DIY Lead FREE Fishing Weights ( Sinkers )

[@daviddura1172]

that was a great video! fun and informative....can't ask for much more........

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@Oh_Its_Joski]

@@FishinNStuff how did you go about getting these metals? Seems hard to find unless you go online.

[@FishinNStuff]

@@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

[@justinsmith9216]

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.

[@FishinNStuff]

Great idea

[@fishingdonut1278]

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

[@FishinNStuff]

Heck yeah lol

[@KilldeerSurvival]

@@FishinNStuff I have several molds to choose from. 😎👍

[@antonywagon4564]

Sorry did you just say 'let's you'......

[@jesballs]

Lol

[@antoniosarmaou6177]

Mine begs me to go so that I don't burn down the house trying to make sinkers....

[@camorrisiii]

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.

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you very much

[@bobsaget6720]

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!!!

[@FishinNStuff]

I really appreciate you watching brother

[@joebuck66]

Man that solder one was pretty. Thi was an awesome test. Thanks for sharing.

[@ddselvig]

Loving this channel. Like that "good old boy" twang! Sure gets my creative mind going!

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@Cheese_Head_Outdoors]

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.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

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!

[@mungobaggins8197]

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.

[@RobertSmith-jd4tr]

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

[@davidbarbour2295]

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 ...

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@jdlitson]

Great video. Glad I hit that notification bell 👍🏻👍🏻

[@fishingwithfredo2639]

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👍👍😮😮

[@FishinNStuff]

Hey Fredo I appreciate it buddy

[@Walt1119]

Another great video!!! Thanks for sharing w us!! Let’s go fishin!!!!!!w

[@isidorocastillo2811]

Pretty cool experiment, thanks for the knowledge and tips 👍

[@patrickxaymongkhol9683]

Been fishin forever. I’ve always used a raindrop weight made from aluminum, but great video

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

Awesome video! You didn't say where the cheapest place to get bismuth at ? How to identify bismuth at scrap yard if possible ? Thanks 👌 😊

[@brightbkh07]

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!

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you brother , im working on a few good ones

[@kenbobca]

I really like your no-roll sinker mold. Awesome!

[@OhioFishingLures]

Thank you for turning the close caption on

[@Jonathan-sv6ur]

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

[@toddholgan5285]

Love this dude. Fun and informative

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@antoniosarmaou6177]

This was a fun and informative video. Bismuth... How does it hold up too abuse? Is it brittle?

[@FishinNStuff]

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

[@alanmcdonald4423]

I like the way you admit to not knowing everything in the whole wide world. Some other KZbinrs think they do.

[@FishinNStuff]

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

[@alanmcdonald4423]

@@FishinNStuff True.

[@timdonna6808]

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.

[@charlesroberts6490]

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

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Bismuth with a little tin mixed in would probably be pretty good.

[@mikeedwards2384]

Great video found it very educational now I'm wondering why bismuth shot shells cost so much lol

[@FishinNStuff]

That's where I got the idea , from ppl making bullets from it , I appreciate it buddy

[@ivanbates5082]

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

[@larryclark4297]

By making these sinkers flat like you do they will really hug the bottom great idea

[@bitumenjunkie2435]

Great show mate laughed my arse of 😆😆

[@BHG1558]

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

[@FishinNStuff]

Do you mean like a forge

[@BHG1558]

@@FishinNStuff yeah, a system like the one you use to melt the metals and pour.

[@smokeytexx]

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 .

[@FishinNStuff]

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

[@hulkhuggett]

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!

[@FishinNStuff]

Lmbo

[@robertdejonge3607]

Interesting video! 🤔 I wonder what is inside the lead free solder, good chance there is silver inside! 🤣

[@FishinNStuff]

I agree

[@davidveloza7267]

Hello I’m a huge fan of the channel

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@lindioncicerao1247]

Will the threads on them nuts cut your line? Just askin.

[@FishinNStuff]

No I put eyelets in mine

[@keatengabriel8216]

Saves a lot for me. Thanks

[@fishn365]

Didn't known you were into HEAVY METAL! Lol! Great video, as usual, and super informative. Thanks!

