!! Thanks for sharing w us!! Let’s go fishin!!!!!!w
Tin can make some good jig heads and lures too. It stays shiny, unlike lead, and so you can often get away without painting it. And the lower density can sometimes be a benefit, as your baits/lures sink more slowly even when using the same weight.
I like the way you admit to not knowing everything in the whole wide world. Some other UA-camrs think they do.
Heck no ive made videos that failed so bad i didn't even bother to edit them lmbo . If you never fail then you've never left your comfort zone
@@FishinNStuff True.
When I was a kid we used to use the old tobacco bags for weights 4 weights you fill him up with sand and if they get caught in the rocks you'd be able to break the loose but they've work good for fishing in the Bay
Thank you for turning the close caption on
Pretty cool experiment, thanks for the knowledge and tips 👍
For a easy ingot mold go to the dollar store and buy a small loaf pan. I got one that was about 1.5 inches by 4 inches at a dollar store here in Wisconsin.
I got an old steel muffin pan at the thrift store for making decoy anchors. For my decoy anchors I only poured to about a 3/4 inch thickness. After pouring my weights I'd pour the leftover melted lead to the top of the muffin pan. They're the perfect size ingots for melting!
By making these sinkers flat like you do they will really hug the bottom great idea
Well Sir, I just spent the last couple hours watching your videos! Thank you for all the awesome ideas and tips! This is probably the most useful channel I’ve found for me!
Thank you brother , im working on a few good ones
Been fishin forever. I’ve always used a raindrop weight made from aluminum, but great video
Thank you Sir
Great video. Glad I hit that notification bell 👍🏻👍🏻
Love this dude. Fun and informative
Thank you Sir
This is a very interesting experiment Sir😁😁😁😁 Wow buddy I remember when you were just a small Channel, now look at you 82.8 K Subs👍👍😮😮
Hey Fredo I appreciate it buddy
Saves a lot for me. Thanks
You could buy a solid copper ground rod at your Home Depot or Lowe’s and cut it in small pieces and use for sinkers or add them to your molds for weight
Great video like always. I just started casting my own sinkers. You can smoke the molds with a burning candle. Helps the sinkers not stick.
Great show mate laughed my arse of 😆😆
I really like your no-roll sinker mold. Awesome!
Bismuth with a little tin mixed in would probably be pretty good.
Can't get enough of these videos you should do a cheap diy mold without using resin and silicone
Plaster ?
@@FishinNStuff yea something like that you should do a video on it too
Hello I’m a huge fan of the channel
Thank you Sir
been doing some checking up on bismuth in australia first it is almost 7 times more expensive than lead but the thing that got me is that it expands as it cools .aint that strange .
That is strange 🤔 yeah it's higher than lead but not that much higher . The thing is at least here leads so available it's cheaper . If you compare new lead or 100% pure lead bought in ingots to bismuth it's a little bit higher . Leads just more readily available I guess
I love this channel
I almost started thinkin this guy is daffy ducks voice lol
I always enjoy watching your videos, Brother! Keep them coming! God Bless!
Thank you Sir
Really enjoy your channel ... I've watched nearly all your videos in the last couple weeks .. (Informative and funny) . It's obvious you spend a lot of time and thought into making them.. I'm an old NC fisherman myself outside of Raleigh a bit .. Just sharing a thought here ,, but I was thinking of other things or challenges I might throw your way to give you something else to do or think about when you run outta ideas .. You ever given any thought to see if there's any way to improve or add to the security of our boat trailers outside of, or in addition to the typical trailer tongue locking systems ?? Anyhow, like I said, just a thought ... God's blessings on you and your channel brother ...
Thank you Sir
Hello my super awesome friend
Hey brother , I appreciate that
I prefer non toxic weights sense i drink the water i fish in lol
I'm definitely going to have to do that
Awesome video!
You didn't say where the cheapest place to get bismuth at ? How to identify bismuth at scrap yard if possible ? Thanks 👌 😊
Pewter work s great. Weight is close.to lead
I started to use pewter, but I read the main metal in pewter is tin so I just used tin
Use a kitchen match light and soot the inside of your mold till black the mold will then release lead effortlessly ! Plus lay mold across melting pot to preheat prior to pouring
I can say you got better at hitting the hole by the end of the video. Practice make perfect. Great video like usual.
The lip on the pot is so fat it threw me off lol
whenever i go somewhere where lead isnt alowed, i pour some sinkers with bismuth its my go to. the best part about it is when the leftover bismuth cooling (if you do it right) it forms beautiful crystals that you can sell to buy more
What kind of a person would vote a Thumbs down on such a fun and informative video. I've got a dollar says he or she votes thumbs down on most "it" watches. I vote five stars, thumbs up.
