Pouring Lead - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Duke41 · 03-15-2003, 02:56 PM

Getting ready. Spent a few hours pouring egg sinkers and jig heads. Got a Lee smelter off of ebay for 45 bucks. Works like a charm. The sinkers seem to shiney to me. I only bunred myself 3 times. Not bad. Can't type any more fingers melting off.

ahh its miller time.

capesams · 03-15-2003, 03:14 PM

what ever you do DON"T get any water near the hot lead...BOOM.

macojoe · 03-15-2003, 03:34 PM

Yea, I still have lead on the celing of the basement from when My daughter spilled some water and it splashed into the lead.
Macojoe

Smokey · 03-15-2003, 04:51 PM

Saltheart and I do a lot of jigs. We are verey careful with lead. One no no is not in the house. And never around children. Kids are like a spunge around lead. Be safe or be sorry

Duke41 · 03-15-2003, 08:35 PM

did it in the garage. Used tire wieghts although I read that soft lead is better. Where do you guys get your lead?

Saltheart · 03-15-2003, 09:10 PM

We use virgin lead from plumbing supply and always melt outside. remember what smokey said , adults and lead fumes are bad but kids and lead fumes is ten times worse.

macojoe · 03-15-2003, 09:23 PM

on a cold day I will do it in the basement with the out side door open and it will be rt by the door. My Daughter is 17 years old. She was comming to bring me a glass of water and triped on something and the water splashed from the floor to the pot. Just a few drops but anough!! I also would never let a young child near this pot.
Macojoe