Combination bobber-sinker

Claim 1

A combination fishing bobber-sinker comprising: a float comprising a water-tight chamber defined by a bullet-shaped head having an internal cavity and a base closing said cavity, and means mounted in said chamber and defining a passage sealed from said chamber and extending through said float cavity for receipt of a fishing line, said float having a density less than that of water; means defining a weight receiving and retaining chamber having an open upper portion and a closed lower portion and being of a size sufficient to receive and retain at least one weight capable of overcoming the buoyancy of said float, said lower portion having an elevated bottom platform to support said weight, said weight receiving chamber being elongated and including a plurality of apertures, some of said apertures in said upper portion and some in said lower portion, to permit free ingress and egress of the water into and out of said weight receiving chamber, said weight receiving chamber further including at least one aperture in said platform to permit said fishing line to pass therethrough; and means establishing a releasable connection between the upper edge of said weight receiving chamber and the lower end of said float whereby said float alone may be used as a bobber, said float and said weight receiving chamber may be used as a bobber having controlled buoyancy determined by the weights received in said weight receiving chamber or may be used as a sinker.