Unexpected score

[Bo_G]

At a neighbor's today teaching his 10 year old to tie jigs, another neighbor stopped by and said "I have a big heavy brick of lead if you want it". Turns out it is 25.5 lbs. what he wants in exchange is 2 of my best bucktail jigs. He says he wouldn't even fish them but thought it was a perfect trade! :icon14:

 

[jig-guy]

I would have been a tough negotiator :argue: and got 3 of your best bucktails for the lead.

 

[toadfrog]

Good God I'm having the big one 25 lbs of lead for 2 JIGS ARRRRG!!!!!!! bump!!!!! That was me falling in the floor twitching .

 

[plateboater]

Nice score!

 

[StumpHunter]

Nice score. 25 pounds of lead will go a long way.

 

[Hawnjigs]

Dang, I miss the old days when 25# would be exciting.

Old school culture here, you sometimes take something in return even if of no use to remove any feeling of future obligation.

 

[yakfish]

Nearly free lead is always good! But are most people having a difficult time finding lead? I bought about 80 pounds of it over the last few months for $0.60-$0.80 per pound. I have always been able to find some when I needed it.

 

[Hawnjigs]

Scrap lead is scarce on the Big Island of Hawaii, unless one has connections. Otherwise, eBay is the best priced source.

 

[LedHed]

Big score! That's a lead you have to follow up on Bo - see if he has more/ knows someone.......

I'm still fortunate with family connections - have 2 nephews , now, that work with hazardous waste and they get me all the lead I could ever use.

 

[hookup]

Couple months ago, I get home and there's a 5g plastic food bucket filled to the brim w/ tire weights.
Spent about a month melting it all down & pouring 'muffins'.
About 1/3 of them would not melt down, but from the rest, I'm set for a while.