any help on this

[heppy888]

hi dug this up other day and have not got a clue what it it hears what i know
its made of lead about 1in round at the bottom with hole it stands about 1and half in high and goes to a rough point and top with another hole this time all way through at top

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

I think it's a depth sounding weight.

 

[mamabear]

I thought sounders were heavier?

 

[releventchair]

If related to fishing it wouldn,t require much weight. I like the hollow to sample bottom material.

 

[TxMike]

It looks a lot like some old weights that my Grandfather used on his duck decoys. Could be most anything that needed a small weight on it.

 

[releventchair]

Were it fish related it would be called a plummet?

 

[heppy888]

Were it fish related it would be called a plummet?

hi yes there was a pond near bye the duck idear was a good one because is is rather heavy what would the hole be for in the bottom of it

 

[TxMike]

Maybe the hole in the bottom was for a "suction" effect. The weight of the, well..., weight would drive it in down into the mud aways when deployed. The hole in the bottom would fill with mud giving a larger surface area of the weight that was acted on by the sticky mud than one with a smooth bottom. One could get greater "stickiness" out of less weight. Those few ounces saved per weight may not seem like much until you figure a decoy spred of 20 to 50 decoys. This same effect is what holds offshore drilling rigs in place. Imagine big upside down tennis ball cans called suction piles. They are dropped into the mud open end first then a suction line is run out the top drawing the "can" down into the mud. The whole thing is held in place just by the friction of the mud.

 

[heppy888]

Maybe the hole in the bottom was for a "suction" effect. The weight of the, well..., weight would drive it in down into the mud aways when deployed. The hole in the bottom would fill with mud giving a larger surface area of the weight that was acted on by the sticky mud than one with a smooth bottom. One could get greater "stickiness" out of less weight. Those few ounces saved per weight may not seem like much until you figure a decoy spred of 20 to 50 decoys. This same effect is what holds offshore drilling rigs in place. Imagine big upside down tennis ball cans called suction piles. They are dropped into the mud open end first then a suction line is run out the top drawing the "can" down into the mud. The whole thing is held in place just by the friction of the mud.

I have to say i am impressed with that answer i feel like putting a line on it and testing it out