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    Source for painted lead bullet weights

    I am out of green pumpkin lead bullet weights. I used old version from Bass Pro but do not like their replacement with the shorter fatter cheaper version.
    I cannot find any unless the are some ridiculous price for a couple of weights.
    can anyone direct me to a source?

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    Any reason you're focused on lead? I only ask as you might be surprised how cheaply you can get tungsten: https://omfishingsinkers.com/tungste...in-p_4306.html I suppose even at these prices it's still more expensive than the painted lead weights you can find on Tackle Warehouse and other places.

    One thought could be to powder your own. It'd be a bit of an upfront investment to get a fluid bed for easiest application (still probably less than $20), or with some practice I bet you could get good results from just heating up with a heat gun or with a quick pass with a torch and swishing in a container of powder paint. That'd only cost you what the container of powder paint costs.
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    1. I am cheap
    2. I fish tidal rivers with lots of barnacles so I do tend to lose rigs.
    3. I will often break them off when hung rather than going into the brush, etc so I do not spook fish.
    4. Did I mention I am cheap

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    Plain lead bullet weights are cheap. Just paint them green with some nail polish. The screw in type are more expensive.
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    For years if wanted painted lead weights i just used a magic marker , fast and simple and worked fine .
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