Pouring some lead fishing weights

[@HuskyKMA]

Good video Mark! Just picked up 150 pounds of lead today from a boat scrap yard in Scappoose. Planning on making a bunch of 2 and 3 pound sinkers for bottomfishing. Go Huskies!

[@mariabrati7202]

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.

[@billzerkeley]

I'm so thankful that I wear a full mask respirator when I pour. I was recycling some old lead weights and when I dropped one into the pot, it bursted. Lead splatter was all over my respirator. My only guess was that maybe the sinker had some moisture from within. It was an old sinker I had found on a pier years back.

[@timstroud2112]

You should have a blacksmiths apron as well.

[@hahhahahhahaah5200]

Hey here’s a tip my grandpa always did when I was younger and I still use to this day, Home depot sells chain, and small tubing. I hook the chain to the eyelights and crimp it and crimp a piece of tubing through the other end of the chain. It slides way way better on fishing line, and tangles way less plus no fraying. Tight lines!

[@abbykako]

Post a video

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

4:20 It actually only hardens quick in your mold because the mold doesn't retain a lot of heat. I make molds out of wood and it takes the lead a while to set up especially if you get it too hot.

[@MarkoAbo]

phartattack Actually the mold retains a ton of heat. So much heat that after a couple of pours you can't touch it without gloves cuz you'll burn the shit out of yourself. Fish on!

[@dhuanabsa774]

Done some lead pouring myself. I've made 2 and 4 ounces star sinkers using lead obtained from friends who got them from car batteries and roofing materials. We split the ready sinkers 50/50 as I supplied the lpg gas. True hard to get lead supply nowadays, you right, I've got them from the garages, ie the wheel balance stuffs, although some are steel that don't melt easily as lead. One SUGGESTION, we can use used SPARK PLUGS, from the garage as sinkers too. They are free! Tie up 4 together and the weight at leat 2 ounces?? Fish on!!!!

[@darinmalone]

"I know what I'm doing" is 1st cousin to "Hold my beer"

[@MarkoAbo]

darinmalone now that's funny! Be well and fish on!

[@rupertmcnaughtdavis3649]

"Some people call me the Fish Killer"......Thanks, now we know.

[@nicholasb6781]

this looks like so much fun. i have a 15 lbs box of lead that i need to do something with and this will be perfect

[@MarkoAbo]

Cool. Just make sure you do it outside in a well ventilated spot and wear a good pair of gloves! Have fun!

[@lamaroglesby295]

hey brotha i live portland oregon as well, great job!

[@MarkoAbo]

Tight lines Lamar! Fish on!

[@Shanedog76]

great but you didn't explain all the perfect size 'ingots' you had laying next to you? where you or how you made them? as I also have the HOT POT 2 brand new and I'd like to do this right!!! I have all the lead, although I need to make my own 'ingots' the right size for the HOT POT! thanks for you're video just needed one more thing explained thanks!

[@markabolofia]

Shane! I'm fortunate enough to come from a family of a bunch of old fishermen! Back when lead was both cheap and plentiful they poured it into cupcake tins and made pound and pound of pure lead ingots. I suggest asking as many old fishermen what they've got laying around and I guarantee you'll run into at least one with a boat load of lead! Good luck, be well and fish on! Mark in Oregon

[@markabolofia]

Get yourself an old cast iron pan, melt that stuff down in your BBQ and pour them into cupcake tins! There you go!

[@joegoedhart1259]

Good video Good sense of humour.

[@megadome9116]

Hi good joob it's a pleasure to see you work just a question would be safer to use a gas Mask while melting lead even outside? I usually do it outside with a Mask FFA2P3

[@MarkoAbo]

Probably a good idea. I do it so infrequently that I don't think my exposure is any more than I might get in a dental office taking X-rays. But yes, thanks for the heads up. Fish on!

[@amazingjoe3635]

I'm thinking about buying this hot pot for melting some lead I have. Have you had any issues with it ever since you've had it I'd love to know thanks.

[@MarkoAbo]

I've had mine for over 10 years and have never had any problems. It's a simple 110 hookup and you're melting lead in minutes.

[@amazingjoe3635]

@@MarkoAbo ok thanks

[@jackalhdz]

I've been doing some sinkers lately and I've gotten some not so looking outcomes. How or what can I do to fix that. They are coming out really rippled effects is that makes sense

[@rcmadness13]

Juan Hernandez cold pour. Preheat mold aswell.

