Making stone fishing weights or sinkers

Using stones as fishing weights has to be the oldest fishing hack there is so I thought I would put my spin on. Does it help you catch more fish? I personal don't care it was just a bit of fun.
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[@TungNguyen-vm9jg]

I used these with the Team Catfish weight slides to make a kzbin.infoUgkxdmsDj7fQXe77DC0l7P7ua8B3PiESUubM Carolina rig and they were perfect for the ponds I fish. I have also used them to make 3 way rigs and these work perfectly. Haven't had any issues with them snagging in rocks or in weeds yet.

[@dominicbarbas4183]

this is not just a good idea its life changing.

[@searchingshropshire]

I've been making stone ledgers for years. I use a large swivel and cut one loop off and then gorilla glue the swivel to the top of the stone. holds up really well and the glue is totally waterproof and if I did loose a stone there plenty more around.

[@marianperdun1970]

Eu de ani de zile am renunțat, motivul la recuperarea răsucește firul.

[@Makify1]

Very cool! I love how you bend the ends of the wire to act like barbs in the epoxy, very clever.

[@garebear601]

One of the coolest videos I’ve seen!!!

[@nenemannick4455]

I`ve been buying and using "stonze" weights for years. This will certainly save me a few quid.......many thanks for sharing it .

[@Joe_1971]

That is a great idea and better for the environment when you get stuck.

[@defmud80]

Man there are so many stones like that at my beach here in California. Im going to make a bumch of these for surf fishing. So much better than tossing lead

[@GabrieleSapienza]

Questa è proprio una bella idea. Non mi era venuta in mente malgrado vado a pescare in spiagge di ghiaia. Complimenti e grazie per il tutorial 😉👏

[@mongol3560]

What a great KZbinr with awesome tips!! No dancing, no singing or shouting in front of his camera, just doing the job with a perspective explanation and respect to watchers. You are some man!!!

[@perrinayebarra]

I’m gonna use these for a very natural looking drop shot rig.

[@cabofree100]

this is a good idea, I use concrete blocks for deep fishing 800 feet plus, if I lose the concrete block no problem, it just becomes structure for fish, I carry about 10 for one full day of fishing, I lose about 6 to 8 blocks but I'm only using 20 lb test mono

[@jeredcizek5017]

Hell55 Drake wow

[@i-will-trigger-you]

that's nothing, while fishing i bring me self a boulder with a weight of 3.5Tons as a sinker

[@leoncarder6279]

Is lime not made by nature?

[@virriki627]

Good and environment friendly idea! I will try it. Many thanks!

[@kansyanokimoti6897]

本物の石とは⁉️ 鉛のおもりと比べて 環境問題の観点から言ってもすごくいいですね。✨✨👍

[@justinhan286]

Very environmental friendly, No Lead! excellent!

[@Andysfishing]

That's a such a great idea. Well done, very environmentally friendly and super stealth so fish won't see any lead!

[@cecapfishing9882]

Andy's Fishing you got active on comments lately, Andy! Good to see we watch the same channels :)

[@Andysfishing]

I've been a fan for a while, and comment some times.

[@lukassolvang3939]

Hey Andy, love your vids

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i wasn't really trying to save the planet I just could not be bothered cleaning out the lead smelter and messing round with that for a few weights so i went to buy some and they cost a small fortune and they put a coating on them to look like pebbles so I thought why not use some pebbles, thanks

[@samsadowitz1724]

The Handmade Fisherman well, i have to say that this is how most good ideas start as... i would love to do this too, but i dont havr the resources for a personal shop yet... but out of curiosity, do you think tgis will work for egg style (center hole slip) weights from the same material? and would this also work with commercial landscaping gravel of the same size?

[@KeepItSimpleSurvival]

Now this is awesome! Original Idea.... something that is usefull in real life.... not like some of the garbage on utube...

[@allclades]

I really like this idea.

