A release weight includes a weighted element having a flat bottom portion and a top portion having a connection element an attachment hook having a first portion connected to the weighted element and a second portion connected to the first portion and an extension element connected to the connection element. The attachment hook is passed through the jaw of the fish and the fish is placed in the body of water. The weighted element and the fish sink to the floor of a body of water, the flat bottom portion is flatly positioned on the floor, and the attachment hook is disengaged from the fish.
