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Perkons · 08-07-2007, 05:21 PM

For those of you who want small sinkers for freshwater fishing, at a reasonable price, just go to eBay and type "hematite beads".

Hematite is black iron oxide and next to lead, it's the heaviest cheap readily available mineral around.

It can't be melted, of course, but they make beads of all shapes in China.

Perkons

P.S. Don't pay a lot for them! A 16" strand of approximately 16mm beads should cost no more than $5.00.

08-07-2007, 05:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
Perkons Junior Fisherman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 13 Rep Power: 13	Hematite beads make good small lead-free sinkers. For those of you who want small sinkers for freshwater fishing, at a reasonable price, just go to eBay and type "hematite beads". Hematite is black iron oxide and next to lead, it's the heaviest cheap readily available mineral around. It can't be melted, of course, but they make beads of all shapes in China. Perkons P.S. Don't pay a lot for them! A 16" strand of approximately 16mm beads should cost no more than $5.00.