[@MoE-il8yw]

Genius idea. Thanks

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks but i cannot take credit for the idea, people have been using stone fishing weights since before the the fishing rod

[@paulgough6120]

great idea indeed ! no more lead in our waters ;)

[@kleinesonne2849]

there is a german startup called fishstone, they sell solutions for fishers without time for handmade stones.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks for sharing that i will check them out

[@richardjohnson4696]

They need to do this in Hawaii. There is so much old lead weights all over the reefs.

[@fullcircle4723]

Great idea.

[@Hey_its_Koda]

That was amazing. Here in the US its hard to find proper carp weights. I hate paying so much for them ordering online.

[@skunklepew6469]

A fun useful project. 😉👍🐟

[@Cyberhosting777]

*Really not much to review about egg sinkers...They are clean **allabout.wiki/dadj** no sprue marks and work as intended...Satisfied with what I bought...*

[@L.O.R.D.Y]

cool idea dude

[@deltafour1212]

Just letting you know; I am going to "steal" your idea ;)

[@dylangomes3853]

Very pretty sinkers. For those that don't have all this equipment: I find that it is a heck of a lot faster and easier to just wrap a stone in sewing thread. You can wrap in a metal loop if you want, but I just use a loop in the thread. I fish in an area where everyone loses loads of lead. Stones work great (humans have been using them since time immemorial), and cotton thread is certainly better to be leaving in the river than lead!

[@keshlalish5586]

and with basic tool and a softer stone you can just make some cut on both side to make it more secure. stone sinker would also (i think) be less prone to get stuck between small cracks and small stones.

[@raygrange7312]

Great stuff.

[@Predatorsfishing]

Grande. Me ha gustado el invento. Puedes hacer la masilla con un poco de cemento tambien...

[@wamoety123]

amazing as usual. thanks Paul

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks

[@JKim-ol7mu]

Incredible!

[@TheRajmoney]

This is better than putting lead in water and fishes. Good job man!

[@cjjuddaustralianartist]

Great Idea, why didn't eye think of that?

[@NotMe35971]

This is brilliant!!!

[@EagleKingGhost1999.]

A handy fisherman!

[@k.s.3748]

I just drill a hole right through them with a masonry bit. Double the line and feed it through the loop. No swivel, no problem.

[@antonyosifov6095]

Nice tench!

[@YL-mc9oz]

VERY NICE !!!

[@carlaopescador23]

Sensacional!! Gostei muito, é uma maneira de preservar a natureza quase sem custo!! Parabéns, vou praticar

[@DavidKozinski]

Very smart idea sir..

[@fourbzybooth3224]

Didnt know fish ate stones you learn some new everyday

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

and rocks, big ones

[@PREPFORIT]

Stones are 100% Less toxic than lead !!! Great Idea !

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

true, but they still hurt if you get hit on the head with one, I know lol

[@quartermaster2809]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman lol

[@theyorkshirefisherman6579]

Wow you should join the DIY Tackle group on Facebook as they would really appreciate your work 👌👌👌

[@ericunderwood1482]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman I was Salmon fishing next to a guy one time and he got snagged up and was pulling super hard on 25 lb test and the 3 oz lead came right back and hit him in the forehead ..an indentation of the weight on his skull! Smmmmmmaaaaackkkkkkk!

[@ericunderwood1482]

@Sparka yep...brutal boomerang factor!....Everyone is down there at the hole right now....Salmon are in Town! When that happened....I was wincing!Stay safe! Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California

[@AndrewAHayes]

I'm gonna knock aa few up, I was going to buy some of those stonz ledgers until I saw the price of them. Thanks !!!

[@rodionpavlenko4680]

Nice mate

[@EzequielRua]

another idea is make them with concrete, shavings of iron and tiny rocks. almost anything is better than lead.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i do make them using concrete and magnetite when i want a shape

[@IRSHADKHAN_7503]

Excellent

[@frankygrime]

Any tips on drilling out the stones? I tried with a few different kinds and they are very tough to get through.

