i was wandering if any of you guys mess with doing this. i am considering buying a no roll sinker mold for catfishing. you can buy them for around thirty bucks just didnt know if it is worth the time and effort of making them.

Yep! I bought one several years back that had the 4 cavity option. Very easy to use and will save ya a bunch of $$ if ya fish the rivers much.

the rivers are exactly what i want them for. and to buy them made isnt cheap at all.

Here is the one I purchased from a local tackle shop....they had them in stock...not sure about now, though. This was several years ago, but this is the exact mould. I got the Model NR-4-A

http://do-itmolds.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_10_72

You can run up a bunch in no time. This is a heavy-duty quality mould. I gave up on buying cheap moulds years ago. You can use wheel-weights for lead...no biggee. I'd give ya some junk lead,,,but I found a buddy who was willing to trade me for some good stuff for my smoke-poles... I think I still have about 5 years left on what I have left....

thanks weed thats the exact one i am going to get. i found it for a little cheaper but is the same mold and model numbers. what is the best way to come up with lead? junk yards and tire shops is what i was guessing

Tire shops. And alot of those are selling to scrap-yards nowadays for top $$. Find a small shop that sells tires and such. You may be surprised that they will just give them to you. Keep in mind,,,yer gonna run alot of lead thru this mould, unless you just want a certain size. I use a 20# Lee bottom pour for all my casting. Pain in the azz to keep clean, but worth the hassle if yer casting large conical bullets.

If ya know any roofers or plumbers,,,they can sometimes be a good source for lead.

thanks for the help man. i bet i have webt through two hubdred dollars worth of sinkers in the river this year. stupid log jams but thats where the big flats like to hangout.

Yep! That's why I started casting my own... The 3oz'ers hold good in fast water.

Yep, and I have enough "hard lead" from an old ML bullet maker to contaminate the entire Ohio River!!!!! PSE- Do It molds are worth their money. I think I have 5 different molds for jigs and sinkers. I wouldn't worry about one of those fancy lead pots for heating the lead. Get a small cast iron pot and a cast, long handle ladle, and melt it on turkey/fish fryer burner.

PSE.....If you have never molded sinkers, here is a tip. Get the mold hot first by pouring several rounds of "blank" sinkers before you start sticking the pin in to make the real ones. Just make them, and dump em right back in the pot. Heating the mold helps keep the lead uniform in the mold, and prevents air pockets in your sinkers.

thanks for all the tips guys. this is just going to be another hobby i get addicted to. i sure do use alot of jigheads for the creeks so that will probably be in the near future also

Yaz makes good points. Have fun,,,and it WILL be addicting. Lots of web sites on casting...Google them. Tons of ideas and different methods.

OH! And make sure you have good ventilation when casting....or ya end up like Yaz....

He has a point...... :rolleyes:

All good stuff here concerning casting.. the most important tip I saw concerned ventilation!!
Years ago I did some welding on an indoor range repairing bullet traps. Yep tons of lead in there! Anyway I was young and dumb and I dang near killed myself from toxic fumes.. never been so sick in my life.... lesson learned!