Abstract: Fishing apparatus comprises a weight comprising attachment means for attaching the weight to a fishing line and means for projecting the weight into a body of water. The means for projecting comprises a barrel having a bore, the bore being adapted to receive the weight, a tank adapted to hold a reservoir of compressed gas, such as air, and valve means connected between the bore and tank, and operable to supply compressed gas from the tank to the bore to project the weight out of the barrel.