Fishing line weight

Abstract

A fishing line weight that is configured to be releasably secured to a fishing line wherein the present invention is operable to employ organic materials having a mass sufficient to sink a bait assembly to a desired level in the water column or to the bottom. The present invention includes a bag member wherein the bag member includes opposing walls that are seamed along the perimeter edge thereof on three sides of the bag member to form an interior volume. The interior volume is of suitable size to accommodate rocks or other organic materials therein. The bag member includes an opening proximate the top end thereof providing access to the interior volume. The bag member can employ a closing member that is similar to a drawstring to provide opening and closing of the opening. A loop member or an aperture can be present to facilitate attachment to a fishing line.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.