Comes with real lead weights. It took me 4 days to figure out how to use it properly. I suggest watching Chris Souders on YouTube to learn. It’s the easiest method where you don’t get wet putting the net on your shoulder, or putting a part of the net in your teeth. This is an average net that works great! For the price it’s good? Don’t take it somewhere with a bunch of rocks and snags from the bank. You will ruin it the first cast. Soak it overnight in fabric softener to make it open more. It’s all in the hips and a little bit of a spin with your non dominant hand. Practice practice practice! It takes time to learn. Don’t blame the manufacturer if you haven’t taken the time to learn. I would buy it again UPDATE: After using this for almost a year I finally ripped it. I bought another SS100L from Academy for $40, but I got a different item #. The net was a 6ft 3/8 mesh, but when I threw it I noticed it was much smaller than this one. I think this net is larger than 6ft, but now I wish I would have just bought this one again. This net was definitely worth the money and I will be buying another one.
