Patent ID: 7481020

Claim:
A split bobber comprising: a first bobber half and a second bobber half; a tapered male dovetail projection being formed on an inside surface of one of said first and second bobber halves, said tapered male dovetail projection having at least one of a width and a height of one end being greater than at least one of a width and a height at the other end; a tapered female dovetail slot being formed in an inside surface of one of said second and first bobber halves, said tapered female dovetail slot having at least one of a width and a height of one end being greater than at least one of a width and a height of the other end, said tapered female dovetail slot being sized to receive said tapered male dovetail projection, said first and second bobber halves being secured to each other by sliding thereof each other by sliding thereof together; a lengthwise slit being formed in a length of said tapered male dovetail projection for firmly receiving a fishing line; and at least one weight cavity being formed in said tapered male dovetail projection.