A multifunctional tool for use by anglers is provided. The tool can include a pair of arms positioned in an overlapping fashion and connected together at one end by a coupling pin in order to form a hinged connection allowing the opposing free ends to open and close. The tool can include a cutting blade at the free end to allow users to cut a fishing line by pressing the arms together. The tool can also include a pin pocket with a pin extending therethrough to allow users to clear the eye of a fishing hook. The tool can also include a pair of crimping pockets to allow users to crimp a lead shot onto a fishing line by pressing the tool arms together. The tool can also include a guide channel to allow users to easily thread a fishing line through the eye of a hook.

A crushable fishing weight can include a body fashioned from malleable metal having a plurality of channels. In at least some embodiments, the body is cylindrical and the channels run parallel to the longest axis of the cylindrical body. In some embodiments, a hanger apparatus with a hanger eye occupies one of the channels. A lure assembly can be affixed to the hanger, and incoming line to which the lure is to be attached is fed through the plurality of channels. When the weight is crushed, the friction from the channels against the line holds the line in place, thus affixing a weight and lure system to the incoming line without additional knots.

A crushable fishing weight can include a body fashioned from malleable metal having a plurality of channels. In at least some embodiments, the body is cylindrical and the channels run parallel to the longest axis of the cylindrical body. In some embodiments, a hanger apparatus with a hanger eye occupies one of the channels. A lure assembly can be affixed to the hanger, and incoming line to which the lure is to be attached is fed through the plurality of channels. When the weight is crushed, the friction from the channels against the line holds the line in place, thus affixing a weight and lure system to the incoming line without additional knots.

A fishing weight assembly includes a weight member and a support member. The weight member may include a proximal end, a distal end, and an aperture extending from and between the proximal and distal ends. The fishing weight support member may be disposed within the aperture and may include a base portion extending from the distal end of the fishing weight member, and an arm portion extending from the proximal end of the fishing weight member.

A fishing weight assembly includes a weight member and a support member. The weight member may include a proximal end, a distal end, and an aperture extending from and between the proximal and distal ends. The fishing weight support member may be disposed within the aperture and may include a base portion extending from the distal end of the fishing weight member, and an arm portion extending from the proximal end of the fishing weight member.

The invention relates to a method for adjusting the buoyancy of a fishing bobber. The method includes providing a buoyant member and a stem guide configured to receive the buoyant member, mounting the buoyant member to the stem guide and cutting the buoyant member. The buoyant member is made of a material capable of being severed by a cutting device and having first length, a lower end, and an upper end. The stem guide receives the buoyant member and a fishing line with fishing tackle. The buoyant member is cut such that the buoyant member has a second length shorter than the first length. The buoyant member is cut to a second length such that the buoyancy of the buoyant member when cut to a second length is enough to oppose the tendency of the stem guide and fishing tackle to submerse the buoyant member such that a top surface of the cut buoyant member is adjacent to the surface of the water when the stem guide, buoyant member, fishing line and any fishing tackle are placed in the water.

A sinker slider system comprising a slider through which a fishing line passes and an accessory to be coupled and uncoupled to the slider by a gliding motion through a slider glide track and a T track of the accessory. The gliding motion is stopped by releasing a spring-loaded member of the T track into an indent of the slider. The system may further comprise an accessory base for storing the accessory not in use. The accessory base may have a plurality of slots or sections, each of which may have a base glide track for coupling to the T track and a base indent.

A sinker slider system comprising a slider through which a fishing line passes and an accessory to be coupled and uncoupled to the slider by a gliding motion through a slider glide track and a T track of the accessory. The gliding motion is stopped by releasing a spring-loaded member of the T track into an indent of the slider. The system may further comprise an accessory base for storing the accessory not in use. The accessory base may have a plurality of slots or sections, each of which may have a base glide track for coupling to the T track and a base indent.

A fishing line weight that is configured to be releasably secured to a fishing line wherein the present invention is operable to employ organic materials having a mass sufficient to sink a bait assembly to a desired level in the water column or to the bottom. The present invention includes a bag member wherein the bag member includes opposing walls that are seamed along the perimeter edge thereof on three sides of the bag member to form an interior volume. The interior volume is of suitable size to accommodate rocks or other organic materials therein. The bag member includes an opening proximate the top end thereof providing access to the interior volume. The bag member can employ a closing member that is similar to a drawstring to provide opening and closing of the opening. A loop member or an aperture can be present to facilitate attachment to a fishing line.

A fishing line weight that is configured to be releasably secured to a fishing line wherein the present invention is operable to employ organic materials having a mass sufficient to sink a bait assembly to a desired level in the water column or to the bottom. The present invention includes a bag member wherein the bag member includes opposing walls that are seamed along the perimeter edge thereof on three sides of the bag member to form an interior volume. The interior volume is of suitable size to accommodate rocks or other organic materials therein. The bag member includes an opening proximate the top end thereof providing access to the interior volume. The bag member can employ a closing member that is similar to a drawstring to provide opening and closing of the opening. A loop member or an aperture can be present to facilitate attachment to a fishing line.