Homemade CK head weight

Buck-O-Five

Sorry Ritchard my lack of smiley use makes it hard for readers to detect my sarcasm. I will start using them more.

Tyler likes a good Coors, it goes down fast and is in the college man's budget.
I on the other hand, having traveled the world am always in search of a good ale or pils. My newest fav is Boddingtons. I should from now on have the Canucks include a 6'er of the local brew with a weight purchase.

Ritchard

If it were not so daunting to think of getting such a thing across the border, it would be my pleasure.

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Buck-O-Five

You guys really like the 4 lb'ers. I didn't make too much of them. I have dove with both sixe weights and think the 6 is better for salt water/drysuit diving.

I guess my next batch will be a little lighter. It is getting harder for me to get lead so I may have to raise prices soon. If you want a weight at this price you had better order soon.

cool_hardware52

No key to the armory?

Tobin

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Buck-O-Five

I was about to go to Discount Tire to ask for some old wheel weights. Do you know how many 2 oz. weights I need to make 6 lbs? I am not that smart.

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Tim@TDL

if this is not a trick question, the answer is 48

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You can do what I used to do when I was making my own weights for teaching. Go to the local fishing hole jump in and start picking up lead. Rivers work best because the fisherman need more weight to get the lure down in the current. It also helps a lot if you have someone on a boat above you so you can load up your bag, head to the surface and tie a rope to it, then they haul it up. In a one tank dive my dive buddy and me would bring in around 70lbs of lead or more. We did this several weeks apart and in different areas of the fishing hole so there was always lead available.

Just be careful because the local fisherman can get really angery if you ruin their day of fishing. We used an old US Fish and Wildlife boat we bought at an auction and just told everyone we were with them. They instantly become your best friend. It also smooths things over when you hand them a whole bunch of lures, anchors or anything else useful you find at the bottom. It's fun and sounds like you can make around $400 with this tactic.

Your other option is to go to the fishing supply store and try and find lead pellets. Usually around $1-$2/lb. But that will cut into profits.

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Buck-O-Five

Damn Tim you don't even own a CK, are you stalking me? Go back to the Inspo forum.

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Buck-O-Five

I pick up what I can on the local wrecks, but hitting the local tire stores sounds like an easier option. Craigslist rules as well.

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onetime

I was thinking "firing range" as people there want to get rid of their lead so bad they explosively launch it hundreds of yards away.