[@nicolasbrient1181]

this is literaly natural fishing tips

[@tedhaas8440]

Great job on the stone sinker! Environmental friendly! Thanks for inspiring me to do the same.

[@ELEVOPR]

I see a shortage of smooth stones coming soon 😱 Awesome Idea and Great Job 👍

[@pawepodgorski9661]

Super film pomógł bardzo i super się sprawdzają dzięki pozdrawiam Paweł

[@donb3557]

As a "thinking angler" I found this very interesting, always looking at ways to fool wary fish and I daresay a tad less expensive than the ones I purchased at a tackle shop. I also purchased some a while back shaped and painted to look like mussels but they are far too nice to risk casting out with the chance of maybe losing one . My grandkids will probably auction them off when I go to that great fishery in the sky and think to themselves how eccentric their granddad was lol.

[@jamesl.rickard1277]

Once again, I'm slapping my forehead saying, "Why didn't I think of that?"

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i didn't think of it either, they used to fix eyes into to stone with lead or tin before epoxy came along

[@RickyRic995]

any more tips tricks keep them up please:) exellent...

[@Morbidejs]

Nice, I agree about the weight being environmently friendly. Adn you can never run out of stones! :)

[@Lyndaloulindin]

sooo true

[@freeagent8604]

Just a dab of JB Weld would work without all the drilling, but very nice. Good job.

[@molnartibi]

Whan kind of stones should I use exactly? I've tried some, but I couldn't drill them.

[@ELMEDIALUNA]

muy bueno el video amigo saludos desde mendoza!!!!!!!

[@СергейМ-ж1п]

Просто и дешево. Отличная идея.

[@sammarcotte1863]

That is a really great idea because you can make them really heavy or really light

[@nedoscarsandfishingvideos5500]

Go to your local car junkyard get Bunch of spark plugs probably for free they work perfect

[@emrekaya8523]

Great Sharing, What is the name of the chemical that you are using to fill the hole? Thanks again

[@eugenp.7751]

,Great!!! Тиски прекрасны, просто заглядение)))

[@bestestofbois6615]

great idea! especially considering the price of lead sinkers these days

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

I have to admit my main motivation was financial, i generally go the tackle shop to talk nonsense and spend as little as possible, cheers

[@williamnordeste1169]

I used my mother in law worked great.

[@jamesmcnab1551]

Your stones look pretty soft and drillable. Any idea what the geology is? Here in Sussex most beach pebbles are flint and are very hard.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Where I took some of these pebbles from is an odd beach as it is an estuary that is cutting away an alluvial plain which contains pebbles rocks from all over the place, big pieces Scottish granite, schist, red sandstone and grit-stones and everything else left by the last ice age. I think I had a piece of sandstone and some schist and some other pebbles i found in the garden which were sandstone. I think flints would really be a little beyond a masonry drill but it is not something I have experience of. It may be worth a trip to the garden centre to see what they have and generally they sell a bag cheaper than a pack of weights. If your married take the missus and earn some brownie points so you can get out on a fishing trip. This evening while trying to find some pike i clipped a tree with my lure and lead weight dropped out at my feet with a bit of line still attached, I wish I had been that lucky with the pike cheers

[@benthere8051]

Spectacular idea. Many tanks from mother earth. Your idea promotes low-impact, low pollution, and responsible behavior.

[@minibar7165]

Nice video and thought provoking. If stones make great sinkers for fishing, why not also use larger stones (5 to 18 lbs // ~ 2 kg to 8 kg) for downrigger weights. Wouldn't they make great conversation pieces on your fancy $2 million fishing yachts :-)

[@enrikomulawarman7617]

This is very serious for a Pebble rocks

[@wooderdsaunders6801]

Is this the way sinkers were made a long time ago. Of course without the power tools.

[@Tracks777]

Nice content! Keep it up!

