Patent ID: 6862837

Claim:
A fishing line accessory that can function as a float and as a sinker, the fishing line accessory comprising: a body, which has at least one hollow compartment, the body being buoyant when the hollow compartment is empty, the body having a substantially rectangular cross-section to define four exterior corner areas, a rib being provided on at least one corner and extending therefrom and extending along the body, an outlet communicating with the at least one hollow compartment and the exterior of the body, a closure which closes the outlet but which can adopt an open position, the compartment and outlet allowing a solid or liquid to be added to, or removed from the compartment to adjust the buoyancy of the body, the compartment able to be substantially completely filled with the solid or liquid, the compartment having a larger internal volume adjacent the outlet and a smaller internal volume spaced from the outlet, such that the accessory can adopt a floating position where the accessory is above the fishing line, and a sinker position where the accessory is inverted, and attachment means attached to the exterior of the body to allow the accessory to be attached to a fishing line.