Homemade saltwater fishing gear

[Wetwoodshunter]

This year I learned how to powdercoat with a fluid bed and brushes. It’s a simple setup and I use a vertical toaster oven to cure my powdercoat. I would be interested in seeing anyone else’s gear they make.

[Jake Dogfish]

That’s very cool! 

[metlhead]

No pics, but learned how to make blade baits from Goodwill table knives. All my hali/ling jigs are plumbing scrap and lead from x-ray rooms.

[Wetwoodshunter]

Here is a side by side from some of the first ones I made when I was still using a heat gun to cure.

[Wetwoodshunter]

No pics, but learned how to make blade baits from Goodwill table knives. All my hali/ling jigs are plumbing scrap and lead from x-ray rooms.

If I had a line on scrap copper pipe I would make a bunch of those too. 1/4” dia at 4” work great nearshore. I have melted a bit of the x-ray lead too. Lead like everything else has gone up in price.

[Night goat]

I wanna get a lathe for making salmon plugs

[wadu1]

It also looks like you are loading 3" non-toxic 12ga on a Mec loader possibly a Junior.

[Crunchy]

The rootbeer colored ones do really well. 

[NorseNW]

After paying I believe almost $5 a piece at the marina I was moored at and losing 2 in one morning trip I decided to see if I could cut down on costs. I purchased the lead blanks on Ebay and already had the hooks and swivels.  My setup is far less sophisticated than yours. Just a rattle can of Rustoleum hammered copper penny and a piece of cardboard.  Hopefully they last a few casts before peeling off. 

Clearly I agree with Crunchy on the success of rootbeer.

Tight lines and screaming drags!