Cast Egg sinkers????

[beechbum444]

Hey guys,

Not sure where this goes , but had to share.....some cast egg sinkers. This hobby started my cast booolit hobby, these big ones sell for 2$ each down in the panhandle ,

[rking22]

Never cast edd sinkers but lots of worm weights and jig heads. I was actually casting bullets for the 30-30 somewhat before sinkers. I found that a 1/32 oz jig head got hits when the 1/16 th did not, but factory hooks in the 1/32 were too small. So, like bullet casting I started casting jigs because I could not get what I wanted commercially. Friend gave me the worm weight mold, they were kinda agranating with the wires to pull out, glad I have a lifetime supply, haven’t cast one on 41 years either!

[Dieselhorses]

I had started casting these specifically for the tire shop guys who have been giving me their wheel weights for the last 4 years. They are happy to get em and happy I keep the weight bucket empty!

[Bantou]

Had a neighbor ask me about casting some for him but he hasn’t gotten me the mold yet. I live in a lake town so I may not charge him if I can find a market.


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[richhodg66]

I have some sinker molds from years back. Can't see wasting lead to put on the bottom of a lake now. Holding onto the molds because eventually I'll amass enough zinc wheel weights to give that a try.

[CastingFool]

Never cast sinkers, but my dad had a friend who did. In fact, he was the first person to ever take me fishing. My dad did not fish, so his friend, who at one time had been a work partner, did. I got very interested in casting my own sinkers, but at the time and place, it was difficult to find appropriate molds. I will say this, my dad made our first ladle, took a piece of heavy sheet metal and worked it with a hammer into a bowl shape and attached a handle. He showed me how to melt lead, so I was melting lead when I was about 9 yrs old, on the kitchen stove. I remember scrounging lead wherever I could. One of my favorite places to pick up lead was from around electric power posts. Quite often, I would find chunks of lead that the electric company workers left after a job.

[GhostHawk]

I started out with egg's but getting them off the rods that make the hole in the center can be a pain after a while.

Eventually I graduated to a Do-it walking sinker mold. It has a wide range of sizes from 1/4 oz to 2oz. Mostly I use the ones in the middle the most. 1/2, 5/8ths, a few 3/8ths and a few 3/4ers.

A trip to the anvil and a couple of whops with a 2 lb blacksmith's hammer turn them into flat no roll sinkers that work very well in the river.

My latest is a drop shot finesse mold, but getting those little swivels in place on a hot mold is a bit fussy. Still they are nice to fish with.

[akajun]

save your zinc weights for this, perfect for places that require non toxic sinkers, just make sure to stamp them with a Z or something.