[@bayareaangler5103]

Juan Hernandez heat your mold first. I pour a few times with no eyes to get the mold hot. Once they start pouting well with no wrinkles, then use the eyes and start making weights. Also, if you are pouring large weights you need to be able to get the lead in fast enough. I use a cast iron ladle for anything over 2oz vs a pot that drains from the bottom (those are great for small stuff).

[@kennybrown3338]

When you melt lead do the impurities float to the top or do ya need to stir it around

[@MarkoAbo]

All impurities float to the top. Just spoon it off. Be well, fish on.

[@lancehenthorn17]

It's best to flux your lead if you're using wheel weights. I use Buck's Beaver flux on my lead when using wheel weights. It pulls out the impurities like a dream. If it's clean lead no need to flux.

[@JB-jn9kb]

You fresh water guys have no idea how bad it gets for offshore guys like me. Your pouring 8 to 10 ounce weights. I use 5 to 12 pound lead weights to deep drop 1,600 to 2,000ft deep offshore in the gulf for swordfish. I have to say, I envy how cheap it is to fish freshwater though. My weights cost $30.00 to $60.00 bucks a piece lol.

[@MarkoAbo]

Sorry man, I don't fish for anything bigger than me! Come out west to the great Columbia River and I'll teach you to fish for Chinook King Salmon, which I'm sure tastes a hell of a lot better than any billfish. Be well and fish on man.

[@lancehenthorn17]

It would behoove you to invest in pouring your own weights. If I lived near you I would invest in the sinker mold and sell you sinkers for less than you're paying now. Shoot how far off shore do need to go in the Gulf to get to that depth.

[@coellisIII]

Where to buy 8oz & 10oz pyramid molds? Thank You...

[@MarkoAbo]

Claude Ellis Do-it molds available at Cabelas or your local fishing supply store. Be well and fish on!

[@jamiebaker880]

I pick up over 500 lbs of lead Friday for free from a tire shop.... At 50 cents a ounce I'm in the money

[@AJ-ln4sm]

I buy my lead from the steel scrap recyclers, usually $1 per lb.

[@wilverstraete9635]

try getting some roofers lead or plumbers lead they look the same from before u poured them

[@jaychino1621]

Try unscented talcom or baby powder. Graphite Dry spray works good too.

[@MarkoAbo]

Do-It molds. Here in Portland at Fisherman's Marine about 28 bucks on sale. I'm sure you van find them online at your local bait n tackle shop. Fish on!

[@lancehenthorn17]

@@12345B good ventilation. Don't melt lead indoors unless you have a fume extraction system. 3M does make a resperator that will work for lead fumes. I normally run a fan to help blow away the lead fumes and always melt my lead outside.

[@hillbillybassfisherman8181]

the hand pouring makes a lot better bait the pro pot 20lb they not smooth like a hand pour for bigger baits

[@MarkoAbo]

Thomas Paysinger Say again?

[@docmadcow]

Thomas I think he is referring to how slow the bottom pour pots are. I have the Lee 10lb pot which I drilled the spout larger, but it is still too slow for jigs over 6oz. I ordered my hot pot 2 so I can pour jigs up to 32oz at home.

[@basshole144]

I hate how the 10 oz hole is smaller then the 8 oz hole. I always have a hard time pouring into the 10oz hole

[@MarkoAbo]

Bass Hole just drill it out a bit and you'll get perfect pours every time, no problem. Be well and fish on!

[@thejuank650]

hey mark great video very clear instructions. Im having troble finding the piramid mold though. Did you buy it online? if so do you happen to have a link to it? Thank you!

[@danielwells0617]

thejuank650 www.bottomdwellerstackle.com/pyramid_sinker_mold.htm

[@thejuank650]

Thank you! My molds are on the mail.

[@danielwells0617]

thejuank650 I got a no roll sinker mold and i love and along with the hot pot that they sell.

[@Redreefmedia]

Who makes the Molds?

[@lancehenthorn17]

Do-it molds. You can buy them from of coarse do-it molds.com, Bass pro, Cabela's, Barlow's tackle and eBay ect ect. Shop around for best prices.

[@ericloja6150]

are the lead in some fishing products harmful to people?

[@MarkoAbo]

Any exposure to lead over a long term is harmful to your health. It's the reason why dentists used to run out of the room when taking ex rays of their patients using lead foils. But the limited exposure by the patient wasn't a problem cuz he was only exposed once a year for 15 seconds. If you're working with it just make sure you're in a well ventilated area and don't eat the stuff. Fish on!

