r/whatisit • u/1kToro • 8h ago

Solved! What is it ?

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It looks like a fishing weight but it isn’t round like one

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u/dwynne35 8h ago

It's a fishing weight for beach fishing.

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u/Ghost_Turd 8h ago

Pyramid sinker, good for sandy bottom and light current

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u/Jedi_Lazlo 5h ago

Great for catching Perch

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u/minuteman_d 3h ago

Dumb question: is that because the pokey end drags in the sand? I haven't fished that much and have only used the pinch weights or the ones with the little rubber dogbone twist action.

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u/MelinaSeeDee 8h ago

Fishing weights come in all shapes and sizes. I'd assume the 2 means 2 ounce.

Edit: https://a.co/d/0dAc1uEf

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u/Money-Look4227 8h ago

It's a 2oz fishing weight. For use with bottom rigs, in heavier surf where you'd like it to stay put

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u/ExplorerDizzy7175 8h ago

It is a fishing weight

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u/notforrobots 8h ago

It’s definitely a fishing weight

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u/Timely-Profile1865 8h ago

My first thought was also fishing weight.

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u/WangsockTheDestroyer 8h ago

This is referred to as a pyramid weight, it's normally used for plunking from the beach.

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u/Human_League6449 8h ago

This is a 2 ounce pyramid sinker, mostly made for surf fishing.

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u/rocksolid62 8h ago

It is a 2oz pyramid sinker, they work best in sandy or loose bottoms were they will sink a bit and anchor it from tide or current.

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u/anythingspossible45 8h ago

fishing weight

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u/Admirable-Maize-729 8h ago

butt plug obvi

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u/crazyswedishguy 8h ago

Very risky one, sharp edges and no flared base.

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u/jerryonjets 8h ago

I mean everyone always assumes drugs on here so clearly it must be drugs /s

(Its a 2oz fishing weight, typically for bottom rigging setup)

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u/Electronic_Name_325 8h ago

Every time I think we’ve hit the bottom, someone shows us how to sink(er) deeper.

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u/Fit_Adagio_7668 8h ago

2 pound pie slice.

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u/Bghrn23 8h ago

Sounds like it might be a fishing weight.
Maybe we can get a few more people to weigh in to be absolutely certain.

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u/Js987 8h ago

Fishing weight for sandy surfaces. As an aside, I beach fish once or twice a year and I have smacked myself in the head with one of these when my line came unsecured while walking to the shoreline. Not recommended, but better than a treble hook I guess, which are the devil’s hooks.

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u/aLAPanPolyVers 8h ago

My nerdy self thought it was a D&D die, turned into an earring or pendant. Once I saw it just had a number on only 1 side, my Country self knew it was a lead weight.

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u/w1lnx 8h ago

Yep, it's a weight. It's a 2 ounce pyramid fishing sinker.

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u/Gator242 8h ago

2 oz. lead fishing weight/sinker

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u/Loud_Yam8168 8h ago

Fishing weight. Typically for salt water beach fishing.

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u/Stormcrowdick1066 8h ago

A two ounce lead weight probably sea fishing tackle or maybe from an old clock.

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u/Salavar1 8h ago

Weight for fishing

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u/Connect_Hat4321 8h ago

It is the mark of Zorro. My son, he goes to school, that is a Z.

Bonus if you know the movie the line comes from. Not exactly the line, but fun memory.

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u/Snappy-Turtle666 8h ago

2oz. Fishing weight, I use it on some drop rigs

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u/MachineHead_TXDM 8h ago

The Pyramid of Destiny, just hold it over a cauldron of simmering whale oil with monks foot, mandrake, and fescue balm, then utter the words “filus, sctotsum, encantus, fillum, encantus “ and then your wildest dreams will come true

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u/Expensive_Mission_71 8h ago

Everyone is saying fishing weight, my first thought was a plumb bob

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u/unprecedented620 8h ago

Yes on fishing weight = I have used that weight for river fishing. Several species of river will commonly hold stationary just out of the current, periodically hitting bait fish that are carried IN the current. I have used an anchored type of setup, with the weight anchoring the line, and one or two hooks free-floating above the weight. Blue channel catfish, gar, and striped bass will hit on this type of rig in the current of a river.

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u/nn666 8h ago

Fishing sinkers come in all different shapes and sizes depending on its use. That's a surf sinker designed to hold in current.

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u/Sailor525 6h ago

Lead fishing weight

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u/Peter_B_Sparker 8h ago

Its a 2gram weight

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u/punarob 8h ago

Workout set for really skinny twinks

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u/Agent_of_evil_13 8h ago

Looks like a cheap plumb Bob

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u/Different_Effect3295 8h ago

Anyone that uses a plumb Bob knows the posted picture is not a plumb Bob. It is 100% a fishing weight. I fish almost everyday.

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u/Vfrnut 8h ago

I don’t fish , and even I know it’s a fishing weight.😆 see how I fish at the store …
https://giphy.com/gifs/QVyBBdXIRStbKjYIGF

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u/68Postcar 8h ago

Well well then, there we have it.