Weighty Alternatives...

[The Great Wallsendo]

Having now discovered that nothing consumes lead weights faster than a snaggy wreck; I was wondering - considering the cost of lead itself - has anyone tried anything else?

I read on the shore forum archives about people using sand filled inner tubes...:exclam: :question:

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Gold is canny heavy Tony and at todays lead prices who knows maybe even cheaper to use .

 

[gazzawill]

we used to use bolts years ago from rocky areas

 

[5150]

Spark plugs and other bits you can find at a breakers yard...

Make a mould and set some shaped concrete perhaps?

 

[northeast1]

There is a old church enxt to mine waiting to be pulled down...Lead all over it

 

[seddo]

Has anyone concidered heavy chain as an alternative to lead sinkers?
Used that years ago and lost less weights, just a thought.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

I'll prob just start fishing with these instead....

http://www.macdaddysfishinglures.com...lar_lure.shtml

 

[codhw]

do you think thats what the scuba guys are doing collecting our lost leads and selling them back to us

 

[mick dunn]

When we used to go on the piers we had a spell of using spark plugs years ago when i was not so well off.

 

[5150]

Mick, I still use spark plugs now when I'm fishing rough ground
I just ask the local garages and they'll usually keep them for me when they've been doing services.

 

[Vamp]

push bike inertube,cut into pieces tied at 1 end then fill with sand then tie other end off,use to do that a few years back on the boat