[@lancehenthorn17]

Lol. All lead products are harmful to people in some way.

[@sonnyhernandez2775]

Where i can buy one

[@Shanedog76]

+Sonny Hernandez I bought my HOT POT at Cabala's if you have that store near you? I'm in Kansas USA

[@ИннаЗемцова-ц2х]

They do just what I was hoping they would do.

[@toughtraver6710]

you are in Portland Oregon I'm in castle rock wa

[@wilverstraete9635]

try using pliers to get them out of the molds and break the butt off the weights

[@briankettner2777]

Great vid other than the fact you asked people to "come visit"and "Go Huskies",lol.

[@redouanepeche]

Goooood viryi goood

[@zackshawn3317]

Make sure you always have a ground on your plug or it will shock the piss out of you.

[@sonnyhernandez2775]

yes i do

[@striper4evr]

Where did you buy your lead??

[@MarkoAbo]

Striper4evr My father in law was an avid fisherman and hoarded the stuff! I've got enough lead to pour me into the next century! Be well and fish on brother!

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

Get lead from a tire shop a plumber a roofer or go to the scrap yard and see if they have any for sale. you may want to find an INGOT or cupcake pan to pre-melt the lead and make clean lead blocks to use later.

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

@Mark AbolofiaI think he meant where can he find lead.

[@lancehenthorn17]

I have been getting wheel weights from a shop down the road from me. I will melt down about 20 pounds at time. At least that is what my cast iron pot will hold. I flux my lead no less than twice with Buck's Beaver flux. Pour ingots with a muffin pan. I've got about 300+ pounds.

[@jaimiereneesimpson3161]

this was a good video man

[@MarkoAbo]

Mr. Clorox Thanks Mr. Clorox! Be well and fish on!

[@nagirepayzon4934]

where can i buy the melting pot

[@MarkoAbo]

Do-It Molds Hot Pot 2. On Amazon

[@TheChronicRhythm]

you should smoke your mold before you start pouring

[@MarkoAbo]

TheChronicRhythm Smoking the mold is just not necessary. I tried it and found it a waste of time. Thanks for the tip though, be well and fish on!

[@TheChronicRhythm]

mine have always get air pockets or craters when I don't. our process looks similar. I wonder what I'm doing wrong.

[@MarkoAbo]

TheChronicRhythm Never had that problem. I did bore out the entry holes in the molds a bit larger than they came from the factory. That way the lead pours smooth without interruption. Also make sure you draw off the impurities in the lead before you pour. Good luck.

[@mybrotherken1]

either you are not poring fast enough or mold isen't hot enough

[@codystanley2760]

I see your bait sinkers 🤣

[@MarkoAbo]

Ha! Two 4 ouncers!

[@irajamison1493]

Nice video

[@djdiesman782]

did u make your mold if so how much did u pay

[@MarkoAbo]

dude! look at the previous posts. Do-It Molds, about $30, available at Cabelas, on line, or your local tackle shop. Good luck!

[@rexdalemartin3958]

Where can I get a hot pot

[@MarkoAbo]

Cabelas has them or you can get them on Amazon.com. Here's the link: www.amazon.com/Do-It-Molds-1892-Hot-Pot-2/dp/B002QG3H9M

[@garybiggs9010]

That's some hard lead.

[@MarkoAbo]

Oh yeah!

[@oneil203]

Another source of getting lead is old car batteries

[@MarkoAbo]

oneil203 isn't it a mess and dangerous? Then what do you do with what's left over?

[@fishhubbd]

Nice

[@ronshambrook9835]

Working over the molten lead container is recipe for disaster.

[@MarkoAbo]

Ron Shambrook Pretty simple safe little pot. Never had any issues. Be well and fish on!

[@timstroud2112]

Do yourself a favor and get LEE PRO 4-20 110 volt lead melting pot.

[@davidblah-7215]

Mask?

[@chucktimm9803]

just twist it off dont cut it your leads got alot of tin should be nice and shinny your is white ish

[@MarkoAbo]

chuck timm They're not "whiteish", that's the sun reflecting on the lead man. Pure lead, pure lead.

[@djdiesman782]

nvm

[@FreedOrDieTrying]

Get lead from car battery

[@MarkoAbo]

Sam Sayedi too messy and too much work

[@rickroll3890]

really wish you'd wear a respirator, you're cutting years off your life this way and some poor people watching may get the wrong idea you don't need one as well