Bank pole fishing apparatus
OwnerJames Howard Reynolds, Jerry Todd Sutherlininventors
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Abstract
A bank pole fishing apparatus includes an elongate pole having a sharpened lower end for insertion into the ground surface adjacent a body of water. The apparatus includes an endcap configured to receive and guide a fishing line toward and into the water. The apparatus includes a first collar referred to as a cleat to which the fishing line may be secured and which may be slidably moved upwardly or downwardly along the pole for the purpose of adjusting the position of a baited hook in the body of water. The apparatus includes a tension release member that is also capable of regulating the fishing line and includes a pair of legs that initially captures the fishing line and resists release thereof until a pulling force indicative of a fish strike is detected.
Claims20
A bank pole fishing apparatus for setting a hook or bait a predetermined distance away from a bank of a body of water, said bank pole fishing apparatus, comprising:
- a bank pole having an elongate and linear configuration, the bank pole including (1) a lower end having a sharpened configuration for insertion into a ground surface proximate a body of water and (2) an upper end opposite the lower end;
- an endcap coupled to the upper end of the bank pole, the endcap defining a channel for receiving a fishing line therethrough;
- a first collar coupled to the bank pole and that includes a line attachment flange for securing a terminal end of the fishing line, the first collar being attached to the bank pole in a friction fit attachment that is selectively slidably movable therealong so as to adjust a position of the fishhook or bait relative to an edge of the body of water;
- a second collar coupled to the bank pole in a friction fit arrangement and that includes a pair of legs that define a line capturing area for receiving the fishing line, wherein the second collar is selectively slidably movable along the bank pole to simultaneously move the fishhook or bait closer to or further away from the edge of the body of water,
- each leg having a proximal end coupled to a pivot socket and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the pair of legs being pivotally movable between (1) a ready configuration at which the distal ends bear against one another and (2) a release configuration at which the distal ends are pulled away from one another thereby releasing the fishing line from the line capturing area.
A bank pole fishing apparatus for setting a hook or bait a predetermined distance away from a bank of a body of water, said bank pole fishing apparatus, comprising:
- a bank pole having an elongate and linear configuration, the bank pole including (1) a lower end having a sharpened configuration for insertion into a ground surface and (2) an upper end opposite the lower end;
- an endcap coupled to the upper end of the bank pole that defines a channel for receiving a fishing line therethrough;
- a tension release member that includes a body portion having a pair of legs that define a line capturing area for receiving and retaining the fishing line extending from the endcap, the body portion having a cylindrical configuration and that is coupled to the bank pole proximate said endcap in a friction fit arrangement and that is selectively slidably movable along the bank pole to correspondingly move the fishhook or bait closer to or further away from the edge of the body of water,
- each leg having a proximal end operatively coupled to a pivot socket in said body portion and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the pair of legs being pivotally movable between (1) a ready configuration at which the distal ends bear against one another so as to form a barrier to the fishing line and (2) a release configuration at which the distal ends are pulled away from one another thereby releasing the fishing line from the line capturing area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.