Originally Posted by
sac-a-lait
I make all of mine out of old SEMI tire weights. Not the small kind of tires but the BIG BOYZ...Some weigh as much as 16 oz for ONE!!! I attached a pic of the metal bowl I pour the molten lead into. Once harden, I turn it over and there's my anchor. I bet it weighs 50-60 pounds if you fill it up too much. I would figure they would cost me about $40 each retail. I paint them black and pour liquid rubber on the bottom (the kind of stuff when it hardens is like the plastic handles on a pair of plyers.
That's more than my boat weighs!! I fish out of my kayak mostly. I'm not sure I want to know how you melt that much lead.
Happy fishing!!
What makes a better lightning rod than a graphite fishing rod? NOTHING!