PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing sinker that adjusts the weight without cutting a fishing line and prevents damage and twists of fishing line during attachment and detachment of a sinker to and from a fishing line and after fitting.SOLUTION: The fishing sinker 1 according to an embodiment includes: a cylindrical sinker 5 having a slit 5a through which a fishing line 10 is passed from the side a sinker holder 4 in which an inner hole 4c into which a fishing line 10 is inserted is passed through and holds the sinker 5 in an inserted state by the outer peripheral surface of the holder and a tubular body 2 that is detachably attached to the sinker holder 4, in which inner holes 2a and 2b into which a fishing line 10 is inserted is passed through and holds the sinker 5 between the tubular body and the sinker holder 4.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】糸を切ることなく重量調整が可能であるとともに、釣糸に対する錘の着脱中および装着後の釣糸の損傷や捩れを防止できる釣り用錘体を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の一実施形態に係る釣り用錘体1は、釣糸10を側方から通すことができるスリット5aを有する筒状の錘5と、釣糸10が挿通される内孔4cが貫通して設けられ、その外周面により錘5を挿嵌状態で保持する錘保持体4と、錘保持体4に着脱自在に取り付けられ、釣糸10が挿通される内孔2a,2bが貫通して設けられるとともに、錘保持体4との間で錘5を挟持する管状体2とを具備する。【選択図】図1