A slip sinker includes an elongated inner tubular weighted mass having a conical end for ease of threading a fishing line. Annularly disposed about the elongated inner tubular weighted mass is a casing shell that provides a level of buoyancy and which has a generally bulged, symmetrical, and cylindrical or oblong shape. The casing shell is a durable, buoyant, low-density element. The slip sinker has a shape and density which causes the sinker to be slow to sink, to land softly, to make less noise, and to avoid digging into bottom substrates. The disclosed slip sinker: does not easily tangle in weeds or other bottom substrates starts to ascend immediately upon the line being tugged or reeled, such as to avoid dragging across the bottom of the body of water and/or catching on obstacles and improves ease of casting, such as by allowing for improved control and farther casts.