Is a nonstick muffin pan instead of a ingot mold. Works great.
Ima do that
Great video
Thank you very much
Old railroad spikes are good and heavy 😊 maybe an experiment for another day!
And dont forget good ole spark plugs....
I am not a DIY guy, but I have started watching your videos. Good stuff. While I will never do this one, I make my own rod holders, and watched your PVC video the other day, gave me a new idea. Thanks. Forgot to comment on that one.
I appreciate it , this video I got the idea because people are making bismuth bullets now and I thought it was interesting
Great video!!
Thank you Sir
very good
I appreciate that
This is a good, informative vid & fun & funny. Bess tek a class en Sothan drawl for this videe-eye-ee-eye-oh! I cracked up the first time I heard him say “Lead Sinkers” slowly & the word “Lead” was two syllables (lay-Ed) like my SC sis-in-law says “Bray-Ed.” Ya know, Bray-Ed...as in... Raw Toast. ;-) The “Ten” sinker doesn’t mean #10. It means Tin. Ha! I do enjoy a good drawl! (& yes, I know he doesn’t Always say “Lay-ed.” More often he says it correctly.)
This was a fun and informative video. Bismuth... How does it hold up too abuse? Is it brittle?
It's brittle in like you can break it , we're lead bends . But it's not as brittle as some people make out . It's not glass or anything
Very good video. Lots of good information!
I will, “ STICK AROUND!” for more!
Lol thank you
If you get the heart burn you can eat a sinker. Great video
Heyyyy lmbo lol that's funny
12:08 no roll sinkers... male and female. Without and without nuts.
I live in an apartment by the time I bought the vice the work table the lead Sinker molds the gas and the torch the gloves the ladle to pour the lead and a respirator and he'll from the wife the first Sinker cost me about $400 not bad for a day's fishing
Hahaha hell from the wife will bump it up too a 1000 lol
Awesome video buddy
Interesting video! 🤔 I wonder what is inside the lead free solder, good chance there is silver inside! 🤣
I agree
A heavier element refers to the element's atomic structure. Lead (Pb) "Plumbum" is Element 82, it's atomic mass is 207.2 whereas Bismuth (Bi) "Bisemutum" is Element 83, it's atomic mass is 208.9
Well thanks for clearing that up ,,,,,but im still confused lolol
Awesome!!!! Thank you so much!!
My grandfather used drill into small river stones and put in a small eye bolt then glue it in place with some kind of really strong glue , that's what he used for sinkers
I've seen that , I was going to make a video about it . But I haven't got around too it yet
First time I've seen your video's and it's not only educational but you make it funny too!
Great information!!!
Thank you Sir
Use a round ball bullet mold to make round sinkers . I use a .50 cal. round ball mold to make sinkers .
Good idea . Im. Working on a egg sinker mold now
does the bismoth crumble or brake eay?
bismuth
No I threw it around , it's fairly strong . When people say it brittle. They mean it's tough but if you try and bent it like lead it breaks off . It's like a block of cheddar cheese . I know that sounds weird but it's tough but if you bend it it'll break
Man, I'd hate to see this guy next to a toilet! Haha jk 😂
The videos keep getting better and better. Definitely one of my all time favorite youtube channels! I don't know how you keep coming up with all these diy ideas, but keep it up, brutha!
Lmbo
Didn't known you were into HEAVY METAL! Lol!
Great video, as usual, and super informative. Thanks!
To preheat your mold set it on top of your pot, it'll heat up while your waiting on the pot to heat up
Great video found it very educational now I'm wondering why bismuth shot shells cost so much lol
That's where I got the idea , from ppl making bullets from it , I appreciate it buddy
I am moving on from lead based Sinkers/weights but is there a way i can make my lead fishing weights/sinkers more eco friendly.
The solder probably stuck to your mold because some types have a flux core or rosin core which helps the solder bond to other surfaces.
Your mostlikely correct lol
Lead free solder is usually 5 percent lead solder is to expensive to use instead of heating the mold with a torch place mold on top of the lead pot to heat use the soot from a lighted candle to coat mold instead of graphite
My mold was too small to set it on the lead pot . And the solder I bought came from the scrapyard
Put a piece of steel across pot put mold on top of steel plate
Wicked hacks Man !
Thank you
That lead fee solder one looks awesome LOL Happy Fishing buddy!
When I seen your channel I said to myself, take a look . But once I heard your voice , I started laughing hard !! So I subscribed and You're awesome as you would say .
