MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
So the laptop I’m posting on is made in China, should I throw it in the trash and quit posting here?
You know there is a way around some of this stuff.And that is to make some of your gear yourself.For instance I have a Lee lead melting pot that's made in America.Load up some lead from the Missouri lead mines or that has been recycled here in America.Load some eagle claw hooks made in Denver Colorado into a Do-It mold made in Denver Iowa.Paint it with some creatx paint that is made in East Granby Connecticut USA.Use a american-made Penn fishing reel.Attached to a Berkeley fishing Rod made in America and spooled with some trilene fishing line made in Spirit lake Iowa.This is placed in my Alaska salmon bear fish trap rod holder that is made in Alaska.There's a way to use a lot of American made products and as far as jigs and things making my own ensures their American made with American made components.Or at least as many American made components as I can source.And the quality is good because my standards are high.Some of you might say that you have no option but to buy foreign stuff.For a lot of things there is a way.In many cases it's not that much more expensive and in many cases the American stuff is better quality.Don't believe it can't be done you'll fall into that same trap as everyone else and just keep ordering the cheap junk from China.After you've driven the American companies out of business you'll say to yourself well we don't have a choice anymore.But we are at the point where we still have a choice in lots of things.And I guarantee you the jigs I make myself catch just as many if not more fish than anything made overseas!While I do have a few foreign made molds, the majority of my molds including my custom molds are American made. And whenever I need a custom mold made I use an American mold maker because that's just how I am.
Pouring Tin is not that hard... I have caught a lot of lakers on my buddy's Tin jigs.
Got to say I admire your inguinty. The only problem with what you said was using lead in sinkers and jigs isn't legal where i live (under a certain size) because of the fact the lead was poisoning the waterfowl and created a real problem. Small lead sinkers and jigs were outlawed because of that which kind of makes it difficult unless you want to smelt tungsten or steel to do what you said which is probably beyond most people capabilities without special equipment. I am not some kind of a rabid environmentalist but not every solution is actually legal everywhere. What you are saying in general I don't object to but obviously you put some time and though into it. Not everyone has that either.