I found the Sinkers , Now lets go Fishing

[Hardy]

HI ALL

These fishing weights and wrapping lead were found near the Native and trading camps that I hunt , they are of various age

and the long crude ones I think may date back to the 1820's , yet don't quote me on that as I have not researched them as

much as the other artifacts that I have. Will update later in this thread. The Hook is native and dates to 1790 approx.

 

[Old River]

Looks like you found enough to make a good fishing trip. I've got one area by the river where I find a lot of sinkers also. My grandson grabs all of them for his collection. HH.......

 

[Roger Mn.]

That's a lot of lead. The one looks like it's shaped like a chicken.

 

[Ricky1601 aka pull tab king]

congrats, I melt all the ones I find and cast bullets with it. hh and thanks for sharing

 

[mcdpoor]

That's a lot of lead. The one looks like it's shaped like a chicken.

I think your right that is a lead chicken for chicken fishing..LOL

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice lead finds and hook! HH, Mike

 

[Des from down under]

awesome hardy..what would them injuns have used for twine back then..bit like our early maori and plaited our native flax grass which later was a main export for the rope manufacturers around the early 1800..cheers des

 

[wwwtimmcp]

let me know what books or info you find on the sinkers, I have about 450 lbs of them.

 

[Hardy]

Will do , I know that the weights have been found at some Fort sites and are described similar to the long ones you see

in the pic , the short stubby ones that are made from a mold are old and I think date to about 1860 or later.

The Hudson's bay Co. did supply lead fishing weights during the Fur Trade , yet I have not found any photos to compare

with.

 

[romeo-1]

Cool finds Hardy!

 

[Lazy J]

Awesome finds. Amazing what our forefathers did to put food on the table. I found a cache of sinkers once myself. I had been watching a site for years here in Washington State. As soon as it became detectable I went for it. I got a bracelet some coins and the afore mentioned cache of almost three pounds of carefully hidden lead sinkers. I still can't get over it. What the heck!!! HH!