starman1056
2012-06-14 15:55:28
Hello friends New here as far as posting have lurking for awhile.I fish out of Bodega bay,ca.
I have a long time fisherman showing me the ropes.As we were setting up everything he did not like the looks of the 40# ball on his side.We fished a couple
times caught a couple but the bite was on around us with 20 -50+ .
so Bob ( my Partner) changed the ball on his side it had a slight reddish tint that day 14 11on his side 3 on mine.that night we changed my ball and we caught 20 11 on his and 9on mine.
My question is is this lead bad can i recycle for sinkers 2# 2.5#s or add and make 50#
and what is in the lead to make bad and reddish ( iron)
Old timer has said when hit with a hammer they will ring (sing) these we took off do sound different.
Daniac
2012-06-28 01:24:44
You likely do have iron in your weights, but more important is the voltage in the line. Do some research on this. I fixed the problem on my boat by getting a Russel Black Box (out of Victoria, BC) I did a meger test on my boat and found some electrical leaks, then we made sure all grounds were good, insulating my gurdies and then ran power to them directly. Now I control the power going to the line. You can also get a cheaper model Scotty - the Black Box. Both of these control the voltage going down the line. On the Russel unit I can control the difference or differential between the naturally occuring voltage around the boat and the lines, then set what I want the lines to be, but I think the most important is the line having a positive voltage and the Scotty can do that for you. For Kings or Chinook, it is recommended to be plus .062 of a volt and I concur this is best.
Good Luck