Old Fishing Weight??

[Swartzie]

Any guesses? Found it about 1/2 mile from a river so I kinda doubt it's a fishing weight, but who knows.
I believe it's made out of lead.

Thanks for the input.
-Swartzie

 

[kuger]

Yep,fishing weight.Find hundreds of them dredging for gold!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That, Is a fishing weight. It is used for bottom fishing. The reason for that design is, When a fish takes your bait he will "run" a bit. A lot of fish are keen and if feel any type of resistence they will "drop" or spitout the bait. When a fish "runs" with the setup the weight is designed for the fish rarely feels that resistence. The line just runs through the hole on the lead where the weight stays put on the bottom until you rip his lips! lol

 

[youfoundwhat]

Yes this is a fishing weight! I find ones just like it in the San Francisco bay area

 

[Silver Searcher]

Agree....

the reason for the flat design is so it doesn't role around on the bottom

SS