Abstract: A shaped cleat, comprising a body with one or more guides or grooves for the location of a line provided around the main body, and (optionally) one or more holes passing from or close to the line guide or guides close to or through the centre of the cleat and right through the cleat. The cleat can be mounted individually on to a line, e.g. using a knot, used to join two or more lines together, or used to attach one or more lines to a solid object. The cleat can be used as a fishing weight or float and can be manufactured in any solid material, including material which are not toxic to living organisms. The cleat can be mounted on to a line without knots and without access to the ends of the line.