Making your own Sinkers

[TDaly25]

It depends on how often you fish, what you fish for and whether or not you have a good source for lead.

I pour bank sinkers through 18 ounces and bucktails through 8 ounces and it makes a tremendous amount of sense for me.

I get all my lead for free, though I do have to go through the smelting and cleaning process.

18 ounce singers currently cost you between $4 and $5 buck each if purchased while on a boat. Half that if you buy from Sam. Purchasing an 18 oz bank mold from Mac's in Belmar will cost you about $34 after tax. Clearly, at these econoics it doesnt take long to recoup your investment.

On the other hand, if you're only fishing the back bays sporadically and using largely 2 and 3 ouncers you may be better off just buying the sinkers.