Fishing line accessory

A fishing line accessory comprising:

• a body assembly including a slot for receiving a fishing line without requiring that the fishing line be cut, wherein the body assembly includes one or more of:
• a sinker body assembly, a float body assembly and a planer body assembly;
• and
• at least one toolless retention assembly positioned at a first distal end of the body assembly for releasably affixing the fishing line within the slot including a nonlinear passage through which the fishing line may pass upon being manipulated in at least two axes, wherein the nonlinear passage is defined by at least a first portion extending in a first direction from a first side of the slot and generally transverse to the slot and a second portion extending in a second direction from a second side of the slot and generally transverse to the slot, wherein the second direction is generally opposed to the first direction such that the first portion and the second portion each cross a centerline of the slot and at least partially overlap to define at least a portion of the nonlinear passage, wherein the first portion and the second portion are adjacent to the first distal end of the body assembly;
• wherein the slot and the at least one toolless retention assembly are configured to allow the body assembly to longitudinally slide along the fishing line.

A fishing line accessory comprising:

• a body assembly including a slot for receiving a fishing line without requiring that the fishing line be cut;
• at least one toolless retention assembly positioned at a first distal end of the body assembly for releasably affixing the fishing line within the slot including a nonlinear passage through which the fishing line may pass upon being manipulated in at least two axes, wherein the nonlinear passage is defined by at least a first portion extending in a first direction from a first side of the slot and generally transverse to the slot and a second portion extending in a second direction from a second side of the slot and generally transverse to the slot, wherein the second direction is generally opposed to the first direction such that the first portion and the second portion each cross a centerline of the slot and at least partially overlap to define at least a portion of the nonlinear passage, where the first portion and the second portion are adjacent to the first distal end of the body assembly;
• and
• a line locking assembly configured to affix the fishing line accessory to the fishing line to prevent longitudinal movement of the fishing line accessory along the fishing line.