How many lead fishing weights is too many?

Crispin

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I think this qualifies as too many...my dad has lost it.

over 400

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I have a personal experience to share for lead fish:

I always start my scuba hunt with 1Kg less of ballast with a full tank. During the hunt if my buoyancy changes ( because of air tank volume going down ) = I know I have to hunt a bit faster and collect some fishing weights in my pockets !!!!

At least I try to come back with 0.5 or 1Kg of leads... would preferred to add ballast by finding the equivalent of gold...:laughing7:
 

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penzfan

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Zero. They all sell for cash
 

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AT todays prices you can never have enough. They would sell easily at any pier or boat ramp.
 

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I do believe that is the finest collection of lead weights that I've seen a quite a long time.


Verry nice.
 

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Found a few myself today and gave them to the fisherman next to me-lol
 

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Thats a sweet collection. Wonder how old those circle ones are. 50s or older. Way cool.

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Cant ever have too many lead weights, they can be used to make ammo if the need every rises.... I even buy dive belts at garage sales if they have lead bars....
A little time melting on a camp stove & a mold made from C channel to make bars. Good money on the shooting sites! Scrap $1 a pound - $3 - $5 on the shooting forums.
 

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Crispin

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My Dad has declared that it is modern art and offered to sell it to me for 10,000 dollars. I am thinking about having him committed.
 

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How many is too many...on a single hunt its 13 or above and for a whole year its 427 or above.
 

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