Haha thank you buddy, laughter is the best medicine 💊
Good stuff
Great idea. Good comparison test, this is giving me ideas. Thanks for showing this.
Great video !! Very interesting for weight fluctuations with the different "lead free" solutions. BUT !! BE CAREFULL guys ! Bismuth is toxic, and the toxicity of the vapors when you melt it are functionaly similar to mercure... Anyway, bismuth is way less toxic than lead, but you should be well inspired to keep wearring your "respirator" during the whole casting process. Take care guys ! GBY all :)
Great job explaining the difference in the sinker metals,👍
I get some of my weights off the side of the road (tire weights) but some are made of sink these days. And they can be melted to fishing weights too. I don’t know the weight difference though.
I use non toxic cement and im done in five minutes. more time fishing less time playing. thanks for the video.
Thank you. Subbed!
Wow, I had no idea you could do all that. I learn somethin every single video you put out. Im giTtin kInDa smaRteR er 😁 thanks for the info brother!!
You plenty Smart brother
Brother I love the channel and have subbed since you were in the low 30k. Keep up good work. Can you do a FYI to make your own smelting rig? Very thing I find on Amazon is 200-400 bucks. It’d be nice to FYI one for under a 100 if possible. Regardless thanks again for vids
Do you mean like a forge
@@FishinNStuff yeah, a system like the one you use to melt the metals and pour.
Noticed your Hot Pot was a Palmer product also!!! You are something else!!!
Lol thank you , yeah I try and have fun doing it . That's cool that company is still making that stuff
i prefer to use an old "shot master" shot maker (for making shot to reload shotgun shells with). i run all my metals through the "sprue" (the hole the hot lead drips through into the water). i find that small balls of metal melts faster than ingots and other large pieces. my copper/silver/gold, all gets made into SHOT!! ITS EASIER TO WEIGH OUT THE EXACT AMOUNT OF METAL TO BUY SOMETHING WITH WHEN METALS RULE !!
Bis muth is lighter than most metals but if you want a sinker material that is also cheap use copper. I collect old household wire from scrap bins and electrical shops and strip the plastic off . Melt the copper (wear a respiratory) down and pour into molds. Makes a great down rigging ball for salmon fishing. Cat wire from communication cables are best , they are nice thin wires that are easier to melt...👍 👍 🇨🇦
Will the threads on them nuts cut your line? Just askin.
No I put eyelets in mine
Very interesting . I have a lot of wheel weights already melted down just need to make a mold or buy one .
Make sure the weights are not made with zinc.
At the beginning I didn't understood the thing about bismol being heavier then lead and not being heavier so I had 3 beers and after that I understand everything...🤣
Lmbo
I Thought about J B . welding . And buy a scale . And JB weld it to a pebble or rock ! So not to use lead . what you think?
A lot of people use rocks
Babbitt metal molds very well.
Glad you done all the testing saved us all a bit time chears
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Hey bud.. I wouldnt use the sinker with the nuts in it.. the threads are gona cut your line all up! Also I think the solder one stuck cause its ment to be like glue you know? And that extra weight is what they put in it to make it bond to metal
Yea those would work.. or use small steal washers instead.. then it be like a metal tube
I put the eyelets i showed in the buddy in mine
I like this test, very nice info to know.
Looks like that old egg sinker mold is from West Newton, PA. I’m 25 minutes away from there and fish nearby
i USED TO MAKE TEMP TABS FOR ENGINE BLOCKS, IT WAS bISMUTH WORKED BETTER THAN ANYTHING i EVER TRIED ALMOST THE SAME WEIGHT AS LEAD. IT IS HARDER THOUGH
@10:50 "it's almost worth using bismuth just so you don't have to use a respirator" BAAAAHAHAHA!! That is the quote of 2020 right there!! lol
You got that right buddy im over wearing masks 😆
Just wanted to say keep the great videos going!! May you always have Tight lines!
Hi there love the videos. We are interested in a custom mold do you make them for purchasing? Thanks for sharing great information.
No I dint sell the stuff I make I just make tutorials on how to make them . Thank you by the way . I appreciate you watching
Where do u get that hot poti been looking for one sir thanks
I can't find one right now . I do have a different one they have in stock
Check out this list Hobby Lobby Sinker Moulds from fishinnstuff www.amazon.com/shop/fishinnstuff/list/3UA6FRK2XKE9I?ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_aipsflist_HWJJXM2A8H39TDQ8XK9D&language=en_US
Very very helpful you just gave me an idea, will let you know soon thanks a lot.
Please do!