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Post by GoinDeep on May 15, 2008 22:51:24 GMT -5
Anyone here buy tackle online?? Looking to buy mainly weights and hooks.
Anyone know a place that has good deals?
Thanks
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Post by havetofish on May 15, 2008 23:43:34 GMT -5
Weights are tough because of shipping costs. Hooks I generally don't need to often and get most locally. But for PowerPro I have been using stores.channeladvisor.com/harleerod/Line Good prices, No Tax and No shipping via USPS with .75 cents insurance. I have ordered three times from them and have gotten the order in about 5 days. So If your not in a hurry its worth it. You may find better deals here and there, but this is a real tackle comapny. |
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 16, 2008 9:13:53 GMT -5
what size weights are you looking for ? i can make 1oz and 1 1/2 oz egg sinkers will post photos later cuz i have another mold that makes the bell sinkers with the brass loop on top .. just got done makeing 12 dozen 1oz egg sinkers for a guy down the street from me ....
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 16, 2008 14:39:55 GMT -5
heres the pics i said i would load ny set-up for melting the lead  1 of my molds  1 1/2 oz after 10 mins of casting  1 oz after about 15 mins of casting  this is the slag and the clips off the tire weights ( dont put it in the box till its cooled though ) most of the time you can go to the tire places and get the old weights . some will just give them to you and other will charge you for them buy dont get suckered . dont pay more than .75 cents per pound for them . if you cant find any there are always some on ebay that sell for 1.00 a pound and normaly only 10 bucks for shiping . i can get 50 pounds of ingots off ebay for 60 bucks so its cheap to make your own ...  this is what it looks like after it come out of the mold  this is what i use to cut the spue off with  get as close as you can  spue cut and ready to go back in the pot  screw the tackle shops for weights they buy them by the pound from supply places at 3.50 to 5.60 a pound depending on what size they are and charge you .25 to 1.25 each for them depending on size . my mold has paid for its self time and time again ...... |
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Post by SkyJay on May 16, 2008 16:04:05 GMT -5
Nice Toes! lol  |
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Post by bill jacques on May 16, 2008 19:15:46 GMT -5
I get them at Betts by the pound, I think I paid 9 bucks for 2 pounds of 1.5 oz
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 17, 2008 10:07:32 GMT -5
aint nothing wrong with a little toe roflmao bjacques try this place there abit cheaper snlcorp.com/i bought the mold in the pictures above 40.50 , 2 boxes of 100 1/0 mustad hooks 7.50 each , 5 spool of 40 lbs hivis mono 25 something and some other misc stuff for all under 100 buck and got a t-shirt to promote them ... |
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Post by grouperscooper on May 17, 2008 10:19:55 GMT -5
i know the ? was about online stores but you may want to hit the flea markets also.up my way i can get 5lbs for $5.from 1oz to 8oz.can't whip that in my opinion.
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Post by GoinDeep on May 18, 2008 0:25:21 GMT -5
diggin, I could use a few 1oz and some 1.5 oz weights...how much for how many?
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 18, 2008 8:36:48 GMT -5
i charge 4.50 for 32 1oz comes out to .15 each
and 5.00 for 32 1.5 oz comes out to .16 each
and it would be 9.80 for shiping
not woth it to ship it up to you though just cant go over 20 lbs for a flat rate box from usps . and rember that 16oz is a pound
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Post by GoinDeep on May 19, 2008 12:12:20 GMT -5
Hmmmm...how often do you get out to the piers? Id be willing to take a few dozen of each off your hands. Maybe we could meet up next time your up this way.
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 19, 2008 14:33:22 GMT -5
im not sure of the next time i will be at the skyway with the new gas prices i used to make 2 trips a month but thats kinda comeing to an end as cant afford it .
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Post by steelcity on May 19, 2008 17:50:59 GMT -5
Hey diggin, do you have the means to make 3oz or larger?
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Post by pascosal on May 19, 2008 20:52:19 GMT -5
diggin let me know the next time you are in the area nad i will see about getting you some lead, i work in a tire shop in tampa. i dont know who gets our old weights but if no one picks them up i will save what i got for you if interested.
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 19, 2008 22:05:52 GMT -5
steel
not as of yet but soon i will , i have ordered 2 more molds from do it molds
eg-5-la = 1 ,2,3,4,5 oz egg sinkers
nr-3-345 = 3,4,5 oz no roll sinkers
the molds i have right now are
Bell Sinker with Brass Eye BL-9-AB
Sizes (oz.) 1/8 1/4 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 1 1 1/2 2
Egg Sinker EG-6-L2
Sizes (oz.) 1 1 1/2
plan on getting more but funds went short lol
pascosal
that would be great but... i dont know when i will be over that way again ... if i were you i would get you some molds and start makeing them and sell them to the guys on here in your area . but what i do over here when pople just give me lead is that i give them 1/3 to 1/2 back of what was cast depends on what they wanted made the ones that want the brass ring on top i give back 1/3 cuz i have to go and buy the brass eye for it normaly about 50 for 2.50+tax and the eggs sinkers i take half just due to i have to buy the gas to melt the lead and my time casting them ....
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Post by bigcatcatcher on May 19, 2008 22:56:01 GMT -5
Hey diggin i think you just found a way to finance your trips to the skyway man. Have some vision think ahead and these trips could come out profitable for ya.
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Post by pascosal on May 19, 2008 23:23:36 GMT -5
i will look into it diggin, would save me a bunch of money LOL. i just know i have access to all the lead i would want to have. i figured i would offer it if it would help ya out. however i will look into the molds and in my spare time i will start making them too. i know there is a flea market less than a mile from me and there is a big booth in there that sells tackle and rods.
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Post by diggin4grouper on May 21, 2008 11:06:37 GMT -5
big right now the money just aint there from what im selling to the folks around me . i have just started this back up abut a month ago do to i was getting pissed at 65 cent for 1 sinkers but as it grows i will try to make more trips out to the skyway when possible
pas it would help out alot if there were more people doing it that way we can say to hell with buying lead from the bait shop . they make a killin off lead weights
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