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US 2009/0013586 A1Published application
Slip Bobber Rig
OwnerGary Bennisinventor
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Abstract
A slip bobber rig having an elongated member carrying a slip bobber and a bobber stop with one end of the line securable to a fishing line and the other end of the line securable to an article of fishing tackle as well as a method of attaching a slip bobber to a fishing line without having to thread the fishing line through the slip bobber.
Claims20
A fishing apparatus configured to deliver a line stop to a fishing line, the fishing apparatus comprising:
- a hollow tube having an inner surface defining an inner diameter, an outer surface, a length defined by a first end and a second end, and a slot passing from the outer surface to the inner surface along at least a portion of the length of the hollow tube;
- and
- a line stop encircling at least a portion of the outer surface of the hollow tube.
A method for applying a line stop to a fishing line, the method comprising:
- providing a fishing apparatus comprising a line stop and a hollow tube, the hollow tube having an inner surface defining an inner diameter, an outer surface, a length defined by a first end and a second end, and a slot passing from the outer surface to the inner surface along at least a portion of the length of the hollow tube, and the line stop encircling at least a portion of the outer surface of the hollow tube;
- placing a fishing line through the hollow tube from the first end to the second end;
- advancing the hollow tube over the fishing line;
- sliding the line stop off either the first end or the second end of the hollow tube;
- and
- removing the hollow tube from the fishing line by passing the fishing line through the slot.
3 more elements
A method of preparing a fishing line to use a slip bobber, the method comprising:
- providing a bead having a first opening and a second opening defining a channel through the bead, wherein the bead is made at least in part of an elastomeric material;
- and
- placing the bead on a fishing line by passing the fishing line through the channel in the bead from the first opening to the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.