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Title: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 17, 2012, 07:22:04 PM: I was going to give a go at the Bonneville Dam for Springers. Does anyone make 6 oz and 5 oz weights for plunking that I can buy cheaper then I can get at sportco...
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Bofire on March 17, 2012, 07:43:51 PM: old rail road spikes, go walk some tracks.
Carl
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 17, 2012, 07:53:13 PM: Quote from: Bofire on March 17, 2012, 07:43:51 PM
old rail road spikes, go walk some tracks.
Carl

Don't they weigh about 16 oz?
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Button Nubbs on March 17, 2012, 08:25:12 PM: Led is expensive, so the weights are expensive. Buy me the molds and ill pour em for ya! :chuckle:

Anyone remember when you could get pencil led rolls for $.99 :( those were the days!
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: huntergreg on March 17, 2012, 08:34:01 PM: I sell all kinds of weights. cannon balls 1oz-10oz, banana weights 1oz- 5oz. , pyramid plunking sinkers 2oz- 8oz. I can ship them also.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Bofire on March 17, 2012, 08:52:28 PM: Lots are rusted up and small, and cut them in half!! the thing is who cares if you lose them??
Carl
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 17, 2012, 09:04:35 PM: Quote from: Bofire on March 17, 2012, 08:52:28 PM
Lots are rusted up and small, and cut them in half!! the thing is who cares if you lose them??
Carl

1. cut in half
2. Do you drill hole in the half RR spike?

How do you setup the rigging of the RR spike

I think I will go for a walk tomorrow on the railroad
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 17, 2012, 09:08:15 PM: Quote from: huntergreg on March 17, 2012, 08:34:01 PM
I sell all kinds of weights. cannon balls 1oz-10oz, banana weights 1oz- 5oz. , pyramid plunking sinkers 2oz- 8oz. I can ship them also.

Where do you live? Trying to get them as cheap as possible.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: huntergreg on March 17, 2012, 09:34:10 PM: Quote from: TheHunt on March 17, 2012, 09:08:15 PM
Quote from: huntergreg on March 17, 2012, 08:34:01 PM
I sell all kinds of weights. cannon balls 1oz-10oz, banana weights 1oz- 5oz. , pyramid plunking sinkers 2oz- 8oz. I can ship them also.

Where do you live? Trying to get them as cheap as possible.

I live in Ellensburg
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: cohoho on March 18, 2012, 12:52:03 AM: What are they running at Sportco for those weights your looking for? I saw 7 ounce jigs for 8 bucks :yike:
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: HairTrigger on March 18, 2012, 06:26:21 AM: Be careful on tha tracks, cause now they can fine an prosecute you also :yike:
just don't get caught :tup:
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: HntnFsh on March 18, 2012, 08:05:41 AM: Quote from: HairTrigger on March 18, 2012, 06:26:21 AM
Be careful on tha tracks, cause now they can fine an prosecute you also :yike:
just don't get caught :tup:

No kidding! Its criminal trespass now.And they do prosecute.They will probably prosecute for theft as well.The railroads dont take kindly to this anymore. The whole Homeland Security thing really kicked it off.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 18, 2012, 08:52:09 AM: I already thought about that. So I am off to an area that is pretty good for not seeing people on the tracks.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Bofire on March 18, 2012, 09:20:07 AM: lumber company tracks, no hole just tie them on, I do it just like a drift tie up hang the weight from a three way or drop line of light weight so it can break off.. purty simple. I used to use them a lot for plunking and sturgeon on the Cowlitz and Columbia.
Carl
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 18, 2012, 05:24:06 PM: Quote from: Bofire on March 18, 2012, 09:20:07 AM
lumber company tracks, no hole just tie them on, I do it just like a drift tie up hang the weight from a three way or drop line of light weight so it can break off.. purty simple. I used to use them a lot for plunking and sturgeon on the Cowlitz and Columbia.
Carl

