need weigts for Blackfish Season

[mrbrklyn]

Evidently, I'm going to need to get weights in quanitiy for Black Fish Season here in NY.  I have one connection of $45 for 25 pounds.  Anyone have another connection?

[bluefish69]

Did you talk to Pelican about Lead?

Mike

[Mandelstam]

I've seen nice environmentally friendly and cheap DIY weights made from rebar. A bit bulkier than lead but pretty cheap. And most importantly not toxic for us or our environment.

[xaf]

Have you tried The Grateful Lead Sinker Company (www.gratefullead.com/‎).  They offer free shipping on anything over 40 Lb.

[conchydong]

I've seen nice environmentally friendly and cheap DIY weights made from rebar. A bit bulkier than lead but pretty cheap. And most importantly not toxic for us or our environment.

That is what I use for most deep dropping. Cost me $.65 a lb and the local steel supplier where I buy them cuts them to my specified size.
# 11 rebar (11/12") is about 5 lbs per foot, so it is easy to calculate the size you need. Only thing you need to do is either tack weld a hex nut, braze a heavy wire loop or drill a hole through the rebar for line attachment purposes

[Bucktail]

That's a great price!

[Bucktail]

Make sure you get the flat ones for togging.

[Bucktail]

How about $80 for 50 pounds of weights?

That works out to 10¢/oz. That is a fantastic price!  Are they the flat sinkers?  And how can I get in on this deal?

[bluefish69]

Ruben

If your scared to ask Capt. Tony [Pelican] about sinkers. Then go into Stella Maris & ask them. Joey or Richie.

Mike

[bluefish69]

I mostly make my own sinkers. As of now I have 250 # of lead

Mike

[Bunnlevel Sharker]

Bluefish a guy I fish with is the exact same. He gets a ton of lead from work and goes at it!

[bluefish69]

My Brother in Law gave me the sinkers that he stored for me for 25yrs. He put them in a place his kids could not touch lead [ both were cops]. You don't touch lead when your a cop. All my lead in in strips of 25#

[Dwbuzzard]

we used to use old spark plugs from the garage, if you can still get them. The mecanic would save them for us. Cant beat free

[Bucktail]

You don't touch lead when your a cop.

Why not?

[Bunnlevel Sharker]

I wonderin the same thing. And about the weights having to be flat, why? I think tog fishing is like fishing for sheeps head we just use bell shaped weights with a hook on a dropper loop above when fishing sraight down