Found today on my beach walk, I assumed it was a some type of fishing lure? Anyone know? It was surprisingly heavy. I threw it in a nearby bin as it was on a popular walking route and didn’t want anyone injuring themselves.
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Spider fishing weight helps your line not get caught in the current of the water
Sputnik weight. They dig in the sand to help keep bait stationary in strong currents
It’s a fishing weight made out of lead. That’s why it’s heavy. The legs help it dig into the sand and keep your bait in place while you fish.
Brill thank you for the replies!
Sacrificial weight for fishing reef. When you hook a fish you hope that line breaks at the attachment point of the weight so you are only connected to your fish by line and single hook. This technique is used mainly when people are fishing for ulua in Hawaii using a slide bait technique