Do you drill a hole in the spike?
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 18, 2012, 05:28:39 PM: A lot of guys throw spikes. I fished with a member here last year. He showed me th ropes. Take a dropper line and find a nice size rock. Wrap your like around it and put a piece of tape on it to hold the line in place. That way when you get a fish on and jerk to set the hook it pops the tape off the rock and you are free to fight the fish. Rocks are pretty cheap!
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 18, 2012, 05:41:21 PM: I like that idea. Let me guess the tape used is duct tape?
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: HntnFsh on March 18, 2012, 05:53:21 PM: Nope.Electrical tape.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 18, 2012, 06:03:50 PM: I might have to go down to the river and pick some up pre weigh them and get some 6 oz rocks... Then I just walk down with two bags. One with my tackle, & bait and the other with rocks pre wrapped in tape.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 18, 2012, 06:16:24 PM: Yeah it saves a lot of money. You will loose a lot of money if throwing lead for very long down there. There is a real trick to it. Like when I shad fish. If you touch bottom you are probably going to get hung up! Also be ware of oversized sturgeon! They are gear taking sob's down there.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 18, 2012, 10:13:40 PM: I figured I would run 30 lb mono main line. 30 lb leader, 10 lb dropper line. That way I get back all my junk.

What are your thoughts? Makes complete logical sense to me...
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: woodywsu on March 19, 2012, 01:20:28 PM: Quote from: huntergreg on March 17, 2012, 08:34:01 PM
I sell all kinds of weights. cannon balls 1oz-10oz, banana weights 1oz- 5oz. , pyramid plunking sinkers 2oz- 8oz. I can ship them also.

You have a price list? I pour my bottom walkers, jigs, and large cannon balls.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 19, 2012, 01:24:41 PM: Quote from: TheHunt on March 18, 2012, 10:13:40 PM
I figured I would run 30 lb mono main line. 30 lb leader, 10 lb dropper line. That way I get back all my junk.

What are your thoughts? Makes complete logical sense to me...

Yeah sounds good to me. I think I was running 8 or 10lb test as my dropper line. You will have no problems popping free with that light of dropper. Most times the line will cut the tape before it breaks. Unless you get crazy with the tape.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Ripper on March 19, 2012, 05:26:36 PM: If you want to save a bunch of money and help the environment, use concrete. You can buy a 50 bag of quickrete for like $4.00or so. Buy a bunch of different size dixie cups and some 20lb dacron or other old line. mix the quickrete and scoop into you cups with a wad of line. Weigh you cups and when you get the weight you want, match it on the rest of your cups. After it sets up just turn over and tap the cup and your weight will fall out. You will have all the weights you could ever want and it wont hurt to loose them. Tie a dropper line with 15lb test or so to the line coming out of your weight and it will break off on the hook set. I did this last year on the Columbia and it worked great. The guy's at Outdoor Emporium told me this trick. It also saves the waterway by not leaving so much lead in the water.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 19, 2012, 06:01:03 PM: Since you have done this before. HOW many do I need per day? I was thinking 24 weights a day.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 19, 2012, 06:03:24 PM: I don't know if you are talking to ripper or me. I would say 24 would be enough. If you are fishing for like 12hrs you might need more. I rebait about every 30 mins if I don't get a take down or hookup.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Ripper on March 19, 2012, 09:14:34 PM: Fishing from shore you may need more. I was fishing from a boat and I only went through 5-10 a day. They didn't always break off. I started with 6-8 oz ones and they didn't break off. When the current really started ripping I went up to 24 oz and they did break off on the hook set. I made up 50 pounds worth of different sizes. I still have a bunch left. Take all you have and leave them in your truck. Better to have too many than not enough.
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 20, 2012, 06:04:21 PM: Sounds like I need to make up some different sizes and pick up a couple of bags
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: Ripper on March 20, 2012, 06:08:57 PM: I was sturgeon fishing so I used bigger weights in deeper water. You will get a bunch of weights out of a 50 lb bag! 100 8 ozers anyway. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Plunker weights
Post by: TheHunt on March 20, 2012, 06:16:44 PM: Still working on a specific river access.