[@zippo1592647873]

@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

[@FishinNStuff]

You got that right buddy im over wearing masks 😆

[@Rodgidian]

Is a nonstick muffin pan instead of a ingot mold. Works great.

[@FishinNStuff]

Ima do that

[@CatfishandCrappie]

That lead fee solder one looks awesome LOL Happy Fishing buddy!

[@DanielGibbons-m7r]

We're can you get bismuth,to make sinkers thanks 😊😊

[@FishinNStuff]

I bought it off Amazon

[@sonOFaSLOVAK]

Looks like that old egg sinker mold is from West Newton, PA. I’m 25 minutes away from there and fish nearby

[@jacobarroyo6876]

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.

[@FishinNStuff]

Your mostlikely correct lol

[@rickgarcia5201]

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?

[@FishinNStuff]

A lot of people use rocks

[@sibarra417]

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.

[@peteobrien1628]

First time I've seen your video's and it's not only educational but you make it funny too!

[@TheHillbillyHybrid]

I love this channel

[@DigitalinDaniel]

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

[@FishinNStuff]

Well thanks for clearing that up ,,,,,but im still confused lolol

[@MOFUGGINFPV]

Did you actually use the bismuth? I'm curious if it decays in water

[@FishinNStuff]

I haven't had a chance to use those sinkers yet . I use dragging weights alot . But Google says it doesn't . I got the idea because people are using it for bullets now

[@sabrinabradley5010]

Hi there love the videos. We are interested in a custom mold do you make them for purchasing? Thanks for sharing great information.

[@FishinNStuff]

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

[@tedharralston4391]

does the bismoth crumble or brake eay?

[@tedharralston4391]

bismuth

[@FishinNStuff]

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

[@matthewtrichel1317]

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.

[@grdray2138]

Great idea. Good comparison test, this is giving me ideas. Thanks for showing this.

[@chucksmith5002]

Very interesting . I have a lot of wheel weights already melted down just need to make a mold or buy one .

[@TheArby13]

Make sure the weights are not made with zinc.

[@robertchinchilla5544]

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

[@FishinNStuff]

My mold was too small to set it on the lead pot . And the solder I bought came from the scrapyard

[@robertchinchilla5544]

Put a piece of steel across pot put mold on top of steel plate

[@richardsatterfield4222]

Where do u get that hot poti been looking for one sir thanks

[@FishinNStuff]

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

[@samuelglovacz4510]

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

[@samuelglovacz4510]

Yea those would work.. or use small steal washers instead.. then it be like a metal tube

[@FishinNStuff]

I put the eyelets i showed in the buddy in mine

[@stephenjones2587]

Pewter work s great. Weight is close.to lead

[@FishinNStuff]

I started to use pewter, but I read the main metal in pewter is tin so I just used tin

[@icecold337]

I always enjoy watching your videos, Brother! Keep them coming! God Bless!

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@rickydowdenrd]

Where can you find Bismuth ?

[@FishinNStuff]

I ordered off Amazon

[@daveaustreng5503]

To preheat your mold set it on top of your pot, it'll heat up while your waiting on the pot to heat up

[@jeromelong9648]

What about aluminum (like coke can) any thoughts?

[@FishinNStuff]

I'm not sure about the temperature of its melting point but aluminum wouldn't be very heavy

[@papatrt]

where did you get that single cast mold, please?

[@FishinNStuff]

www.amazon.com/dp/B087CVYK5Z/ref=cm_sw_r_u_apa_fabc_lxjQFbJHT88Y0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@papatrt]

@@FishinNStuff thank you again! BTW have you had any Ideas on free-standing adjustable bank multi-rod holder designs I ask you about in past?

[@FishinNStuff]

@@papatrt I'm still thinking that one through, I mean I can build one but I want it to be different

[@Jfishinanoutdoors]

I'm definitely going to have to do that

[@richardsatterfield4222]

Great video

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you very much

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

very good

[@FishinNStuff]

I appreciate that

[@ErikDeMann]

How about a DIY UV cure resin box, for when you're making your own crankbaits, woblers, etc. ?

