🎣 Hi Johan, - you were Blessed with that fishing tackle, Absolutely Awesome! 😊 Your wife was excited for you too when opening them! The sinkers you found were in their Perfect condition, wasn't necessary to melt them down! ... ... I had a thick tin bowl with a spout groove on one side, like on your tin. It had a perfect wood handle on it, over a metal thin rod attached to the bowl. I had a separate lid which fitted over perfectly! The lead melts quicker with a lid on top of the bowl! That is what you need! 🙂 Always melt lead in a open or sheltered area, an outside room or garage with open door is suitable, as lead fumes are poisonous to breathe in! Melting lead on a gas cylinder is better than an open fire as you control the process! I have also used wheel balancing lead which I picked up and added it to my lead in making sinkers. Most of my sinkers I made with a spoon mould. I adjusted the height of mould to get different sinker weights! I would have to weigh them to know how many grams - ounces they are! Your 14ft rod is Awesome! To enjoy using it the most, you will need to learn to cast properly, it's about the casting action! ... 🎣
Hi Michael, thank you for your absolutely beautiful comment. I always enjoy reading them. I actually have a few of the wheel balancing weights but have not melted them down yet. Thanks for the heads up with the lid will try that out. The reason I melted down the sinkers I found is because I prefer using the bottle sinkers and I needed a couple. I'm super excited about my new fishing tackle and it was quite a surprise, yes my wife was just as excited as she new I needed another reel and rod and she said everything will come on its time and also did not expect the surprises to come one after the other. It was amazing to be receiving such awesome gifts from people we do not know. Very special indeed. I will most definitely be using the 14ft rod in future. I have always wanted to have 2 rods in the water, one to play around with and another to let it lay and wait for that big one😁 Thanks for still watching Crazy For Fishing SA and thanks for commenting 🎣🎣🤙🏻
@@crazyforfishingsa, - Thanks Johan, 🎣 I always make my sliding sinker traces short. Thank You for explaining about the effect of short sinker traces, I didn't give it much thought! 🙂 You can expect to find a variety of sinkers all over. An extra rod to cast out can be successful as example if you put on bait for Black and Silver Musselcrackers! I suggest a 13ft rod for you sometime, than you will have those three length rods. The different lengths all have their uses. Do you have glass fibre rods? Most of my rods are that! I have a two piece 13ft graphite Loomis & Franklin rod. My other 11ft to 14ft rods are glass fibre. I like to bind on extra rings on some of my rods, the line flow is better. We didn't see any ladies fishing on women's day! ... 😊 ... next time Johan! ... 🙂 "Catch a big one!"
🎣 I saw video of an angler with his orange painted sinkers, hopefully to attract fish to his baited hook/s, ... I imagine another colour or combinations wud work too, ... 🐠 🎣
Preheat your mould or melts a lot of lead, sacrifice some bad sinkers in the beginning which will heat the mould for you. By melting a lot of lead, you will make sinkers back to back which will keep the mould hot.
Hi Steve, wow that's pretty interesting to know, who would have thought that. Thanks for commenting, I'll definitely be reading up on that as it does fascinate me to know more about oceanic studies. Much appreciated 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Great vedios boet.!Just my 2c,use a mask or balaclava because smoke from lead is harmful.Also just pre heat your mould on the coals that will eliminate the duds.
Hi Klaus, well, now that's interesting to know. Thanks for the heads up, I will most definitely be popping in by them to see if I can get a couple. Thanks for still watching Crazy For Fishing SA 🎣🎣🤙🏻
🎣 Hi Johan, - you were Blessed with that fishing tackle, Absolutely Awesome! 😊
Your wife was excited for you too when opening them!
The sinkers you found were in their Perfect condition, wasn't necessary to melt them down! ... ...
I had a thick tin bowl with a spout groove on one side, like on your tin. It had a perfect wood handle on it, over a metal thin rod attached to the bowl.
I had a separate lid which fitted over perfectly!
The lead melts quicker with a lid on top of the bowl!
That is what you need! 🙂
Always melt lead in a open or sheltered area, an outside room or garage with open door is suitable, as lead fumes are poisonous to breathe in!
Melting lead on a gas cylinder is better than an open fire as you control the process!
I have also used wheel balancing lead which I picked up and added it to my lead in making sinkers.
Most of my sinkers I made with a spoon mould. I adjusted the height of mould to get different sinker weights!
I would have to weigh them to know how many grams - ounces they are!
Your 14ft rod is Awesome!
To enjoy using it the most, you will need to learn to cast properly, it's about the casting action! ... 🎣
Hi Michael, thank you for your absolutely beautiful comment. I always enjoy reading them. I actually have a few of the wheel balancing weights but have not melted them down yet. Thanks for the heads up with the lid will try that out. The reason I melted down the sinkers I found is because I prefer using the bottle sinkers and I needed a couple. I'm super excited about my new fishing tackle and it was quite a surprise, yes my wife was just as excited as she new I needed another reel and rod and she said everything will come on its time and also did not expect the surprises to come one after the other. It was amazing to be receiving such awesome gifts from people we do not know. Very special indeed. I will most definitely be using the 14ft rod in future. I have always wanted to have 2 rods in the water, one to play around with and another to let it lay and wait for that big one😁 Thanks for still watching Crazy For Fishing SA and thanks for commenting 🎣🎣🤙🏻
@@crazyforfishingsa, - Thanks Johan, 🎣
I always make my sliding sinker traces short.