[@dvk323]

This is more expensive than buy a real sinkers.

[@Zavalish]

Плотность камня около 3, а свинца - 11. Ну и посчитайте: насколько объёмнее будет каменный груз по сравнению со свинцовым

[@johnjohn2075]

Please Sir, if you could please tell us what type/ make drill bit you used. Tried two different 4mm masonry bits but could not even drill 3mm deep. Pitt there is no reply. Wasted my money in drill bits while waiting for a reply

[@IqbalKathrada]

You’re a legend, dude. For rock and surf, I always feel “un-ecofriendly” when lead sinkers get caught and break off and remain in the ocean. This is the solution.

[@KeillorChristopher]

you definitely do not have rocks in your head that is an excellent idea why no one thought of this in the first place beyond me I actually think that might be a market

[@ballistic350]

Good idea but molding it with lead..quicker lol

[@adiem1653]

Just going to get into carp fishing after 30 years away from fishing. Being a tight Yorkshire man I was thinking of doing this as I'm damn sure I ain't going to be dropping expensive proper weights on the rigs lol Brilliant one search and found this. The two part milliputty is a great idea as I was thinking of two part liquid type epoxy and how messy that would be 🤔

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

I started making my own fishing tackle when I lived in Yorkshire, maybe there is something in the water, cheers

[@adiem1653]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman lol possibly Happy New Year and tight lines

[@telefunkenyou47]

I'm going to have to try making some drop-shot weights. A digital scale will help determine the right size rocks.

[@CarpyChris1964]

That's a fantastic idea ,one witch i will definitely implement into my carp fishing 👍👍thanks for sharing 👏

[@ourtinycabinproject]

AMAZING editing skills and shots! I hope to be as skilled someday!

[@josephbone1429]

Erosion up 10000% next ten years lads shingle beaches emptied

[@АЛЕКСАНДРМИЛЬКИН]

sometimes it is necessary to return to the sources where much wisdom is laid but lost now. Good luck to you.

[@dryrivercatfishing5465]

Damn too much work! The time it took him to make 1, i could have made 20 with the “do it” molds.

[@maxifate9486]

OH MY GOD! YOUR CAMERA WORK AND SHIT IMPROVED SOOOOOOOO FUCKING MUCH SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU! SORRY FOR SWEARING BUT DAAANG DUDE!

[@sopoelectrician]

Ever use the stone dust to cover the epoxy?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

the epoxy has stone in it, fine particles and you can get difference colours, i could mixed black with white for nice grey

[@ianferguson6361]

Seeing as in the UK we often see videos encouraging us to 'drop the lead' these would be a great alternative. I'm off to the beach!

[@joelrausch4824]

I'm going to quit commercial fishing and start manufacturing these for a living.....meanwhile I will apply for a patent....

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

go for it

[@Loota1978]

Great idea I would probably just drill all the way through and tie the line.

[@the_real_vdegenne]

or if you live near the beach you can just try to found stones with holes in it ;)

[@marzan6857]

Awesome idea. Instead of leaving lead at the bottoms of our lakes and streams.Well done and thanks for posting.

[@doviero]

I don’t think that is necessary to put Epoxy , Drill through the rock and bend the wires at the botton .

[@leemilica]

Yea, fish will totally not mind an random rock floating by...

[@elliotprsn2288]

This needs to go viral

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

let us hope, thanks

[@jmstudent07]

, ok,ty.

[@PhilippeMarechal13620]

Bravo

[@thealexworld6127]

Уважуха!!!👏👏👏

[@johnspiteri6807]

just drill hole straight through the pebble no need for epoxy and stanless wire. 🐟

[@papayaman78]

Can also use silicone mold and pour concrete and add thr hardware while concrete is still wet

[@Te0L0ser]

i just find rocks with holes in them and make a loop on the end of the rig.

[@pepechenogug]

แนวคิดดีมากครับ Good idea safe 🌎🌍🌏