Patent ID: 8713848

Claim:
A fishing sinker comprising: a) an elongated flexible wire support having a weight retainer bend that transversely projects from a longitudinal axis of the support; and b) a weight piece exhibiting a specific gravity substantially greater than the specific gravity of water and including a through bore extending from a fore end of said weight piece to an aft end of said weight piece, a cavity space defining a channel exposed through an external wall of the weight piece and having opposed internal walls and communicating with said bore, and an aperture exposed through the external wall of the weight piece intermediate said fore and aft ends and that extends into said weight piece and communicates with said bore and cavity space, said cavity and said aperture being exposed through the external wall of the weight piece on opposing sides of the weight piece, wherein the wire support extends a length of said bore completely through said weight piece, wherein said cavity space is adapted i) to permit the wire support to flex as it is threaded through the bore and engage the retainer bend in the aperture in the weight piece where the wire support is secured to said weight piece and ii) to permit the wire support to flex at the retained position to release the retainer bend and wire support from said weight piece.