Thank You for explaining about the effect of short sinker traces, I didn't give it much thought! 🙂
You can expect to find a variety of sinkers all over.
An extra rod to cast out can be successful as example if you put on bait for Black and Silver Musselcrackers!
I suggest a 13ft rod for you sometime, than you will have those three length rods. The different lengths all have their uses.
Do you have glass fibre rods? Most of my rods are that! I have a two piece 13ft graphite Loomis & Franklin rod.
My other 11ft to 14ft rods are glass fibre.
I like to bind on extra rings on some of my rods, the line flow is better.
We didn't see any ladies fishing on women's day! ... 😊
... next time Johan! ... 🙂
"Catch a big one!"
@michaeleverton4882 hi Michael, thanks for the comment, I have graphite and fiber glass. 🎣🎣🤙🏻
🎣 I saw video of an angler with his orange painted sinkers, hopefully to attract fish to his baited hook/s, ...
I imagine another colour or combinations wud work too, ... 🐠 🎣
Goodluck the jacket,keep us posted.
Great show!
Preheat your mould or melts a lot of lead, sacrifice some bad sinkers in the beginning which will heat the mould for you.
By melting a lot of lead, you will make sinkers back to back which will keep the mould hot.
@11:00. The attachments to the rocks are for oceanic studies. The students in the EC often come to the beach to access the conditions of the samples.
Hi Steve, wow that's pretty interesting to know, who would have thought that. Thanks for commenting, I'll definitely be reading up on that as it does fascinate me to know more about oceanic studies. Much appreciated 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Great vedios boet.!Just my 2c,use a mask or balaclava because smoke from lead is harmful.Also just pre heat your mould on the coals that will eliminate the duds.
I only make weed eater sinkers now. They dont get stuck. Also i make them to clip. You can cast better and they dont break off
Hi Adrian, thanks for sharing, that's interesting to know. Thanks for watching Crazy For Fishing SA 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Had the same issue, preheating your mold definately helps...
Wat 'n awesome video. Jy word lekker bederf met die geskenke!
Dankie Mornè, waardeer. Ja nee, dit was omtrent n bederf! Dankie Dat jy nog Crazy For Fishing SA kyk 😉🎣🎣🤙🏻
Hi buddy wish I can go fishing with you u always make my day when you catch beautiful galjoen 👍👍👍👍
Hi Riaan, thanks much appreciated. Anytime🎣🎣🤙🏻
Lekker Johan! Enjoy man, and cheers to many more fish. Always enjoy ur videos, and good luck with the jacket.
@martinnel3923 thanks Martin! Much appreciated. Ja that jacket is a sad sad story. Here's to many more catches with my new fishing gear 😉🎣🎣🤙🏻
Netjies netjies!
Thanks Bredell🎣🎣🤙🏻
Hi Johan.. lovely video and all the best for upcoming big months.. Tight Lines
Thanks Asif, much appreciated 😉🎣🎣🤙🏻
Howsit my brother where do you buy the mold from
I received it as a gift🎣🎣
Used to get all my lead for free from the wheel-balancing tyre shops.
Hi Klaus, well, now that's interesting to know. Thanks for the heads up, I will most definitely be popping in by them to see if I can get a couple. Thanks for still watching Crazy For Fishing SA 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Join me next time diving for old sinkers between strand reefs👊
Hi Cardo, thanks for the invite. I don't go that much to strand anymore 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Great t-shirt, where did you make the t-shirt?
Thanks, we have it made. Check it out on our Facebook shop🎣🎣🤙🏻 facebook.com/careforourocean/shop/?ref_code=share_shop&ref_surface=share_shop
HI JOHAN WAS WATCHING THIS VIDEO AGAIN NOW AND WONDERING IF YOU DID GET YOUR JACKET BACK LET MEKNOW PLEASE
Hi Riedewaan, unfortunately not🤦🏼♂️
Did you collect the sinkers from Strand reefs?
Hi Glenn, no, I collected in Betty's Bay 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Where is this area
Where can one get a fishing & bait license. All the post offices are closed
Hi Glenn, I know some fishing tackle stores might have or at any conservation office. I'm not sure which one's, though.🎣🎣🤙🏻
@@crazyforfishingsa Thank you so much. I'll make a few calls
@@glenncoetzee5906 🎣🎣🤙🏻
The post office in Parow Centre is still open. I got a fishing license from there
@glenncoetzee5906 ok great stuff, thanks for letting me know 🎣🎣🤙🏻
Hey buddy how do I get me 1 of ur mats
Hi Lucian, thanks for watching Crazy For Fishing SA. You can whatsapp me on 0795932355. 😉🎣🎣🤙🏻