[@FishinNStuff]

That's not a bad idea

[@CHUNKYCATSFISHING]

Hello my super awesome friend

[@FishinNStuff]

Hey brother , I appreciate that

[@stephenparker1428]

Really enjoy watching you create stuff. Just wondering if anybody else noticed that your lead pot is the same brand as the antique mold that you showed us at the beginning. Amazing to think they are still in business after all this time.

[@FishinNStuff]

I didn't even notice it , that's cool man

[@fishingnightnday]

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.

[@FishinNStuff]

I appreciate it , this video I got the idea because people are making bismuth bullets now and I thought it was interesting

[@arthurmiller8301]

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!!

[@FishinNStuff]

You plenty Smart brother

[@nukimo2967]

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.)

[@Apchestangenightout]

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 .

[@FishinNStuff]

Haha thank you buddy, laughter is the best medicine 💊

[@braydencolvinmusic5649]

Great video!!

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@TheTrooper777]

Great job explaining the difference in the sinker metals,👍

[@charlesdimino6524]

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

[@FishinNStuff]

Hahaha hell from the wife will bump it up too a 1000 lol

[@sirjhonson8218]

Use a round ball bullet mold to make round sinkers . I use a .50 cal. round ball mold to make sinkers .

[@FishinNStuff]

Good idea . Im. Working on a egg sinker mold now

[@CatfishWeekly]

Great information!!!

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you Sir

[@fishin-impossible2992]

Im late watching. Great video Keith. I have a milk crate of pure lead . if I ever run out I might try the pepto bismol stuff. Great video of some alternative metals to use. Thanks for sharing and see you on the next build

[@FishinNStuff]

Yes Sir , I use lead too

[@stephaniewilliams6697]

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 !!

[@sabrinabradley5010]

Awesome!!!! Thank you so much!!

[@Bilbo0472]

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 :)

[@christopherort2889]

How do they compare on a cents per ounce basis? If one costs a lot more than the others, it may not be worth it.

[@FishinNStuff]

They are pretty close when ordered online . Lead will aways be cheaper because its so easy to find . What evers easiest to find will win . For example if you can get pewter easy use it , its mostly tin any way

[@christopherort2889]

@@FishinNStuff cool. Thanks for the information.

[@darrellcollins877]

price comparison of the metals would be nice

[@FishinNStuff]

I would have but most of it can't from the scrapyard the bismuth was a little higher than the tin

[@Thingsandstuff247]

The lead free Soder try Soderling your mold together that's why you had a problem getting it out?

[@johnsimons9039]

If you get the heart burn you can eat a sinker. Great video

[@FishinNStuff]

Heyyyy lmbo lol that's funny

[@KennyFishbone]

Good video. I've been trying to melt my bank sinkers into triangle sinkers. Band sinkers don't work very good on the North Carolina coast! Just found my alternative! Thanks

[@MandiHicks]

Old railroad spikes are good and heavy 😊 maybe an experiment for another day!

[@FC-qe1wl]

And dont forget good ole spark plugs....

[@macprince5667]

Babbitt metal molds very well.

[@rh5971]

Great video! A follow up video about the cost of each material will be great! It would be nice to know which 1 is the most cost effective substitute for lead. Really enjoyed it. God bless!

[@FishinNStuff]

Of course none of them are as cheap and as easy to find than lead . But honestly I after making the video I noticed that zinc is cheaper than the tin which was the cheapest

[@archmasterone]

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.

[@BeerZerkeraidean]

Wicked hacks Man !

[@FishinNStuff]

Thank you

[@floydaltonmiller]

Paint the inside of your molds with liquid paper, they should release better. It works on Forged In Fire.

[@ErikDeMann]

Graphite from pencils will do the trick too.

[@michaelstewart7036]

Do yo think you could cast your own blind eye hooks from bronze?

[@FishinNStuff]

I'm not sure but I think I could make some hooks

[@dfishman76]

What’s the cost difference?

[@FishinNStuff]

Bismuth is a little higher than lead . If you order both of em online. But leads cheaper because its easier to find . This video was mostly for ppl that can't use lead . But making your own sinkers is aways cheaper

[@terrydouglas2777]

Awesome video buddy

[@westwardbound2352]

Very good video. Lots of good information! I will, “ STICK AROUND!” for more!

[@FishinNStuff]

Lol thank you

[@68vmoore]

Good stuff