I used these with the Team Catfish weight slides to make a kzfaq.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.

GENIUS! love your channel! such simple ideas yet brilliant, thanks so much for sharing them

Thanks for sharing that method, it sounds like a more simple but just as effective way of making weights, I might give this try.

Great video, easy to follow and a brilliant idea. Thank you for posting!

This is the same way I have been doing it for years. I use carter keys from Harbor Freight for the clip ring. Good video thanks!

i have used a doorknob installation bit, which makes 1-1/4" diameter hole for my deepwater fishing. Thanks for the great tips.

I Definitely agree with the safety tips! I had lead shoot out of a musket ball mould when a teenager making shot for my slingshot. I'd dunked the previous one in water to free it quickly and never dried the mould off. The lead stuck my eyelid closed and I had to peel it off. I was able to close my eyes before the lead hit, I was so happy my instinctual reflexes were working Good that day. The burn healed and wasn't noticeable after a fortnight but the main thing was that I wasn't left blind in one eye. There was a lesson learnt that day, don't dunk a mould in water, yes I've been silly since and still didn't use safety glasses as I had none and they were harder to find back then, now I have at least three of them and use them of course 👍

I been watching a lot of videos,this is the easiest way and faster grasias!!!

Excellent tutorial, Thank you for sharing.

Very cool well done!

A decent idea. Thanks for showing.

Brilliant idea who needs expense of metal molds ,thanks for showing ,its great melting lead used to do it as a kid after collecting scrap lead and copper from tips n stuff to weigh it in made it into thick blocks id put a brick inside for extra weight ! i know it was naughty but hey you gotta boost your meagre pocket money somehow lol . Thanks for showing Ant from Wales .

Thanks for sharing. Knowledge is power. Happy fishing!!! OD5...

Your videos have come so far. It’s amazing you stuck with it given all the trolls

How I should of titled this video was, ‘How to make lead weights in wooden fishing molds if you live on a remote Scottish island with limited tools and materials and you have no weights and want to go fishing the next day’ this I think would explain a lot. Behind this shed on the pier was at least half a ton of scrap lead, normally this would have been sold but it would have cost more to ship it off than its value. Thanks Paul Adams

i am surprised that the wood didnt burn. thanks for sharing

very much interested I never see it done I do a lot of bottom fishing by seen it done save me lot of time thank u

Nice video, thanks for sharing!

I made some weights out of cement and it wasn't too bad. It did have more drag than a lead weight but it worked well in average surf.

Looks good Paul.

U have so many good ideas!!!😀😄😚😚

maybe i will have a go when i get a chance but it could be a long while. Thanks

Thank you sor sharing....very interesting!

Yes Paul! This is exactly what i was looking for. I was struggling making my own ballast weights for my musky crank baits, and this is a great solution. I didn't want to pour the lead directly into the lure like i did with the last two lures because it adds steps for me.

Thanks for sharing.

You're a good...whatayacallit... guy. Great vids.

Excellent , bravo champion !! ;-)

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

i used in this video some pine, i think it was old slats from a bed. Cheers

That's COOL.

Cheap and easy, doesn't have to look pretty. Just had to get the bait to the bottom

It is indeed a Good content !!!! I love it !!!

Quality products are well worth the money !

wood's much easier to work than metal, thanks for posting

Very interesting. thanx

thanks for your input, i m not sure i can answer your question. Paul Adams

2021 insightful thanks buddy.

I like this really smart

Really good cheers

Very interesting. Is possible to make personalized lead weights, exact how your necessities.

Great vid mate. is there a specific type of wood?

Awesome friend 👍

Hi Paul, great idea. I need to make 4oz weights. What size drill hole would give me this weight and what hole depth? Thank you and well done on a great video.

Thanks for sharing it.

3 oz but i have made other sizes Thanks Paul Adams

Здравствуйте, очень приятно смотреть ваше видео. Очень интересно вы работаете. Большое спасибо за отличное видео.

I never even thought of making a mold of wood...Thankyou very much for the idea :)

nice thanks god bless

отлично .Просто ,и экономно.

Great vid gonna have a go

depends on the wood i used this mold about thirty times and it still seamed ok, this was pine

i do it the same way. do you use hardwood or softwook? how maney poors do you get from a mold

For small lead weight, make a one from thick glossy magazine paper and used sand as base in a plastic tray. Put a twisted non corroded wire first. More simpler and faster

what size bit are you using in this video

I made one of those when I was 10 years old and I am 61 years now .

My great grand father used to take a bucket of tightly packed sand then take a small spoon and scoop out a little bit of sand pour hot led in the hole and quickly stick some bent Metal in (for the eye) ended up with sand stuck to it but they worked great

Gostei muito obrigado pelo seu vídeo

The biggest cost is the lead itself, when i made these weights i had access to a lot of free lead. At the moment my father has just taken apart a broken piano and ever key has a lump of lead inside it so i have a new source of free lead. Spider weight moulds can be bought cheaply, less the twenty pounds and will probably last you a lifetime. For me the fun is comes from seeing if i can do it myself and that is not always cheaper.

