Patent ID: 8695272

Claim:
An apparatus to facilitate weedless fishing comprising: a brass biconically-tapered weight shaped to define an outer surface, a first end and a second end, wherein said first end and second end taper, wherein said weight is shaped to define a relatively centrally located aperture in said first end; wherein said weight is shaped to define a lip, wherein said lip is pitched at 20 degrees and surrounds an off-center exit aperture on said second end, wherein said lip is slanted inwardly and becomes progressively deeper toward said off-center exit aperture, wherein said weight is shaped to define a channel having an inner surface existing within said weight between the centrally located aperture and the exit aperture, wherein said weight has a long axis and a short axis, wherein said first end and second end taper 10 degrees, wherein fishing line may be passed through said centrally located aperture and through said channel and exit through said off-center exit aperture, wherein an end of said line is attachable to a conventional hook having an eye and barb, wherein the line and weight are movable relative to each other, wherein when the line is under tension, the eye of said conventional hook enters said aperture, wherein the barb of the hook is relatively shielded from accumulating weeds.