Great easy to make

I really like this method in some ways I built the same mold but we used 2x4s with a 2 inch hole and about 3 inches deep and a few other sizes we use paper clips for an I let but here is the kicker we used concrete not lead making dirt cheap sinkers for are jugs are bank lines are sneaky pett throw line that keep bait off bottom so turtles dont bother them. Thank you my friend

Gramps had the hookup on buckets of Free old lead wheel weights from a friend that worked at a tire shop. He took a old piece of 2x4, drilled lots of holes in it with a drill press. The holes were maybe 3/8" in diameter, but he would just vary the depth of the hole to adjust the final weight he was looking for. With holes drilled, I put a paperclip into the holes, then Gramps poured the molten lead. Once cooled, I took a hatchet and split the 2x4 lengthwise a couple times and they all fell out!

Hi Paul. I love your videos. A same idea may be useful for making heads of jigs, but I would like you explain me it how? I'm a southamerican indian. Bye and thanks.

I made one of these a few days ago. There are 2 things i ran across that are worth mention. 1, if using a paddle bit (flat), harder wood might not be a bad idea, since the soft pine tended to tear a lil bit. 2, sand down any rough spots and fill in (JB wield maybe?) any nicks. Mine worked, but all the small pits and tears made releasing the weights a huge pain and the finished product was not very streamline. I'm in the process of making a more refined mold at the moment, which should do the trick. thanks for the great idea

those some big ass fishing weights!

bravo, mi dici che legno usi? e con uno stampo quante colate ci fai? grazie Francesco

Good job,I would put hinges on it with a small hook latch to hold it together,make it a little more faster when making a lot of molds.

Sir, l also wanted to make my own lead sinker for my cast net but the problem l found is the lead which l bought from the market is soft and can be bent but once its been melted its hard and cut it again since l wanted the lead to be like a pipe, so what should l add up to make it soft or can be made bendable again even after being melted?

coooll,,,thank

How many times do you think roughly you can use this mold before it is no longer safe?

Great video Paul. Question for you though. Have you ever calculated bore and length size of your molds to acheive a certain weight ? Where I fish, in Tidal flow rivers the current really changes along the rivers route and the oz. rating for weights in certain areas always gets mentioned that you need a minimum of oz. to fish this area.

Very clever in making the mould. I will try and make one myself

I have made sinkers this way for many years the only thing that I do different is I use one piece of true measure lumber and just split it when the lead cools

I made lead sinkers with cone shape paper moulds with a bucket of sand. Just tape a paper cone, put non corrosive wire and pour the lead. It's that simple. I use the thicker glossy paper on old magazine. Not to thick or thin . Just right. From a car battery ,my sinkers last more than three years because you can make it quite a lot. Do it on open area only

cool vid,

Have you got a more recent video on this where it would be a different metal?

Hi Paul, which wood is best for making these moulda, i used iroko but when i poured lead in parts of the wood grainstuck n the lead, perhaps it was damp through the wood im not sure but need to try again, what do you recommend? Cheers been watching alot of your lure videos, great work! Picking up some great tips and giving my ideas, cheers again! Steve

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Make is easy so wats the weight of each sinker? 125oz?

@Paul Adams, great video, I've been thinking of making my own for add on swimfeeder weights for barbel fishing, how long would an average wooden mould last you on average? I might go down the route of trying to cast an aluminium mould but this is so much easier!

You are right lead is poisonous and so are the fumes when melting. If you are aware of that and use the correct safety equipment there is no reason why lead weights cannot be made safely. Lead was used as an additive in fuel for long time, in water piping and one point in solder used in the production of tin cans of food, luckily these practices have been outlawed and maybe it is time to look for alternatives for larger fishing weights as well. Cheers Paul

I hope you dont mind but im gonna use this to make buckshot and weights. Maybe even at the same time

what weight leads does that size mould make?

Подпишитесь на Александра Милькина там у него идей вагон просто гениальний мужик а грузики на отводнойделает супер незацепляемие....

Вот именно токим методом я и лью, только вместо сосны у меня дубовые и буковые планки, пользуюсь уже 4год, не горит☺

Now that's a sinker.

they were not all for me, some went to neighbours and other fishermen and some i still have over a year later.

I did this before but I hinged my mould for ease of lining up.

Is that pure lead? Some alloys will depress the melting point. It never occurred to me to try such a thing. Sheet rock or gypsum board would be more tolerant to the heat, but if it works...it works. You would have to take the paper off of the two mating or facing sides of gyp board. Plaster of Paris would be more durable but drill out the Plaster of Paris before it fully hardens. Cost wise, this is a good solution.

i was making also same like that, but i use the other drill the one you show to us. then i put a nail upside down .the nail head and i put the lead,then after i slite hammered the pointed nail and turn back the woods remove it in the head of nail, and after few second, i heat the woods in the hard floor that will drop the molded weight...

I am not An American, but i don't like discrimination based purely on nationality or race so please don't leave these types of comments on my channel. And yes you are right lead is toxic and in this country the U.K. you are not allowed to use fishing weights below 1oz. Thanks Paul Adams

great for duck decoy anchors

Excellent

I never knew you could make a mold out of wood. How long do the molds last? If they are any good, I would use them for casting plates for deep cycle lead acid batteries.

What type of wood is reccomended? Should the grain be dense?

you can chop the sprue with a knife when the lead is just about to set.

how many weights you made in this mould?

Just make it with a paper cone on sand based. Much more faster and easier.Just tape the paper together.. The hot lead Will burn the paper. Depend on sinker size, I've made 60 ++ sinkers from a car battery. It lasted me more than 3 years !

Where do u get the lead at

Where do you get lead?